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Country | See gallery |
Service branch | Navies |
Rank group | Senior officer |
NATO rank code | OF-3 |
Next higher rank | Frigate captain |
Next lower rank | Ship-of-the-line lieutenant |
Equivalent ranks | Lieutenant commander (Anglophone) |
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Corvette captain is a rank in many navies which theoretically corresponds to command of a corvette (small warship). The equivalent rank is lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy and other Commonwealth navies, lieutenant commander in the United States Navy, and lieutenant-commander in the Royal Canadian Navy –a bilingual country which actually uses the term capitaine de corvette (capc) [1] for the rank of lieutenant-commander when written or spoken in French.
Notable users of the rank of corvette captain in Europe include the navies of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Croatia. Other users include many Latin American countries.
While the NATO rank code is OF-3, the official translation of the rank as per NATO STANAG 2116 varies between "commander junior grade" and "commander" (with the next senior rank being translated as "commander senior grade"). [2] Some NATO members class their corvette captains as OF-4 when they are serving afloat. [2]
Korvettenkapitän is an OF3 rank equivalent to the German Army and German Air Force rank of Major .
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, or fleet admiral.
Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral.
A lieutenant is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations.
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.
Corvette lieutenant is a rank in some navies, especially those of Spain and Latin America, roughly equivalent to a Royal Navy acting sub-lieutenant or a US Navy ensign.
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.
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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