Comparative navy officer ranks of the Americas

Last updated December 09, 2024

Rank comparison chart of navies of North and South American states.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers					Junior officers
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard ^[1] v t e
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard ^[1] v t e						Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Sub-lieutenant
Argentine Navy ^[2] v t e
Argentine Navy ^[2] v t e		Almirante	Vicealmirante	Contralmirante	Comodoro de marina	Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navío		Teniente de fragata	Teniente de corbeta		Guardiamarina
Royal Bahamas Defence Force ^[3] v t e
Royal Bahamas Defence Force ^[3] v t e					Commodore	Captain		Senior commander	Commander	Lieutenant commander	Senior lieutenant	Lieutenant	Sub-lieutenant		Acting sub-lieutenant
Barbados Coast Guard ^[4] v t e
Barbados Coast Guard ^[4] v t e					Commodore			Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant		Midshipman
Belize Coast Guard v t e

				Rear admiral	Rear admiral (lower half)	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Ensign
Bolivian Navy ^[5] v t e
Bolivian Navy ^[5] v t e		Almirante	Vicealmirante	Contraalmirante		Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navío		Teniente de fragata		Alférez
Brazilian Navy ^[6] v t e
Brazilian Navy ^[6] v t e	Almirante	Almirante de esquadra	Vice-almirante	Contra-almirante		Capitão de mar e guerra		Capitão de fragata		Capitão de corveta	Capitão-tenente		Primeiro-tenente		Segundo-tenente
Royal Canadian Navy ^[7]^[8] v t e
		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 1^re classe		Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
Chilean Navy ^[9] v t e
Chilean Navy ^[9] v t e		Almirante	Vicealmirante	Contraalmirante	Comodoro	Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente 1°		Teniente 2°	Subteniente		Guardiamarina
Colombian National Navy ^[10] v t e
Colombian National Navy ^[10] v t e		Almirante		Vicealmirante	Contralmirante	Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navío		Teniente de fragata		Teniente de corbeta
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers					Junior officers
Costa Rica	No navy
Cuban Revolutionary Navy ^[11] v t e
Cuban Revolutionary Navy ^[11] v t e			Almirante	Vicealmirante	Contralmirante	Capitán de flotilla	Capitán de navío	Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navío		Teniente de fragata	Teniente de corbeta		Alférez
Dominica	No navy
Dominican Navy ^[12] v t e
Dominican Navy ^[12] v t e			Almirante	Vicealmirante	Contralmirante	Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navio		Teniente de fragata		Teniente de corbeta
Ecuadorian Navy ^[13] v t e
Ecuadorian Navy ^[13] v t e		Almirante	Vicealmirante	Contralmirante		Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navío		Teniente de fragata		Alferez de fragata
Navy of El Salvador ^[14] v t e
Navy of El Salvador ^[14] v t e			Vicealmirante	Contralmirante		Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navío		Teniente de fragata		Teniente de corbeta
Grenada	No navy
Guatemalan Navy ^[15] v t e
Guatemalan Navy ^[15] v t e				Almirante	Vicealmirante	Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navio	Teniente de fragata	Alférez de navio		Alférez de fragata
Guyana Coast Guard v t e
Guyana Coast Guard v t e				Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant junior grade		Sub-lieutenant
Haitian Navy v t e
Haitian Navy v t e
Honduran Navy ^[16] v t e
Honduran Navy ^[16] v t e				Vicealmirante	Contralmirante	Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navío		Teniente de fragata		Alferez de fragata
Jamaican Coast Guard ^[17] v t e
Jamaican Coast Guard ^[17] v t e			Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Sub-lieutenant
Mexican Navy ^[18] v t e
Mexican Navy ^[18] v t e		Secretario de Marina	Almirante	Vicealmirante	Contraalmirante	Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navio	Teniente de fragata	Teniente de corbeta		Guardiamarina
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers					Junior officers
Nicaraguan Navy ^[19] v t e
Nicaraguan Navy ^[19] v t e					Contralmirante	Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navío		Teniente de fragata	Teniente de corbeta		Alférez
Panama	No navy
Paraguayan Navy ^[20] v t e
Paraguayan Navy ^[20] v t e		Almirante	Vicealmirante	Contraalmirante		Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navio		Teniente de fragata	Teniente de corbeta		Guardiamarina
Peruvian Navy ^[21] v t e
Peruvian Navy ^[21] v t e	Gran Almirante del Perú	Almirante	Vicealmirante	Contraalmirante		Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente primero		Teniente segundo		Alférez de fragata
Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard v t e
Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard v t e								Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub-Lieutenant		Midshipman
Saint Lucia	No navy
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No navy
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard ^[22] v t e
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard ^[22] v t e				Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub-lieutenant		Acting sub-lieutenant
United States Navy ^[23] v t e
United States Navy ^[23] v t e	Fleet admiral	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Rear admiral (lower half)	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Ensign
United States Coast Guard ^[23] v t e
United States Coast Guard ^[23] v t e		Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Rear admiral (lower half)	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Ensign
United States Marine Corps ^[24] v t e
United States Marine Corps ^[24] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain		First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
National Navy of Uruguay ^[25] v t e
National Navy of Uruguay ^[25] v t e		Almirante		Contraalmirante		Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navío		Alférez de navio	Alférez de fragata		Guardiamarina
Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela ^[26]^[27]^[28] v t e
Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela ^[26]^[27]^[28] v t e		Almirante en jefe	Almirante	Vicealmirante	Contraalmirante	Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navío		Teniente de fragata		Alferez de navío
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers					Junior officers

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Major is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators, major is one rank above captain in armies and air forces, and one rank below lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the senior officer ranks.

Counter admiral is a rank found in many navies of the world, but no longer used in English-speaking countries, where the equivalent rank is rear admiral. The term derives from the French contre-amiral. Depending on the country, it is either a one-star or two-star rank.

Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The rank is equal to the army rank of colonel and air force rank of group captain.

Ship-of-the-line lieutenant is a naval officer rank, used in a number of countries. The name derives from the name of the largest class of warship, the ship of the line, as opposed to smaller types of warship.

Corvette captain is a rank in many European and Latin American navies which theoretically corresponds to command of a corvette. The equivalent rank is lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy and other Commonwealth navies, the United States Navy, and the Royal Canadian Navy – a bilingual country which actually uses the term capitaine de corvette (capc) for the rank of lieutenant-commander when written or spoken in French.

Frigate captain is a naval rank in the naval forces of several countries. Corvette captain lies one level below frigate captain.

Frigate lieutenant is a naval rank in the naval forces of several countries.

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References

↑ Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force. "Paratus" (PDF). Regional Publications Ltd. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
↑ "Grados Militares". fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar (in Spanish). Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
↑ "OFFICER RANKS". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
↑ "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube . Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
↑ "Grados De La Armada Boliviana". armada (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
↑ "Postos e Graduações". marinha.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Navy. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
↑ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
↑ "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
↑ "Los grados jerárquicos de la Armada". armada.cl/ (in Spanish). Chilean Navy. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
↑ Congreso de la República de Colombia (28 July 2010). "Ley 1405 de 2010 Nuevos Grados Militares" [Law 1405 of 2010 New Military Ranks] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
↑ "Grados militares". minfar.gob.cu (in Spanish). Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
↑ "Insignias". mide.gob.do (in Spanish). Ministry of Defense (Dominican Republic). Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
↑ "Rangos". armada.mil.ec (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
↑ "Grados Militares". fuerzaarmada.mil.sv (in Spanish). Ministry of National Defense of El Salvador. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
↑ "Grados Militares". mindef.mil.gt (in Spanish). Ministry of Defence (Guatemala). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
↑ Flores, Edmundo (1995). "National Security". In Merrill, Tim (ed.). Honduras: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 232–233. LCCN 94043036 . Retrieved 21 October 2021.
↑ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
↑ Secretariat of the Navy (21 November 2005). "Reglamento De Uniformes, Condecoraciones, Divisas Y Distintivos De Laarmada De México" (PDF). SEMAR (in Spanish). pp. 80–83. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
↑ "Insignias de Grados Militares". ejercito.mil.ni (in Spanish). Nicaraguan Armed Forces. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
↑ Cooke, Melinda W. (1990). "Chapter 5: National Security". In Hanratty, Dennis M.; Meditz, Sandra W. (eds.). Paraguay: A Country Study. Area Handbook Series (2nd ed.). Library of Congress. pp. 216–217. LCCN 89600299 . Retrieved 5 October 2021.
↑ "Grados Militares". ccffaa.mil.pe (in Spanish). Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
↑ "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
1 2 "U.S. Military Rank Insignia". defense.gov. Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
↑ "Ranks". marines.mil. U.S. Marine Corps. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
↑ Hudson, Rex A.; Meditz, Sandra W., eds. (1992). "Chapter 5. National Security". Uruguay: A Country Study (PDF) (2nd ed.). Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 222–223. ISBN 0-8444-0737-2 . Retrieved 13 June 2021.
↑ "Grados de Generales y Almirantes". ejercito.mil.ve. Government of Venezuela. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
↑ "Grados de Oficiales Superiores". ejercito.mil.ve. Government of Venezuela. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
↑ "Grados de Oficiales Subalternos". ejercito.mil.ve. Government of Venezuela. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.

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[Antigua&Barbuda-1] Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force. "Paratus" (PDF). Regional Publications Ltd. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

[Argentina-2] "Grados Militares". fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar (in Spanish). Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina). Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Bahamas-OF-3] "OFFICER RANKS". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

[Medals_Parade-4] "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube . Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[BoliviaNavy-5] "Grados De La Armada Boliviana". armada (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2024.

[Brazil_Navy-6] "Postos e Graduações". marinha.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Navy. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[Canada-7] "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[CA-Female-8] "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[Chile_Navy-9] "Los grados jerárquicos de la Armada". armada.cl/ (in Spanish). Chilean Navy. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Colombia_Navy-10] Congreso de la República de Colombia (28 July 2010). "Ley 1405 de 2010 Nuevos Grados Militares" [Law 1405 of 2010 New Military Ranks] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

[Cuba_Navy-11] "Grados militares". minfar.gob.cu (in Spanish). Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba). Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[DominicanRepublic_Officers-12] "Insignias". mide.gob.do (in Spanish). Ministry of Defense (Dominican Republic). Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[13] "Rangos". armada.mil.ec (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[ElSalvador-14] "Grados Militares". fuerzaarmada.mil.sv (in Spanish). Ministry of National Defense of El Salvador. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Guatemala-15] "Grados Militares". mindef.mil.gt (in Spanish). Ministry of Defence (Guatemala). Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Honduras-16] Flores, Edmundo (1995). "National Security". In Merrill, Tim (ed.). Honduras: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 232–233. LCCN 94043036 . Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[Jamaica-17] "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[Mexico_Navy-18] Secretariat of the Navy (21 November 2005). "Reglamento De Uniformes, Condecoraciones, Divisas Y Distintivos De Laarmada De México" (PDF). SEMAR (in Spanish). pp. 80–83. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

[Nicaragua-19] "Insignias de Grados Militares". ejercito.mil.ni (in Spanish). Nicaraguan Armed Forces. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Paraguay-20] Cooke, Melinda W. (1990). "Chapter 5: National Security". In Hanratty, Dennis M.; Meditz, Sandra W. (eds.). Paraguay: A Country Study. Area Handbook Series (2nd ed.). Library of Congress. pp. 216–217. LCCN 89600299 . Retrieved 5 October 2021.

[Peru-21] "Grados Militares". ccffaa.mil.pe (in Spanish). Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Trinidad&Tobago_Officer-22] "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Dod_Ranks-23] 1 2 "U.S. Military Rank Insignia". defense.gov. Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[USMC-24] "Ranks". marines.mil. U.S. Marine Corps. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

[Uruguay-25] Hudson, Rex A.; Meditz, Sandra W., eds. (1992). "Chapter 5. National Security". Uruguay: A Country Study (PDF) (2nd ed.). Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 222–223. ISBN 0-8444-0737-2 . Retrieved 13 June 2021.

[Venezuela_Officer1-26] "Grados de Generales y Almirantes". ejercito.mil.ve. Government of Venezuela. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.

[Venezuela_Officer2-27] "Grados de Oficiales Superiores". ejercito.mil.ve. Government of Venezuela. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.

[Venezuela_Officer3-28] "Grados de Oficiales Subalternos". ejercito.mil.ve. Government of Venezuela. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.

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