Comparative navy officer ranks of the European Union

Rank comparison chart of all navies of the European Union member states.

Officers (OF 1–10)

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers
Austria	No navy
Belgian Navy^[1] v t e
		Admiraal	Vice-admiraal	Divisieadmiraal	Flottieljeadmiraal	Kapitein-ter-zee	Fregatkapitein	Korvetkapitein	Luitenant-ter-zee 1ste klasse	Luitenant-ter-zee		Vaandrig-ter-zee		Vaandrig-ter-zee 2de klasse
		Amiral	Vice-amiral	Amiral de division	Amiral de flottille	Capitaine de vaisseau	Capitaine de frégate	Capitaine de corvette	Lieutenant de vaisseau de 1^re classe	Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
		Admiral	Vizeadmiral	Divisionsadmiral	Flotillenadmiral	Kapitän zur See	Fregattenkapitän	Korvettenkapitän	Linienschiffsleutnant 1. klasse	Linienschiffsleutnant		Seefahnrich		Seefahnrich 2. klasse
Bulgarian Navy^[2] v t e
Bulgarian Navy^[2] v t e		Адмирал Admiral	Вицеадмирал Vitseadmiral	Контраадмирал Kontraadmiral	Флотилен адмирал Flotilen admiral	Капитан I ранг Kapitan I rang	Капитан II ранг Kapitan II rang	Капитан III ранг Kapitan III rang		Капитан-лейтенант Kapitan-leytenant		Старши лейтенант Starshi leĭtenant		Лейтенант Leytenant
Croatian Navy^[3] v t e
Croatian Navy^[3] v t e	Admiral flote	Admiral	Viceadmiral	Kontraadmiral	Komodor	Kapetan bojnog broda	Kapetan fregate	Kapetan korvete		Poručnik bojnog broda		Poručnik fregate		Poručnik korvete
Cyprus Navy^[4] v t e
Cyprus Navy^[4] v t e					Αρχιπλοίαρχος Archiploíarchos	Πλοίαρχος Ploíarchos	Αντιπλοίαρχος Antiploíarchos	Πλωτάρχης Plotárchis		Υποπλοίαρχος Ypoploíarchos		Ανθυποπλοίαρχος Anthypoploíarchos		Σημαιοφόρος Simaiofóros
Czech Republic	No navy
Royal Danish Navy^[5] v t e
Royal Danish Navy^[5] v t e		Admiral	Viceadmiral	Kontreadmiral	Flotilleadmiral	Kommandør	Kommandørkaptajn	Orlogskaptajn		Kaptajnløjtnant		Premierløjtnant		Løjtnant
Estonian Navy^[6] v t e
Estonian Navy^[6] v t e		Admiral	Viitseadmiral	Kontradmiral	Kommodoor	Mereväekapten	Kaptenleitnant	Kaptenmajor		Vanemleitnant		Leitnant	Nooremleitnant		Lipnik
Finnish Navy^[7] v t e
		Amiraali	Vara-amiraali	Kontra-amiraali	Lippueamiraali	Kommodori	Komentaja	Komentajakapteeni		Kapteeniluutnantti		Yliluutnantti	Luutnantti		Aliluutnantti
		Amiral	Viceamiral	Konteramiral	Flottiljamiral	Kommodor	Kommendör	Kommendörkapten		Kaptenlöjtnant		Premiärlöjtnant	Löjtnant		Underlöjtnant
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers
French Navy^[8] v t e
French Navy^[8] v t e	Amiral de France	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 1^re classe		Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
German Navy^[9] v t e
German Navy^[9] v t e		Admiral	Vizeadmiral	Konteradmiral	Flottillenadmiral	Kapitän zur See	Fregattenkapitän	Korvettenkapitän		Stabskapitänleutnant	Kapitänleutnant	Oberleutnant zur See		Leutnant zur See
Hellenic Navy^[10] v t e
Hellenic Navy^[10] v t e		Ναύαρχος Navarchos	Αντιναύαρχος Antinavarchos	Υποναύαρχος Yponavarchos	Αρχιπλοίαρχος Archiploiarchos	Πλοίαρχος Ploiarchos	Αντιπλοίαρχος Antiploiarchos	Πλωτάρχης Plotarchis		Υποπλοίαρχος Ypoploiarchos		Ανθυποπλοίαρχος Anthypoploiarchos		Σημαιοφόρος Simaioforos
Hungarian River Guard v t e
Hungarian River Guard v t e						Ezredes	Alezredes	Őrnagy		Százados		Főhadnagy		Hadnagy
Irish Naval Service^[11] v t e
Irish Naval Service^[11] v t e			Vice admiral Leas-Aimiréal	Rear admiral Seach-Aimiréal	Commodore Ceannasóir	Captain Captaen	Commander Ceannasaí	Lieutenant commander Lefteanant-Cheannasaí		Lieutenant Lefteanant		Sub-lieutenant Fo-Lefteanant		Ensign Meirgire
Italian Navy^[12]^[13]^[14] v t e
Italian Navy^[12]^[13]^[14] v t e		Ammiraglio	Ammiraglio di squadra	Ammiraglio di divisione	Contrammiraglio	Capitano di vascello	Capitano di fregata	Capitano di corvetta		Tenente di vascello		Sottotenente di vascello		Guardiamarina
Latvian Naval Forces^[15] v t e
Latvian Naval Forces^[15] v t e			Viceadmirālis	Kontradmirālis	Flotiles admirālis	Jūras kapteinis	Komandkapteinis	Komandleitnants		Kapteiņleitnants		Virsleitnants		Leitnants
Lithuanian Naval Force^[16] v t e
Lithuanian Naval Force^[16] v t e		Admirolas	Viceadmirolas	Kontradmirolas	Flotilės admirolas	Jūrų kapitonas	Komandoras	Komandoras leitenantas		Kapitonas leitenantas		Vyresnysis leitenantas		Leitenantas
Luxembourg	No navy
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers
Maritime Squadron of Malta^[17] v t e
Maritime Squadron of Malta^[17] v t e					Brigadier Brigadier	Colonel Kurunell	Lieutenant colonel Logutenent kurunell	Major Maġġur		Captain Kaptan		Lieutenant Logutenent		Second lieutenant Sekond logutenent
Royal Netherlands Navy^[18] v t e
Royal Netherlands Navy^[18] v t e		Luitenant-Admiraal	Vice-Admiraal	Schout-bij-Nacht	Commandeur	Kapitein ter zee	Kapitein-luitenant ter zee	Luitenant ter zee der 1^ste klasse		Luitenant ter zee der 2^de klasse oudste categorie		Luitenant ter zee der 2^de klasse		Luitenant ter zee der 3^de klasse
Polish Navy^[19] v t e
Polish Navy^[19] v t e	Marszałek Polski	Admirał	Admirał floty	Wiceadmirał	Kontradmirał	Komandor	Komandor porucznik	Komandor podporucznik		Kapitan marynarki		Porucznik marynarki		Podporucznik marynarki
Portuguese Navy^[20] v t e
Portuguese Navy^[20] v t e	Almirante da Armada	Almirante	Vice-almirante	Contra-almirante	Comodoro	Capitão de mar e guerra	Capitão de fragata	Capitão-tenente		Primeiro-tenente		Segundo-tenente		Guarda-marinha/ Subtenente
Romanian Naval Forces^[21] v t e
Romanian Naval Forces^[21] v t e	Mareșal	Amiral	Viceamiral	Contraamiral	Contraamiral de flotilă	Comandor	Căpitan-comandor	Locotenent-comandor		Căpitan		Locotenent		Aspirant
Slovakia	No navy
Slovenia Navy^[22] v t e
Slovenia Navy^[22] v t e		Admiral	Vice admiral	Kontraadmiral	Kapitan	Kapitan bojne ladje	Kapitan fregate	Kapitan korvete		Poročnik bojne ladje		Poročnik fregate		Poročnik korvete
Spanish Navy^[23] v t e
Spanish Navy^[23] v t e	Capitán general	Almirante general	Almirante	Vicealmirante	Contralmirante	Capitán de navío	Capitán de fragata	Capitán de corbeta		Teniente de navío		Alférez de navío		Alférez de fragata
Spanish Marine Infantry^[23] v t e
Spanish Marine Infantry^[23] v t e			Teniente general	General de división	General de brigada	Coronel	Teniente coronel	Comandante		Capitán		Teniente		Alférez
Swedish Navy^[24] v t e
Swedish Navy^[24] v t e		Amiral	Viceamiral	Konteramiral	Flottiljamiral	Kommendör	Kommendörkapten	Örlogskapten		Kapten		Löjtnant		Fänrik
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers

Remark:
NATO STANAG 2116 lists Officer Designates (listed here as OF[D]) of some countries alongside OF-1 ranks.

Notes

References

STANAG 2116 NATO chart

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^ "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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^ "Sümboolika: Mereväe Auastmed". mil.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Defence Forces. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Sotilasarvot Puolustusvoimissa" [Military ranks in the Defense Forces]. puolustusvoimat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Instruction n°1 DEF/EMM/RH/CPM relative aux uniformes et tenues dans la Marine du 15 juin 2004" (in French). 15 June 2004. pp. 3793–3867. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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^ "Ufficiali Superiori". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ "Ufficiali Inferiori". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ "Noteikumi par karavīra formas tērpiem un atšķirības zīmēm". Legal Acts of the Republic of Latvia (in Latvian). Latvijas Vēstnesis. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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^ "Försvarsmaktens Gradbeteckningar" (PDF). Försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

[Belgium_Navy-1] "Marinecomponent". mil.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[Bulgaria-2] "ЗАКОН ЗА ОТБРАНАТА И ВЪОРЪЖЕНИТЕ СИЛИ НА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ". lex.bg (in Bulgarian). Глава седма. ВОЕННА СЛУЖБА. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[Croatia-3] "Oznake činova". osrh.hr (in Croatian). Republic of Croatia Armed Forces. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Cyprus-4] "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Denmark_Navy-5] "Søværnets Gradstegn" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. October 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[Estonia_Navy-6] "Sümboolika: Mereväe Auastmed". mil.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Defence Forces. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Finland-7] "Sotilasarvot Puolustusvoimissa" [Military ranks in the Defense Forces]. puolustusvoimat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[FranceNavy-8] "Instruction n°1 DEF/EMM/RH/CPM relative aux uniformes et tenues dans la Marine du 15 juin 2004" (in French). 15 June 2004. pp. 3793–3867. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Germany_Navy-9] "Dienstgradabzeichen Marine". bundeswehr.de (in German). Bundeswehr. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[10] "Διακριτικά Βαθμών Προσωπικού ΠΝ" [Insignia of Personnel Ranks]. hellenicnavy.gr (in Greek). Hellenic Navy. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Ireland_Navy-11] "Naval Service Rank Markings". military.ie. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[12] "Ufficiali Ammiragli". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[13] "Ufficiali Superiori". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[14] "Ufficiali Inferiori". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[Latvia-15] "Noteikumi par karavīra formas tērpiem un atšķirības zīmēm". Legal Acts of the Republic of Latvia (in Latvian). Latvijas Vēstnesis. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2024.

[Lithuania-16] "Krašto apsaugos sistemos karių uniformų skiriamųjų ženklų etalonų ir jų dėvėjimo tvarkos aprašo 2 priedas" [Appendix 2 describes the standards of insignia of the national defense system soldiers' uniforms and the order of their wearing]. Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 October 2024.

[Malta-17] "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Netherlands-18] "De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht" (PDF) (in Dutch). Ministry of Defence (Netherlands). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

[Poland_Navy-19] "Sposób noszenia odznak stopni wojskowych na umundurowaniu Marynarki Wojennej" (PDF). wojsko-polskie.pl (in Polish). Armed Forces Support Inspectorate. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[Portugal_Navy-20] "Os Postos". marinha.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2021.

[Romania-21] "Grade militare (Military ranks)". defense.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Defence Staff. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[Slovenia-22] "Čini in razredi". slovenskavojska.si (in Slovenian). Slovenian Armed Forces. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Spain-23] "Army Ranks & Insignia". Ejército de Tierra. Ministry of Defence (Spain). Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[Sweden-24] "Försvarsmaktens Gradbeteckningar" (PDF). Försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

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Comparative navy officer ranks of the European Union

Contents

Officers (OF 1–10)

See also

Notes

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