Comparative navy officer ranks of the Commonwealth

Rank comparison chart of naval forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

Most of the 52 Commonwealth nations have their beginnings in British Empire and have shared naval traditions. By comparison, Gabon and Togo are French colonies, Mozambique is a former Portuguese colony while Rwanda is a German and later, Belgian colony. Even after some had achieved a degree of independent government from the UK, their naval protection was still British; the Royal New Zealand Navy did not exist separately until 1941.

Officers
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard[1]
Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Sub-lieutenant Midshipman
 Royal Australian Navy[2]
Admiral of the fleet[3] Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Acting sub lieutenant Midshipman
 Royal Bahamas Defence Force[4]
Commodore Captain Senior commander Commander Lieutenant commander Senior lieutenant Lieutenant Sub-lieutenant Acting Sub-lieutenant Midshipman
 Bangladesh Navy[5]
এ্যাডমিরাল
Ēyāḍamirāla		 ভাইস এ্যাডমিরাল
Bhā'isa ēyāḍamirāla		 রিয়ার এ্যাডমিরাল
Riẏāra ēyāḍamirāla		 কমোডোর
Kamōḍōra		 ক্যাপ্টেন
Kyāpṭēna		 কমান্ডার
Kamānḍāra		 লেফটেন্যান্ট কমান্ডার
Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa kamānḍāra		 লেফটেন্যান্ট
Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa		 সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট
Sāba-lēphaṭēn'yānṭa		 এ্যাক্টিং সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট
Ēyākṭiṁ sāba-lēphaṭēn'yānṭa		 Midshipman Officer cadet
 Barbados Coast Guard[6]
Commodore Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant Midshipman
Belize Coast Guard
 Various[note 1]
Rear admiral Rear admiral (lower half) Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign Officer cadet
Botswana Botswana No navy
 Royal Brunei Navy[7]
Laksamana armada Laksamana Laksamana madya Laksamana muda Laksamana pertama Kepten Komander Leftenan komander Leftenan Leftenan madya Leftenan muda Pegawai kadet
 Cameroon Navy
Amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
 Royal Canadian Navy[8]
Admiral Vice-admiral Rear-admiral Commodore Captain (N) Commander Lieutenant-commander Lieutenant (N) Sub-lieutenant Acting sub-lieutenant Naval cadet
Amiral Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Commodore Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe Aspirant de marine
 Cyprus Navy[9]
Αρχιπλοίαρχος
Archiploíarchos		 Πλοίαρχος
Ploíarchos		 Αντιπλοίαρχος
Antiploíarchos		 Πλωτάρχης
Plotárchis		 Υποπλοίαρχος
Ypoploíarchos		 Ανθυποπλοίαρχος
Anthypoploíarchos		 Σημαιοφόρος
Simaiofóros		 Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός
Dókimos Éfedros Axiomatikós
Dominica Dominica No navy
Eswatini Eswatini No navy
 Republic of Fiji Navy
Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Ensign Midshipman
 Gabonese Navy
Amiral Vice-amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
 Ghana Navy
Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant
Grenada Grenada No navy
Guyana Coast Guard
Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Grade Sub
lieutenant		 Midshipman
 Indian Navy[10]
Admiral of the fleet Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub-lieutenant Midshipman
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Jamaican Coast Guard[11]
Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman
 Kenya Navy[12]
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Kiribati Kiribati No navy
Lesotho Lesotho No navy
 Royal Malaysian Navy[13]
Laksamana armada Laksamana Laksamana madya Laksamana muda Laksamana pertama Kepten Komander Leftenan komander Leftenan Leftenan madya Leftenan muda Pegawai kadet kanan Pegawai kadet
 Maritime Squadron of Malta[14]
Brigadier
Brigadier		 Colonel
Kurunell		 Lieutenant colonel
Logutenent kurunell		 Major
Maġġur		 Captain
Kaptan		 Lieutenant
Logutenent		 Second lieutenant
Sekond logutenent
Mauritius Mauritius No navy
Mozambique Naval Command
Almirante Vice-almirante Contra-almirante Capitão de mar e guerra Capitão de fragata Capitão-tenente Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente Guarda-marinha
 Namibian Navy[15]
Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral junior grade Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant junior grade Ensign Midshipman
Namibian Marine Corps
Marine Commandant Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign Midshipman
Nauru Nauru No navy
 Royal New Zealand Navy[16]
 Admiral of the FleetAdmiral of the fleet Vice AdmiralVice admiral Rear AdmiralRear admiral CommodoreCommodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Ensign
Admiral of the fleet[17] Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Ensign Midshipman
 Nigerian Navy[18]
Admiral of the Fleet Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman
 Pakistan Navy[19]
Admiral
ایڈمرل		 Vice admiral
وائس ایڈمرل		 Rear admiral
بحریہ کا امیر		 Commodore
کموڈور		 Captain
کپتان		 Commander
کمانڈر		 Lieutenant commander
لیفٹیننٹ کمانڈر		 Lieutenant
لیفٹیننٹ		 Sub-lieutenant
سب لیفٹیننٹ		 Midshipman
مڈ شپ مین
 Papua New Guinea Maritime Element
Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant
Commander		 Lieutenant Sub
Lieutenant		 Midshipman
Rwanda Rwanda No navy
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard
Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman Officer Cadet
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia No navy
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No navy
Samoa Samoa No navy
Seychelles Coast Guard[20]
Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
 Sierra Leone Navy
Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman
 Republic of Singapore Navy[21]
 No insignia yet
Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral
(junior grade)		 Colonel Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Midshipman
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands No navy
 South African Navy[22]
Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral
(junior grade)		 Captain Commander Lieutenant
commander		 Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Ensign Midshipman
 Sri Lanka Navy[23]
Admiral of the fleet Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub-lieutenant Acting Sub-lieutenant Midshipman
Eswatini Swaziland No navy
 Tanzania Naval Command
Vice admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant Ensign
Togolese Navy[24]
Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
 Tongan Navy[25]
Commander-in-chief Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Midshipman
 Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard[26]
Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub-lieutenant Acting sub-lieutenant Midshipman Officer cadet
Tuvalu Tuvalu No navy
Uganda Uganda No navy
 Royal Navy[27]
Admiral of the Fleet Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Midshipman Officer Cadet
 Royal Marines[28]
 Field marshal General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
Captain General
Royal Marines		 General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
Vanuatu Vanuatu Maritime Wing
Commander
Komanda		 Lieutenant commander
Lietnen Komanda		 Lieutenant
Lietnen		 Sub lieutenant
Sab-Lietnen		 Officer Cadet
Zambia Zambia No navy
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet

See also

Notes
  1. Dependent on the establishment the Officer Cadet studies at. This has included Heroica Escuela Naval Militar, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and the United States Coast Guard Academy.

References
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  2. "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. Shown with cipher of Elizabeth II
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  5. Bangladesh Navy. "Rank of Navy & Equivalent Rank". navy.mil.bd. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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  14. "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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  17. Shown with cipher of Elizabeth II
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