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Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of Anglophone states.

Officers

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Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Image Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard[1]
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Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant
(junior grade)		 Sub-lieutenant
Image Royal Australian Navy[2]
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Admiral of the fleet Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Acting sub lieutenant
Image Royal Bahamas Defence Force[3]
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Commodore Captain Senior commander Commander Lieutenant commander Senior lieutenant Lieutenant Sub-lieutenant Acting sub-lieutenant
Image Barbados Coast Guard[4][5]
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Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Midshipman
Image Belize Coast Guard
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Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image
Rear admiral Rear admiral
(lower half)		 Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant
(junior grade)		 Ensign
Botswana Botswana No navy
Burundi Burundi No navy
Image Cameroon Navy[6][7][8]
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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
Image Royal Canadian Navy[9][10]
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Admiral Vice-admiral Rear-admiral Commodore Captain (N) Commander Lieutenant-commander Lieutenant (N) Sub-lieutenant Acting sub-lieutenant
Amiral(e) Vice-amiral(e) Contre-amiral(e) Commodore Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant(e) de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Dominica Dominica No navy
Eswatini Eswatini No navy
Image Republic of Fiji Navy
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Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Ensign
Image Gambian Navy
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Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Sub-lieutenant
Image Ghana Navy[11]
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Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant
Grenada Grenada No navy
Image Guyana Coast Guard
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Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant junior grade Sub-lieutenant
Image Haitian Navy
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Image Indian Navy[12]
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Admiral
एडमिरल		 Vice admiral
वाइस एडमिरल		 Rear admiral
रियर एडमिरल		 Commodore
कमोडोर		 Captain
कैप्टन		 Commander
कमांडर		 Lieutenant commander
लेफ़्टिनेंट कमांडर		 Lieutenant
लेफ्टिनेंट		 Sub-lieutenant
सब लेफ्टिनेंट		 Midshipman
मिडशिपमैन
Image Irish Naval Service[13]
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Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub-lieutenant Ensign
Leas-aimiréal Seach-aimiréal Ceannasóir Captaen Ceannasaí Lefteanant-cheannasaí Lefteanant Fo-lefteanant Meirgire
Image Jamaican Coast Guard[14]
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Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Sub-lieutenant
Image Kenya Navy[15]
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General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Kiribati Kiribati No navy
Lesotho Lesotho No navy
Image Liberian National Coast Guard[16]
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Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign
Image Malawi Navy[17]
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General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
Image Maritime Squadron of Malta[18]
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Brigadier
Brigadier		 Colonel
Kurunell		 Lieutenant colonel
Logutenent kurunell		 Major
Maġġur		 Captain
Kaptan		 Lieutenant
Logutenent		 Second lieutenant
Sekond logutenent
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands No navy
Mauritius Mauritius No navy
Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia No navy
Image Namibian Navy[19]
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Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral junior grade Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant junior grade Ensign
Nauru Nauru No navy
Image Royal New Zealand Navy[20]
 Admiral of the Fleet Admiral of the fleet Vice Admiral Vice admiral Rear Admiral Rear admiral Commodore Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Ensign
Admiral of the fleet[21] Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Ensign
Image Nigerian Navy[22]
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Admiral of the Fleet Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman
Image Pakistan Navy[23]
 Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image
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
Palau Palau No navy
Image Papua New Guinea Maritime Element
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Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant
Commander		 Lieutenant Sub
Lieutenant
Image Philippine Navy[24]
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Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant junior grade Ensign
Rwanda Rwanda No navy
Image Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard
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Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia No navy
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No navy
Samoa Samoa No navy
Image Seychelles Coast Guard[25][26]
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Major general[a] Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Image Sierra Leone Navy
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Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Sub-Lieutenant
Image Republic of Singapore Navy[27]
 No insignia yet Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image
Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral
(junior grade)		 Colonel Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands No navy
Image South African Navy[28]
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Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral
(junior grade)		 Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Ensign
South Sudan South Sudan No navy
Image Sudanese Navy[29]
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مشیر
Mushir		 فريق أول‎‎
Fariq 'awal		 فريق
Fariq		 لواء
Liwa		 عميد
Amid		 عقيد
Aqid		 مقدم
Muqaddam		 رائد
Ra'id		 نقيب
Naqib		 ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal		 ملازم
Mulazim
Image Tanzania Naval Command
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Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Ensign
Image Tongan Navy[30]
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Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Midshipman
Image Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard[31][32]
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Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub-lieutenant Acting sub-lieutenant
Tuvalu Tuvalu No navy
Uganda Uganda No navy
Image Royal Navy[33]
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Admiral of the Fleet Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Midshipman
Image United States Navy[34]
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Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image
Fleet admiral Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral
(lower half)		 Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant
(junior grade)		 Ensign
Vanuatu Vanuatu Maritime Wing
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Commander
Komanda		 Lieutenant commander
Lietnen Komanda		 Lieutenant
Lietnen		 Sub lieutenant
Sab-Lietnen
Zambia Zambia No navy
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe No navy
Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Notes

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  1. ↑ Introduced December 2024

References

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  1. ↑ Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (2011). "Commissioned Officers - Land Forces and Coast Guard Equivalent" (PDF). Paratus. Regional Publications Ltd. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ranks". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  3. ↑ "OFFICER RANKS". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Brigadier Carlos Lovell - Chief of Staff, Barbados Defence Force". YouTube. Barbados Defence Force. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Barbados Defence Force Change of Command Parade and Sunset Ceremony" (Press release). Barbados Defence Force. 17 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Grades Et Appellations Officier Generaux Marine Nationale". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Grades Et Appellations Officier Superieurs Marine Nationale". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Grades Et Appellations Officier Subalternes Marine Nationale". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Officer Ranks and Insignia". Ghana Navy. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Ranks & Insignia". Join Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Naval Service Rank Markings". military.ie. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  15. ↑ "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Commissioned Officers". Malawi Defence Force. Archived from the original on 13 April 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "Rank Insignia". Armed Forces of Malta. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  20. ↑ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  21. ↑ Shown with cipher of Elizabeth II
  22. ↑ Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. LCCN 92009026. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  23. ↑ "LIFE IN PN: RANKS". www.paknavy.gov.pk. Pakistan Navy Official Website. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  24. ↑ "Philippine Navy Ranks". Philippine Navy. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  25. ↑ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 22 August 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  26. ↑ "Seychelles Strengthens Military Leadership with Key Appointments". Office of the President of the Republic of Seychelles. 31 December 2024. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  27. ↑ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  28. ↑ "Rank Insignia". navy.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  29. ↑ "الرتب العسكرية" [Military ranks]. mod.gov.sd/ (in Arabic). Republic of Sudan Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  30. ↑ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  31. ↑ "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026 – via Facebook.
  32. ↑ "Coast Guard (Commissioned Officers)". Public Service Careers Portal. Trinidad & Tobago Government. Archived from the original on 21 May 2026.
  33. ↑ "Shaping your career". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  34. ↑ "U.S. Military Rank Insignia". defense.gov. Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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