Captain (naval)
{{Short description|Naval military rank}}
{{Distinguish|Captain (armed forces)|Sea captain}}
File:HMS Vanguard's Port ship's company, Divisions, Jan 2013 01.jpg captain's rank insignia during Divisions conducted at HMNB Clyde, 2013]]
File:Chinese visit 151103-N-PP197-213.jpg (at left) and Senior Captain from PLA Navy, 2015]]
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{{Military ranks}}
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.
Equivalent ranks worldwide include ship-of-the-line captain (e.g. France, Argentina, Spain), captain of sea and war (e.g. Brazil, Portugal), captain at sea (e.g. Germany, Netherlands) and "captain of the first rank" (Russia).
Etiquette
Any naval officer who commands a ship is addressed by naval custom as "captain" while aboard in command, regardless of their actual rank, even though technically an officer of below the rank of captain is more correctly titled the commanding officer, or C.O. Officers with the rank of captain travelling aboard a vessel they do not command should be addressed by their rank and name (e.g., "Captain Smith"), but they should not be referred to as "the captain" to avoid confusion with the vessel's captain.{{cite book |author1=William P. Mack |author2=Harry A. Seymour |author3=Lesa A. McComas | title=The naval officer's guide| location=U.S. Navy | publisher=Naval Institute Press| year=1998 |page=91 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I9dMY47E0jwC&q=Addressing%20the%20Officers%20and%20Crew&pg=PA91 |isbn=978-1-55750-645-0}} The naval rank should not be confused with the army, air force, or marine ranks of captain, which all have the NATO code of OF-2.The Polish Navy is, however, a notable exception with "naval captain" (Polish - {{lang|pl|kapitan marynarki}}) in the OF-2 rank of lieutenant or captain lieutenant and the OF-5 rank being a "Commodore" (Polish - {{lang|pl|komandor}}).
Commands
Captains with sea commands generally command ships of cruiser size or larger; the more senior the officer, the larger the ship, but ship commanders do not normally hold a higher rank than captain. In the Royal Navy, a captain might command an aircraft carrier, an amphibious assault ship, or the Ice Patrol Ship, while naval aviator and naval flight officer captains in the U.S. Navy command aircraft carriers, large-deck amphibious assault ships, carrier air wings, maritime patrol air wings, and functional and specialized air wings and air groups.
Maritime battle staff commanders of one-star rank (commodores or rear admirals lower half) will normally embark on large capital ships such as aircraft carriers, which will function as the flagship for their strike group or battle group, but a captain will retain command of the actual ship, and assume the title of "flag captain". Even when a senior officer who is in the ship's captain's chain of command is present, all orders are given through the captain.
By country
=Argentina=
In the Argentine Navy the rank of {{lang|es|capitán de navío}} is the equivalent to colonel in the Army. However, both ranks (and Air Force´s commodore) are considered part of the flag officers group, together with generals and admirals. Its insignia is made up of four stripes.
=Belgium=
In the Belgian Navy the rank of {{lang|fr|capitaine de vaisseau}} or {{lang|nl-BE|kapitein-ter-zee}} is the third grade of superior officer, equivalent to colonel in the land forces. Its insignia is made up of four bands. He or she commands a capital ship (cruiser, battleship or aircraft carrier) or a shore establishment. Smaller vessels such as destroyers and frigates are commanded by a {{lang|nl-BE|kapitein-luitenant}}.
=Canada=
In the Royal Canadian Navy, Captain(N) (abbreviated Capt(N); {{lang|fr|capitaine de vaisseau}}, abbreviated {{lang|fr|capv}}) is a senior officer rank, equal to an army or air force colonel. A captain(N) is senior to a commander, and junior to a commodore.{{cite web |title=Ranks and appointment |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/rank-appointment-insignia.html |website=canada.ca |date=23 November 2017 |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=28 May 2021}}
Typical appointments for captains(N) include:{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
- Commanding officer of a Canadian Forces base;
- Commanding officer of a large school or research establishment, such as the Canadian Forces Maritime Warfare Centre;
- Commanding officer of a {{Sclass|Protecteur|auxiliary vessel|1}};
- Chief of staff of a formation staff;
- Foreign military attaché.
The rank insignia for a captain(N) is four {{convert|1/2|in|cm|adj=on}} stripes, worn on the cuffs of the service dress jacket, and on slip-ons on other uniforms. On the visor of the service cap is one row of gold oak leaves along the edge. Captains(N) wear the officers' pattern branch cap badge.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
The "(N)" is a part of the rank descriptor, and is used in official publications and documents to distinguish a captain(N) from a captain in the army or air force. It is also important to distinguish between the rank of captain(N) and the appointment of captain, meaning the commanding officer of a ship, regardless of his or her rank.
Captains(N) are addressed initially as "Captain" followed by their surname (example: "Captain Bloggins"), thereafter by superiors and peers as "Captain" and by subordinates as "Sir" or "Ma'am". The "(N)" is not part of the spoken address.
Prior to the unification of the Canadian Forces in 1968, rank structure and insignia followed the British pattern.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
=Estonia=
{{main|Mereväekapten}}
=India=
{{main|Captain (Indian Navy)}}
=Sri Lanka=
{{main|Captain (Sri Lanka Navy)}}
=United Kingdom=
{{main|Captain (Royal Navy)}}
=United States=
{{main|Captain (United States O-6)}}
In the United States, the O-6 rank of captain exists in four of the uniformed services of the United States: the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps.
=Gallery=
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard){{cite web |title=Paratus |author1=Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force |url=http://abdf.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ABDF_mag_2011.pdf |publisher=Regional Publications Ltd. |access-date=2 March 2020 |pages=12–13 |archive-date=7 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607174320/http://abdf.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ABDF_mag_2011.pdf |url-status=dead }}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Royal Australian Navy){{cite web |title=Badges of rank |url=https://www.defence.gov.au/images/Badges_of_rank.pdf |website=defence.gov.au |publisher=Department of Defence (Australia) |access-date=31 May 2021}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Royal Bahamas Defence Force){{cite web |title=OFFICER RANKS |url=http://rbdf.gov.bs/officer/ |website=rbdf.gov.bs |publisher=Royal Bahamas Defence Force |access-date=14 January 2021}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Bangladesh Navy){{cite web |author1=Bangladesh Navy |title=Rank of Navy & Equivalent Rank |url=https://www.navy.mil.bd/Rank-of-Navy-&-Equivalent-Rank |website=navy.mil.bd |access-date=27 May 2021}}
File:Belize Coast Guard OF-5.svg|Captain
(Belize Coast Guard)
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|ms|Kepten}}
(Royal Brunei Navy){{cite web |title=Admiralty Ranks |url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/Admiralty%20Ranks.aspx |website=navy.mindef.gov.bn |publisher=Royal Brunei Navy |access-date=1 September 2021}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain(N)
(Royal Canadian Navy)
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|et|Mereväekapten}}
(Estonian Navy){{cite web |title=Sümboolika: Mereväe Auastmed |url=https://mil.ee/kaitsevagi/kaitsevae-symboolika/#t-merevae-auastmed |website=mil.ee |publisher=Estonian Defence Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=et}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Republic of Fiji Navy)
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Gambian Navy)
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Ghana Navy)
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Guyana Coast Guard)
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
{{lang|hi|कैप्टन}}
(Indian Navy){{cite web |title=Ranks & Insignia |url=https://www.joinindiannavy.gov.in/en/about-us/ranks-insignia.html |website=Join Indian Navy |access-date=12 April 2021}}
File:Generic-Navy-(star)-O7.svg|Captain
{{lang|ga|Captaen}}
(Irish Naval Service){{cite web |title=Naval Service Rank Markings |url=http://www.military.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Info_Centre/Posters/rank_markings/NS_Rank_Markings.png |website=military.ie |publisher=Defence Forces (Ireland) |access-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425021602/http://www.military.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Info_Centre/Posters/rank_markings/NS_Rank_Markings.png |archive-date=25 April 2016}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Jamaican Coast Guard){{cite web |title=BADGES OF RANK |url=https://www.jdfweb.com/badges-of-rank/ |website=Official Jamaica Defence Force Website |access-date=16 November 2019 |date=2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820143541/https://www.jdfweb.com/badges-of-rank/ |archive-date=20 August 2020}}
File:US Navy O6 shoulderboard.svg|Captain
(Liberian National Coast Guard){{cite web |url=http://www.vertic.org/media/National%20Legislation/Liberia/LR_Defense%20Act%20of%202008.pdf |title=Defense Act of 2008 |date=3 September 2008 |page=8 |access-date=20 November 2017}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|ms|Kepten}}
(Royal Malaysian Navy){{cite web |title=Pangkat |url=http://www.mafhq.mil.my/index.php/my/mengenai-kami/kerjaya/pangkat |website=mafhq.mil.my |publisher=Malaysian Armed Forces |access-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429231449/http://www.mafhq.mil.my/index.php/my/mengenai-kami/kerjaya/pangkat |archive-date=29 April 2020 |language=ms}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Namibian Navy)
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Royal New Zealand Navy){{cite web |title=Badges of Rank |url=https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/corporate-documents/badges-of-rank/ |website=nzdf.mil.nz |publisher=New Zealand Defence Force |access-date=11 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703193648/https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/corporate-documents/badges-of-rank/ |archive-date=3 July 2020}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Nigerian Navy)
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
{{small|({{langx|ur|کپتان|Kaptaan}})}}
(Pakistan Navy){{cite web |title=LIFE IN PN:RANKS |url=https://www.paknavy.gov.pk/ranks.html |website=www.paknavy.gov.pk |publisher=Pakistan Navy Official Website |access-date=7 August 2018}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Papua New Guinea Maritime Element)
File:PN CPT BlkDr-Slv.svg|Captain
(Philippine Navy)
File:Generic-Navy-6.svg|{{lang|ro|Căpitan}}
(Romanian Naval Forces){{cite web |title=Grade militare (Military ranks) |url=https://www.defense.ro/foto/album6 |website=defense.ro |publisher=Romanian Defence Staff |access-date=1 February 2021 |language=ro}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Sierra Leone Navy)
File:Generic-Navy-10.svg|{{lang|sl|Kapitan}}
(Slovenian Navy){{cite web |title=Čini in razredi |url=https://www.slovenskavojska.si/o-vojski/cini-in-razredi/ |website=slovenskavojska.si |publisher=Slovenian Armed Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=sl}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(South African Navy){{cite web |title=Rank Insignia |url=http://www.navy.mil.za/aboutus/Rank_Insignia.gif |website=navy.mil.za |publisher=Department of Defence (South Africa) |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518212959/http://www.navy.mil.za/aboutus/Rank_Insignia.gif |archive-date=18 May 2019}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Sri Lanka Navy){{cite web |title=Branches/ Ranks |url=https://www.navy.lk/branches-ranks.html |website=navy.lk |publisher=Sri Lanka Navy |access-date=24 September 2021 |archive-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619063013/https://www.navy.lk/branches-ranks.html |url-status=dead }}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|sv|Kommendör}}
(Swedish Navy){{cite web|title=Nya gradbeteckningar införs|url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/2019/10/nya-gradbeteckningar-infors/|publisher=Försvarsmakten|date=2019-10-01|access-date=2019-10-02}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Tanzania Naval Command)
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Tongan Maritime Force){{cite book |last1=Millen |first1=P.G. |title=The Visiting Forces (Relative Ranks) Regulations |date=June 1983 |publisher=Government of New Zealand |location=Wellington |page=49 |url=http://www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/num_reg/vfrr1983433.pdf |access-date=26 September 2021}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard){{cite web |title=Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers) |url=http://69.0.195.188/HQ/Our-Organisation/Ranks-Chart-(Commissioned-Officers).aspx |website=69.0.195.188 |publisher=Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force |access-date=27 May 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain
(Royal Navy){{cite web |title=Shaping your career |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/navy-life/shaping-your-career |website=royalnavy.mod.uk |publisher=Royal Navy |access-date=24 September 2021}}
File:US Navy O6 insignia.svg|Captain
(United States Navy){{cite web |title=U.S. Military Rank Insignia |url=https://www.defense.gov/Resources/Insignia/ |website=defense.gov |publisher=Department of Defense |access-date=13 January 2022}}
File:US CG O6 insignia.svg|Captain
(United States Coast Guard)
Variants
=Captain at sea=
Captain at sea is a naval rank corresponding to command of a ship-of-the-line or capital ship.
==Germany==
{{lang|de|Kapitän zur See}} ({{IPA|de|kapiˈtɛːns t͡suːɐ̯ ˈzeː|lang|De-Kapitäns zur See.ogg}}, abbreviated {{lang|de|KptzS}}, {{lang|de|KZS}}, or {{lang|de|KzS}}) is a senior officer rank in the German Navy.[http://www.marine.de/portal/a/marine/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLNzKODwz1AcmB2d5mIfqRcNGglFR9X4_83FR9b_0A_YLciHJHR0VFACtBRwI!/delta/base64xml/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS80SVVFLzZfMjNfUVVM?yw_contentURL=%2F01DB070000000001%2FW26W7J52984INFODE%2Fcontent.jsp official rank table of the German Navy ]
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== Netherlands ==
In the Royal Netherlands Navy, the rank of {{lang|nl|kapitein-ter-zee}} is the third grade of superior officer, equivalent to colonel in the land-forces. His insignia is made up of four bands and he commands a capital ship or a shore establishment (until recently, a {{lang|nl|kapitein-ter-zee}} commanded the {{lang|nl|Onderzeedienst}} and {{lang|nl|Mijnendienst}}, the Netherlands Navy's submarine and mine-laying training establishments).
Smaller vessels such as destroyers and frigates are commanded by a {{lang|nl|kapitein-luitenant ter zee}}. Until recently flagships such as {{Sclass|Tromp|frigate|1}}s were also commanded by a {{lang|nl|kapitein-ter-zee}}. Currently, {{Sclass|De Zeven Provinciën|frigate|1}}s are commanded by a {{lang|nl|kapitein-luitenant-ter-zee}}.
==Gallery==
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|nl-BE|Kapitein-ter-zee}}
{{small|({{langx|de|Kapitän zur See}})}}
(Belgian Navy){{cite web |title=Marinecomponent |url=http://www.mil.be/def/ranks/index.asp?LAN=nl&ID=1&IDS=3&IDT=3 |website=mil.be |access-date=25 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050220083946/http://www.mil.be/def/ranks/index.asp?LAN=nl&ID=1&IDS=3&IDT=3 |archive-date=20 February 2005 |language=nl}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|pt|Capitão de mar}}
(Cape Verdean Coast Guard){{cite journal |title=Anexo A |journal=Boletim Oficial |date=18 January 2017 |volume=1 |issue=4 |pages=133–136 |url=https://kiosk.incv.cv/V/2017/1/18/1.1.4.2286/ |publisher=Government of Cape Verde |language=pt}}
File:Generic-Navy-(star)-O7.svg|{{lang|de|Kapitän zur See}}
(German Navy){{cite web |title=Dienstgradabzeichen Marine |url=https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/aktuelles/mediathek/dienstgradabzeichen-marine-69062 |website=bundeswehr.de |publisher=Bundeswehr |access-date=30 May 2021 |language=de}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|lv|Jūras kapteinis}}
(Latvian Naval Forces){{cite web |title=Pakāpju iedalījums |url=https://www.mil.lv/lv/aktivais-dienests/dienesta-gaita/dienesta-pakapes/pakapju-iedalijums |website=mil.lv/lv |publisher=Latvian National Armed Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=lv}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|lt|Jūrų kapitonas}}
(Lithuanian Naval Force){{cite web |title=Karių laipsnių ženklai |url=http://kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/kariuomenes_atributika/kariu_laipsniu_zenklai_3554.html |website=kariuomene.kam.lt |publisher=Ministry of National Defence (Lithuania) |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=lt}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|nl|Kapitein ter zee}}
(Royal Netherlands Navy){{cite web |title=De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht |url=https://www.defensie.nl/binaries/defensie/documenten/brochures/2021/01/15/rangen-krijgsmacht/rangonderscheidingstekens.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Defence (Netherlands) |access-date=18 March 2021 |date=19 December 2016 |language=nl}}
=Captain lieutenant=
{{main|Captain lieutenant}}
=Corvette captain=
{{main|Corvette captain}}
=Frigate captain=
{{main|Frigate captain}}
=Rank captain=
{{main|Captain 1st rank|Captain 2nd rank|Captain 3rd rank}}
Captain of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd class are ranks used by the Russian Navy and a number of former communist states. Within NATO forces, the ranks are rated as OF-5, 4 and 3, respectively.
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| | Captain 1st rank |
| English equivalent
| Captain |
=Ship-of-the-line captain=
Ship-of-the-line-captain ({{langx|fr|capitaine de vaisseau}}; {{langx|de|Linienschiffskapitän}} (in the Austro-Hungarian navy); {{langx|it|capitano di vascello}}; {{langx|es|capitán de navío}}; {{langx|hr|kapetan bojnog broda}}) is a rank that appears in several navies. The name of the rank derives from the fact the rank corresponded to command of a warship of the largest class, the ship-of-the-line, as opposed to smaller types (corvettes and frigates). It is normally above the rank of frigate captain. In all the Scandinavian countries, the rank stems from the Middle Low German word for war ({{lang|nds|orloch}}),{{cite encyclopedia |title=Orlog |url=https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=orlog |encyclopedia=Den Danske Ordbog |publisher=Det Danske Sprog- og Litteraturselskab |access-date=13 July 2024 |language=da}} i.e. war[-ship] captain.
==France==
{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau}} is a rank in the French Navy, corresponding to that of colonel in the French Army. They usually command the navy's most important ships.
==Gallery==
Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(Argentine Navy){{cite web |title=Grados Militares |url=https://www.fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar/GradosMilitares.aspx |website=fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar |publisher=Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina) |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=es}}
Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|fr-BE|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
(Belgian Navy)
Guinea-Navy-OF-5.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
(Benin Navy){{cite web |title=LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006 |url=https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/94851/111467/F-404511779/BEN-94851.pdf |website=ilo.org |publisher=National Assembly (Benin) |access-date=13 June 2021 |pages=19–20, 35–36 |language=fr |date=26 June 2006}}
Generic-Navy-(star)-O7.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(Bolivian Navy){{Cite tweet |author=Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) |author-link=Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) |user=mindefbolivia |number=1215275830206779392 |date=9 January 2020 |title=Conoce la jerarquía de los grados de la #ArmadaBoliviana |language=es |access-date=28 May 2021}}
Cameroon-Navy-OF-5.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
(Cameroon Navy)
Generic-Navy-8.svg|Captain (N)
{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
(Royal Canadian Navy)
Generic-Navy-7.svg|{{lang|pt|Capitão–de–navio}}
(Cape Verdean Coast Guard)
Generic-Navy-(star)-O7.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(Chilean Navy){{cite web |title=Los grados jerárquicos de la Armada |url=https://www.armada.cl/armada/nuestra-armada/los-grados-jerarquicos-de-la-armada/2017-08-29/095559.html |website=armada.cl/ |publisher=Chilean Navy |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=es |date=7 May 2014}}
Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(Colombian Navy)
15.DRCN-CAPT.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
(Navy of the DR of the Congo)
13-ROCongo Navy-CAPT.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
(Congolese Navy){{cite web |title=Grades appellations distinctions |url=https://defense.gouv.cg/gradesappellationsdistinctions/ |website=defense.gouv.cg |publisher=Ministry of National Defense (Republic of the Congo) |access-date=7 June 2021 |language=fr}}
File:Croatia-Navy-OF-5.svg|{{lang|hr|Kapetan bojnog broda}}
(Croatian Navy){{cite web |title=Oznake činova |url=http://www.osrh.hr/#rubData/HTML/HR/RAZNO/OZNAKE/20190401_Galerija_oznaka/Galerija_oznaka_HR.htm |website=osrh.hr |publisher=Republic of Croatia Armed Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=hr |date=1 April 2019}}
Cuba-Navy-OF-5.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(Cuban Revolutionary Navy){{cite web |title=Grados militares |url=https://www.minfar.gob.cu/far/grados-militares?field_clasificacion_value=marina |website=minfar.gob.cu |publisher=Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba) |access-date=28 May 2021 |language=es}}
Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|da|Orlogskaptajn}}
(Royal Danish Navy){{cite web |title=Søværnets Gradstegn |url=https://forsvaret.dk/globalassets/fko---forsvaret/dokumenter/gradstegn/-sovarnets-gradstegn--.pdf |website=forsvaret.dk |publisher=Danish Defence |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=da |date=2018}}
File:Generic-Navy-(star)-O7.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(Dominican Navy){{cite web |title=Insignias |url=https://www.mide.gob.do/detail.aspx?id=477&sl=96 |website=mide.gob.do |publisher=Ministry of Defense (Dominican Republic) |access-date=28 May 2021 |language=es |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226162440/https://www.mide.gob.do/detail.aspx?id=477&sl=96 |url-status=dead }}
File:Ecuador-Navy-OF-5.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(Ecuadorian Navy){{cite web |title=Officerer |url=https://www.armada.mil.ec/?page_id=39107 |website=armada.mil.ec |publisher=Ecuadorian Navy |access-date=28 May 2021 |language=es}}
File:11-Nicaragua Navy-CAPT.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(Navy of El Salvador){{cite web |title=Grados Militares |url=https://www.fuerzaarmada.mil.sv/?page_id=734 |website=fuerzaarmada.mil.sv |publisher=Ministry of National Defense of El Salvador. |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304153314/https://www.fuerzaarmada.mil.sv/?page_id=734 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |language=es}}
France-Navy-OF-5 Sleeve.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
(French Navy){{cite web |title=Instruction n°1 DEF/EMM/RH/CPM relative aux uniformes et tenues dans la Marine du 15 juin 2004 |url=http://www.boc.sga.defense.gouv.fr/visu/boc_visu4.php?nor=B0451497J&id=2408 |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boc.sga.defense.gouv.fr%2Fvisu%2Fboc_visu4.php%3Fnor%3DB0451497J%26id%3D2408 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-06-15 |access-date=4 June 2021 |pages=3793–3867 |language=fr |date=15 June 2004}}
18.GN-CAPT.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
(Gabonese Navy)
Guinea-Navy-OF-5.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
(Guinean Navy)
Generic-Navy-(star)-O7.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitane de vaisseau}}
(Haitian Navy)
File:11-Nicaragua Navy-CAPT.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(Honduran Navy){{cite web |title=Título VI, Capítulo II de la Ley Constitutiva de las Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, Decreto No. 94-84 |url=http://www.poderjudicial.gob.hn/CEDIJ/Documents/Ley%20Constitutiva%20de%20las%20Fuerzas%20Armadas%20de%20Honduras.pdf |website=poderjudicial.gob.hn |publisher=National Congress of Honduras |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=es |archive-date=5 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905195347/https://www.poderjudicial.gob.hn/CEDIJ/Documents/Ley%20Constitutiva%20de%20las%20Fuerzas%20Armadas%20de%20Honduras.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Rank insignia of capitano di vascello of the Italian Navy.svg|{{lang|it|Capitano di vascello}}
(Italian Navy){{cite web |title=Ufficiali Superiori |url=https://www.marina.difesa.it/noi-siamo-la-marina/persone/gradi/Pagine/UfficialiSuperiori.aspx |website=marina.difesa.it |publisher=Ministry of Defence |access-date=26 September 2021 |language=it}}
Ivory Coast-Navy-OF-5b.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau major}}
(Navy of Ivory Coast){{cite web |title=GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS |url=http://www.defense.gouv.ci/culture/grades |website=defense.gouv.ci |publisher=Ministère de la Défense |access-date=23 September 2020 |language=fr}}
Ivory Coast-Navy-OF-5.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
(Navy of Ivory Coast)
15. Madagascar Navy - CPT.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
(Madagascar Navy){{cite web |title=LOI N° 96-029 portant Statut Général des Militaires |url=http://www.defense.gov.mg/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LOI-96-029.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710195555/http://www.defense.gov.mg/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LOI-96-029.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 10, 2021 |website=defense.gov.mg |publisher=Ministry of Defence (Madagascar) |access-date=10 July 2021 |pages=2 |language=fr |date=15 November 1996}}
Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(Mexican Navy){{cite web |author1=Secretary of the Navy |author1-link=Secretariat of the Navy |title=Ley Orgánica De La Armada De México |trans-title=Organic Law of the Mexican Navy |url=https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/355395/LEY_ORG_NICA_DE_LA_ARMADA_DE_M_XICO.pdf |access-date=22 May 2021 |pages=16–17 |language=es |date=21 July 2018}}
File:Montenegro-Navy-OF-5.svg|{{lang|cnr|Kapetan bojnog broda}}
(Montenegrin Navy){{cite journal |title=IV. Izgled Činova u Vojsci |journal=Official Gazette of Montenegro |date=16 August 2010 |volume=50/10 |pages=22–28 |url=https://wapi.gov.me/download-preview/f21585eb-2399-4cf3-ab40-7f0e245093be?version=1.0 |access-date=17 September 2021 |language=cnr}}
Generic-Navy-9.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau-major}}
(Royal Moroccan Navy)
Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
(Royal Moroccan Navy)
11-Nicaragua Navy-CAPT.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(Nicaraguan Navy){{cite web |title=Insignias de Grados Militares |url=https://www.ejercito.mil.ni/contenido/ejercito/grados/grados.html |website=ejercito.mil.ni |publisher=Nicaraguan Armed Forces |access-date=29 May 2021 |language=es}}
Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|no|Orlogskaptein}}
(Royal Norwegian Navy){{cite web |title=Militære grader |url=https://www.forsvaret.no/om-forsvaret/uniformer-grader-medaljer/grader |website=forsvaret.no |publisher=Norwegian Armed Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=no |date=4 February 2021}}
Generic-Navy-(star)-O7.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(Paraguayan Navy)
Peru-Navy-OF-5.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(Peruvian Navy){{cite web |title=Grados Militares |url=https://www.ccffaa.mil.pe/cultura-militar/grados-militares/ |website=ccffaa.mil.pe |publisher=Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru |access-date=29 May 2021 |language=es}}
Guinea-Navy-OF-5.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
(Senegal Navy)
File:Generic-Navy-(star)-O7.svg|{{lang|sr|Капетан Бојног Брода}}
{{lang|sr-Latn|Kapetan bojnog broda}}
(Serbian River Flotilla){{cite web |title=ЧИНОВИ У ВОЈСЦИ СРБИЈЕ |url=http://www.vs.rs/sr_cyr/o-vojsci/obelezja-i-oznake/cinovi-u-vojsci-srbije |website=vs.rs |publisher=Serbian Armed Forces |access-date=7 June 2021 |language=sr}}
Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|sl|Kapitan bojne ladje}}
(Slovenian Navy)
Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(Spanish Navy){{cite web |title=Army Ranks & Insignia |url=https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/en/personal/divisas-empleos.html |website=ejercito.defensa.gob.es |publisher=Ministry of Defence (Spain) |access-date=30 May 2021}}
Generic-Navy-5.svg|{{lang|sv|Örlogskapten}}
(Swedish Navy)
Togo-Navy-OF-5.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
(Togolese Navy){{cite web |title=Journal officiel de la république togolaise |date=12 February 2008 |volume=5 |url=http://jo.gouv.tg/sites/default/files/annee/2008/jo%202008-5.pdf |access-date=16 June 2021 |language=fr}}
File:Romania-Navy-OF-3-Sleeve.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau major}}
{{langx|ar|عميد بالبحرية|eamid bialbahria}}
(Tunisia Navy){{cite web |title=Les grades des officers de la marine |url=http://www.emam.defense.tn/index.php/fr/your-profile |website=emam.defense.tn |publisher=Ministry of Defence (Tunisia) |access-date=10 June 2021 |language=fr}}
File:Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|fr|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
{{langx|ar|عقيد بالبحرية|eaqid bialbahria}}
(Tunisia Navy)
Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(National Navy of Uruguay){{cite book |editor1-last=Hudson |editor1-first=Rex A. |editor2-last=Meditz |editor2-first=Sandra W. |title=Uruguay: A Country Study |date=1992 |publisher=Federal Research Division, Library of Congress |isbn=0-8444-0737-2 |pages=222–223 |edition=2nd |url=https://www.marines.mil/portals/1/Publications/Uruguay%20Study_3.pdf?ver=2012-10-11-163307-517 |access-date=13 June 2021 |chapter=Chapter 5. National Security}}
Generic-Navy-8.svg|{{lang|es|Capitán de navío}}
(Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela){{cite web |title=Grados de Oficiales Superiores |url=http://www.ejercito.mil.ve/grados-de-oficiales-superiores/ |website=ejercito.mil.ve |publisher=Government of Venezuela |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717185810/http://www.ejercito.mil.ve/grados-de-oficiales-superiores/ |archive-date=17 July 2019 |date=28 August 2017}}
See also
Notes
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References
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{{cite news
| url = https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jun/27/2001769135/-1/-1/0/CIPRADAVESEASERVICERANKSARTICLE1985.PDF
| title = A history of sea service ranks & titles
| work = Commandant's Bulletin
| author = Dave Cipra
| page = 20
| access-date = 2019-12-22
}}
{{cite news
| url = https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/2019/11/01/the-history-of-navy-rank-the-officer-corps/
| title = The History of Navy Rank: The Officer Corps
| work = United States Navy
| date = 2019-11-01
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191215125047/https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/2019/11/01/the-history-of-navy-rank-the-officer-corps/
| archive-date = 2019-12-15
| access-date = 2019-12-22
| url-status = live
| quote = When the U.S. Navy’s predecessor, the Continental Navy, was established in 1775, the first set of Navy regulations stipulated the commissioned offices of captain and lieutenant. When the United States Navy was created by Congress in 1794, the legislation again provided for the ranks of captain and lieutenant “who shall be appointed and commissioned in like manner as other officers of the United States are.” In 1799, master commandant was authorized as a rank between lieutenant and captain. Although master commandant was changed to commander in 1837, this simple rank system survived intact until the Civil War.
}}
|url = http://www.afhso.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-110111-034.pdf
|title = Why is the Colonel Called "Kernal"? The Origin of the Ranks and Rank Insignia Now Used by the United States Armed Forces
|work = McClennan Aviation Museum
|author = Raymond Oliver
|date = August 1983
|page = 14
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131228085119/http://www.afhso.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-110111-034.pdf
|archive-date = 2013-12-28
|access-date = 2019-12-22
|url-status = dead
}}
}}
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