"of various rank from Captain of the Fleet to Admiral of the Fleet. From the end of the nineteenth century until the late twentieth century the Flag Officer, Royal Yachts was responsible for command of the squadron when one is formed. He temporarily exercised tactical control over Royal Navy, Commonwealth and foreign warships and Royal Fleet Auxiliary that formed the Royal Squadron. Royal Squadron (Royal Navy) The Royal Squadron originally known as the Royal Flotilla was an adhoc naval formation of the British Royal Navy assembled for official visits and travel by sea by the Monarchy of the United Kingdom"
"Captain (Royal Navy) Captain (Capt) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above commander and below commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a colonel in the British Army and Royal Marines, and to a group captain in the Royal Air Force. There are similarly named equivalent ranks in the navies of many other countries. In the Royal Navy, the officer in command of any warship of the rank of commander and below is informally referred to as ""the captain"" on board, even though holding a junior rank, but"
"in the upper ring. Commander (Royal Navy) Commander (often abbreviated Cdr) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. It is immediately junior to captain and immediately senior to the rank of lieutenant commander. Officers holding the junior rank of lieutenant commander are not considered to be commanders. The title (originally 'master and commander') originated in around 1670 to describe naval officers who commanded ships of war too large to be commanded by a lieutenant, but too small to warrant the assignment of a post-captain, or (before about 1770) a sailing-master who was in charge"
"Commander (Royal Navy) Commander (often abbreviated Cdr) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. It is immediately junior to captain and immediately senior to the rank of lieutenant commander. Officers holding the junior rank of lieutenant commander are not considered to be commanders. The title (originally 'master and commander') originated in around 1670 to describe naval officers who commanded ships of war too large to be commanded by a lieutenant, but too small to warrant the assignment of a post-captain, or (before about 1770) a sailing-master who was in charge of a ship's navigation."
"Admiral (Royal Navy) Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9, outranked only by the rank admiral of the fleet. Royal Navy officers holding the ranks of rear admiral, vice admiral and admiral of the fleet are sometimes considered generically to be admirals. The rank of admiral is currently the highest rank to which an officer in the Royal Navy can be promoted, admiral of the fleet being in abeyance. King Henry III of England appointed the first known English Admiral Sir Richard de Lucy on 29"
"Captain (British Army and Royal Marines) Captain (Capt) is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines and in both services it ranks above lieutenant and below major with a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force. The rank of captain in the Royal Navy is considerably more senior (equivalent to the Army/RM rank of colonel) and the two ranks should not be confused. In the 21st-century British Army, captains are often appointed to be second-in-command of a"
"Air Force uniform and their rank insignia appeared similar to that of an RAF squadron leader except that the stripes were shown entirely in black. Prior to the renaming, the rank had been known as ""observer lieutenant (first class)"". Lieutenant commander (Royal Navy) Lieutenant Commander (often abbreviated Lt Cdr) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. It is immediately junior to commander and immediately senior to the naval rank of lieutenant. Originally having fewer officer ranks than the Army, the Navy previously split some of its ranks by seniority (time in rank) to provide"
"Commodore (rank) Commodore is a naval rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral, counter admiral, or senior captain as an equivalent, although counter admiral may also correspond to rear admiral. Traditionally, ""commodore"" is the title for any officer assigned to command more than one ship at a time, even temporarily, much as ""captain"" is the traditional title for the commanding officer of a single ship even if the officer's official title in the service is a lower rank. As an official"
"Lieutenant commander (Royal Navy) Lieutenant Commander (often abbreviated Lt Cdr) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. It is immediately junior to commander and immediately senior to the naval rank of lieutenant. Originally having fewer officer ranks than the Army, the Navy previously split some of its ranks by seniority (time in rank) to provide equivalence: hence a lieutenant with fewer than eight years seniority wore two stripes and ranked with an army captain; a lieutenant of eight years or more wore two stripes with a thinner one in between, and ranked with a"
"Commodore (Royal Navy) Commodore (Cdre) is a rank of the Royal Navy above captain and below rear admiral. It has a NATO ranking code of OF-6. The rank is equivalent to brigadier in the British Army and Royal Marines and to air commodore in the Royal Air Force. The rank of commodore was introduced during the 17th century in November 1674 (though not legally established until 1806). In 1684 the navy introduced two classes of commodore, the first known as a ""Commodore Distinction"" and the other a ""Commodore Ordinary""; these would later evolve into commodores first and second class. In"
"Colonel (United Kingdom) Colonel (Col) is a rank of the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking below brigadier, and above lieutenant colonel. British colonels are not usually field commanders; typically they serve as staff officers between field commands at battalion and brigade level. The insignia is two diamond-shaped pips (properly called ""Bath Stars"") below a crown. The crown has varied in the past with different monarchs; the current Queen's reign has used St Edward's Crown. The rank is equivalent to captain in the Royal Navy and group captain in the Royal Air Force. The rank of colonel was popularized by"
"Post-captain Post-captain is an obsolete alternative form of the rank of captain in the Royal Navy. The term served to distinguish those who were captains by rank from: In the Royal Navy of the time, an officer might be promoted from commander to captain, but not have a command. Until the officer obtained a command, he was ""on the beach"" and on half-pay. An officer ""took post"" or was ""made post"" when he was first commissioned to command a vessel. Usually this was a rated vessel – that is, a ship too important to be commanded by a mere commander"
"although in both cases as an appointment rather than a rank. During World War I the title of ""Commodore (T)"" was the officer who commanded torpedo boat flotillas. From 1570 to 1864 the Royal Navy was divided into colored squadrons which determined an officer's career path. A modern commodore's rank insignia consists of a 45-millimetre-wide band of gold lace, with a circle of 13-millimetre-wide lace 45 millimetres in diameter above. <br> Commodore (Royal Navy) Commodore (Cdre) is a rank of the Royal Navy above captain and below rear admiral. It has a NATO ranking code of OF-6. The rank is"
"colonel is typically above the rank of lieutenant colonel. The rank above colonel is typically called brigadier, brigade general or brigadier general. Equivalent naval ranks may be called captain or ship-of-the-line captain. In the Commonwealth air force rank system, the equivalent rank is group captain. The word ""colonel"" derives from the same root as the word ""column"" (Italian: ""colonna"") and means ""of a column"", and, by implication, ""commander of a column"". The word ""colonel"" is therefore linked to the word ""column"" in a similar way that ""brigadier"" is linked to ""brigade"", although in English this relationship is not immediately obvious."
"formally is titled ""the commanding officer"" (or CO). In former times Royal Navy officers who were captains by rank and in command of a naval vessel were referred to as post-captains; this practice is now defunct. Ashore, the rank of captain is often verbally described as ""captain RN"" to distinguish it from the more junior Army and Royal Marines rank, and in naval contexts, as a ""four-ring captain"" (referring to the uniform lace) to avoid confusion with the title of a seagoing commanding officer. In the Ministry of Defence, and in joint service establishments, a captain may be referred to"
"a term used in reference to the commanding officer of any ship, base, or other command regardless of rank. It is generally only applied to someone who has earned the speaker's respect, and only used with the permission of the commander/commanding officer in question. Skipper RNR was an actual rank used in the British Royal Naval Reserve for skippers of fishing boats who were members of the service. It was equivalent to Warrant Officer. Skippers could also be promoted to Chief Skipper RNR (equivalent to Commissioned Warrant Officer) and Skipper Lieutenant RNR. Sea captain A sea captain, ship's captain, captain,"
"Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom) Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries. The rank is superior to major, and subordinate to colonel. The comparable Royal Navy rank is commander, and the comparable rank in the Royal Air Force and many Commonwealth air forces is Wing Commander. The rank insignia in the British Army and Royal Marines, as well as many Commonwealth countries, is a crown above a 4 pointed ""Bath"" star, also colloquially referred to as a ""pip"". The crown has varied in the past with"
"is when an officer of higher rank than captain, such as admiral, is the officer in charge of one or more seagoing vessel(s), such as a carrier battle group. An admiral is never referred to as ""captain"". An additional item of note is that in the seaborne services, especially for submarine and aviation commands, the commanding officer is often referred to informally as ""skipper"" whether the officer is a captain or below. For the ground and air forces rank, a captain is of pay grade O-3 (the third officer rank), usually serving as the commander of a company-sized unit in"
"""Kommendör"" in Swedish) equivalent to the Anglo-American naval rank of captain. The Scandinavian the rank of commander is immediately above ""commander-captain"" (, , ), which is equivalent to the Anglo-American naval rank of commander. In the Spanish Navy the equivalent rank to commander is ""capitán de fragata"". A commander in the Royal Navy is above the rank of lieutenant commander, below the rank of captain, and is equivalent in rank to a lieutenant colonel in the army. A commander may command a frigate, destroyer, submarine, aviation squadron or shore installation, or may serve on a staff. Since the British Royal"
"period included. The Royal Navy rank of rear admiral should be distinguished from the office of Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom, which is an Admiralty position usually held by a senior (and possibly retired) ""full"" admiral. Rear admiral (Royal Navy) Rear admiral (RAdm) is a flag officer rank of the British Royal Navy. It is immediately superior to commodore and is subordinate to vice admiral. It is a two-star rank and has a NATO ranking code of OF-7. The rank originated in the days of naval sailing squadrons and each naval squadron would be assigned an admiral as its head."
"General at sea The rank of general at sea (occasionally referred to as ""general of the fleet""), was the highest position of command in the English Parliamentary Navy (later the Navy of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland), and approximates to the current rank of admiral. Alongside others, the generals at sea were also appointed as Commissioners for the Admiralty and Navy. The generals at sea were referred to both by the title of 'general' and by their former army ranks interchangeably. Today, the title 'admiral' is also commonly – if incorrectly – used. In February 1649, within a"
"highest rank an admiral could attain to was Vice-Admiral of Red who then flew the plain red flag. The next promotion step up from that was to Admiral of the Fleet. Post-1805 until 1864 the Vice Admiral of the Red flag changed to a plain red flag with a single white ball in the upper left canton. Admiral (Royal Navy) Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9, outranked only by the rank admiral of the fleet. Royal Navy officers holding the ranks of rear admiral, vice"
"came with senior appointments now became ranks that an individual kept after moving from that post. In 1973, warrant officers reappeared in the Royal Navy, but these appointments followed the army model, with the new warrant officers being ratings rather than officers. They were initially known as fleet chief petty officers (FCPOs), but were renamed warrant officers in the 1980s. They rank with warrant officers class one in the British Army and Royal Marines and with warrant officers in the Royal Air Force. There are executive warrant officers for commands and ships. Five branches (surface ships, submarines, Royal Marines, Fleet"
"Commander Commander is a common naval and air force officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organisations, including several police forces. Commander is also a generic term for an officer commanding any armed forces unit, for example ""platoon commander"", ""brigade commander"" and ""squadron commander"". In the police, terms such as ""borough commander"" and ""incident commander"" are used. Commander is a rank used in navies but is very rarely used as a rank in armies. The title, originally ""master and commander,"" originated in the 18th century to describe naval officers who commanded ships of"
"ranks are used by: Deck (Navy) ranks are used by: The highest troop rank is Marshal of the Russian Federation. The highest Navy 'deck' rank is Admiral of the Fleet. In the Soviet era the rank ""Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union"" was equivalent to the rank of Marshal and only three persons were given that rank. Since 1991 this rank is no longer used. Ranks can have additional descriptors according to assignment or status. For example, the rank of a serviceman of a ""Guards"" unit, formation or ship may be followed by the word ""Guards"" (""Gefreitor of"
"as a ""DACOS"" (standing for deputy assistant chief of staff) or an ""AH"" (assistant head), from the usual job title of OF5-ranked individuals who work with civil servants. The rank insignia features four rings of gold braid with a loop in the upper ring. When in mess dress or mess undress, officers of the rank of captain and above wear gold-laced trousers (the trousers are known as ""tin trousers"", and the gold lace stripes thereon are nicknamed ""lightning conductors""), and may wear the undress tailcoat (without epaulettes). Captain (Royal Navy) Captain (Capt) is a senior officer rank of the Royal"
"British Army and Royal Marines, the rank above second lieutenant is simply lieutenant (pronounced ""lef-tenant""), with no ordinal attached. Before 1871, when the whole British Army switched to using the current rank of ""lieutenant"", the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and fusilier regiments used ""first lieutenant"" and ""second lieutenant"". The ""first lieutenant"" (often abbreviated ""1st Lt"") in a Royal Navy ship is a post or appointment, rather than a rank. Historically the lieutenants in a ship were ranked in accordance with seniority, with the most senior being termed the first lieutenant and acting as the second-in-command, unless the ship was complemented"
"less in rank to Colonel of the Regiment. Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom) Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries. The rank is superior to major, and subordinate to colonel. The comparable Royal Navy rank is commander, and the comparable rank in the Royal Air Force and many Commonwealth air forces is Wing Commander. The rank insignia in the British Army and Royal Marines, as well as many Commonwealth countries, is a crown above a 4 pointed ""Bath"" star, also colloquially referred to as a ""pip""."
"Commander (Canada) In the Royal Canadian Navy, the rank of commander ( or ""capf"") is a Naval rank equal to a lieutenant-colonel of the Army or Air Force. A commander is senior to a lieutenant-commander or an army or air force major, and junior to a captain (N) or colonel. Typical appointments for a commander include: The rank insignia for a commander is three ½"" 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. Commanders in"
"the equivalent of commodore. In the Royal Netherlands Air Force, however, this rank is known by the English spelling of ""commodore"" which is the Dutch equivalent of the British air commodore. The rank of commander in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is identical in description to that of a commander in the British Royal Navy. RAN chaplains who are in sivisions 1, 2 or 3 (of five divisions) have the equivalent rank standing of commanders. This means that to officers and NCOs below the rank of commander, lieutenant colonel, or wing commander, the chaplain is a superior. To those officers"
"rank of captain, while masters who had served at least 15 years were given the new rank of ""staff commander"" and ranked after commander. During the First World War the title was revived for the Grand Fleet's senior Navigation Officer. The title has been used outside the Royal Navy, such as in ""Ultramarines"" and other science fiction, and for the captain of the ""Belle of Louisville"". Master of the fleet In the Royal Navy, the rank of master of the fleet denoted the sailing master of a fleet flagship, or the senior sailing master in a fleet. Examples include John"
"task force of ships, and therefore higher in rank than a captain but lower in rank than an admiral. The rank is still used by the British Royal Navy and other Commonwealth countries, but the equivalent modern-day rank in the U.S. Navy is rear admiral lower half. Since the term was used most during the 19th century, Vanderbilt's mascot, ""Mr. C"", is usually portrayed as a naval officer from the late 19th century, complete with mutton chops, cutlass, and uniform. In addition to Mr. C, Vanderbilt fans often use the cheer ""Anchor down!"" accompanied by the ""VU"" hand sign, created"
"addressed as ""sir"". ""Chief Petty Officer"" is the second highest non-commissioned rank in the Royal Australian Navy. Fleet chief petty officer is a commissioned and gazetted rank in Pakistan Navy above chief petty officer and below master chief petty officer. It is equivalent to the Pakistan Air Force warrant officer and the Pakistan Army subedar. In the Royal Navy, the rank of chief petty officer comes above that of petty officer and below that of warrant officer class 2, which is being phased out. It is the equivalent of colour sergeant in the Royal Marines, staff sergeant in the Army,"