Comparative navy officer ranks of Africa

Rank comparison chart of navies of African states.

Officers

Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
 Algerian National Navy
No equivalent
No equivalent
Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign
 Angolan Navy
No equivalent
Almirante da Armada Almirante Vice-almirante Contra-almirante Capitão de Mare Guerra Capitão de Fragata Capitão Teniente Tenente de Navio Tenente de Fragata Tenente de Corveta Sub-Tenente
 Benin Navy
No equivalent
No equivalent
Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Botswana No navy
Burkina Faso No navy
Burundi No navy
 Cameroon Navy
No equivalent No equivalent
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
 Cape Verdean Coast Guard
No equivalent
Capitão–de–mar Capitão–de–navio Capitão-de–patrulha Capitão-tenente Primeiro-tenente Tenente Guarda-marinha Aspirante à oficial
Central African Republic No navy
Chad No navy
Comoros No navy
 Navy of the DR Congo
No equivalent No equivalent
Admiral
Grand Amiral
Vice Admiral
Amiral
Rear Admiral
Vice-Amiral
Commodore
Contre-Amiral
Captain
Capitaine de Vaisseau
Commander
Capitaine de Frégate
Lieutenant Commander
Capitaine de Corvette
Lieutenant
Lieutenant de Vaisseau
Lieutenant (junior grade)
Enseigne de Vaisseau
Ensign
Enseigne de Vaisseau
de deuxième classe
Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Congolese Navy
No equivalent
No equivalent
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
 Djiboutian Navy
No equivalent
Unknown
Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
 Egyptian Navy
No equivalent No equivalent
Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant Ensign
Fariq awwal
(فريق أول)
Fariq
(فريق‎‎)
Liwaa'
(لواء‎‎)
'amid
(عميد)
'aqid
(عقيد)
Moqaddim
(مقدم)
Ra'id
(رائد‎‎)
Naqib
(نقيب)
Molazim awwal
(ملازم أول)
Molazim
(ملازم)
 Navy of Equatorial Guinea
No equivalent
Unknown
Vice admiral
Vice almirante
Counter admiral
Contra almirante
Ship-of-the-line captain
Capitán de navío
Frigate captain
Capitán de fragata
Corvette captain
Capitán de corbeta
Ship-of-the-line lieutenant
Teniente de navío
Ensign
Alférez de navío
Ensign
Alférez de fragata
 Eritrean Navy
No equivalent
Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
Ethiopia No navy
 Gabonese Navy
No equivalent Unknown
Amiral Vice-amiral d´escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de fregate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
 Gambian Navy
No equivalent
Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman
 Ghana Navy
No equivalent No equivalent
Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant
Guinean Navy
No equivalent
No equivalent
Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Navy of Guinea-Bissau
No equivalent
Capitão de Mar e Guerra Capitão de Fragata Capitão-tenente Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente Guarda-marinha and
Subtenente
Navy of Ivory Coast
No equivalent
Amiral Vice-amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau major Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe Aspirant
 Kenya Navy
No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Lesotho No navy
Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Liberian National Coast Guard
No equivalent
No equivalent
Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign
 Libyan Navy
No equivalent
No equivalent
Vice admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant Ensign
Fariq
(فريق‎‎)
Liwaa'
(لواء‎‎)
'amid
(عميد)
'aqid
(عقيد)
Moqaddim
(مقدم)
Ra'id
(رائد‎‎)
Naqib
(نقيب)
Molazim awwal
(ملازم أول)
Molazim
(ملازم)
 Madagascar Navy
No equivalent Unknown
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 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Malawi Navy
No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Mali No navy
 Mauritanian Navy
No equivalent
No equivalent
Général de division Général de brigade Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Mauritius No navy
 Royal Moroccan Navy
No equivalent Unknown
Amiral Vice-amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vasseau-major Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de fregate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Mozambique Naval Command
No equivalent
Unknown
Almirante Vice-almirante Contra-almirante Capitão de Mare Guerra Capitão de Fragata Capitão-tenente Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente Guarda-marinha
 Namibian Navy
No equivalent
Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign Midshipman
Niger No navy
 Nigerian Navy
No equivalent
Admiral of the
Fleet
Admiral Vice Admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub
lieutenant
Midshipman
Rwanda No navy
Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Coast Guard of São Tomé and Príncipe
No equivalent
Capitão de Mar e Guerra Capitão de Fragata Capitão-tenente Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente Guarda-marinha and
Subtenente
 Senegal Navy
No equivalent
No equivalent
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
Seychelles Coast Guard
No equivalent
Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant Acting Sub Lieutenant Officer Cadet
 Sierra Leone Navy
No equivalent
Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman
 Somali Navy
No equivalent
Unknown
Rear Admiral
Admiraal Gaas
Commodore Admiral
Admiraal Guuto
Captain
Gashaanle Sare
Commander
Gashaanle Dhexe
Lieutenant Commander
Gashaanle
Lieutenant
Dhamme
Sub Lieutenant
Laba Xídígle
Ensign
Xídígle
 South African Navy
No equivalent
Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral
(junior grade)
Captain Commander Lieutenant
commander
Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Ensign Midshipman
South Sudan No navy
 Sudanese Navy
No equivalent No equivalent
Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant Ensign
Fariq awwal
(فريق أول)
Fariq
(فريق‎‎)
Liwaa'
(لواء‎‎)
'amid
(عميد)
'aqid
(عقيد)
Moqaddim
(مقدم)
Ra'id
(رائد‎‎)
Naqib
(نقيب)
Molazim awwal
(ملازم أول)
Molazim
(ملازم)
Swaziland No navy
 Tanzania Naval Command
No equivalent
No equivalent
Vice admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant Ensign
Togolese Navy
No equivalent
No equivalent
Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
 Tunisia Navy
No equivalent
No equivalent
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
Uganda No navy
Zambia No navy
Zimbabwe No navy
Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer

Warrant Officers

Equivalent NATO codeWO-1WO-2WO-3WO-3WO-5
 South African Navy
Senior warrant officer Master warrant officer Chief warrant officer Senior chief warrant officer Master chief warrant officer

See also

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