Comparative navy officer ranks of Oceania

Summary

Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of Oceanian states.

Officers edit

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Royal Australian Navy[1]
                                 
Admiral of the fleet Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Acting sub lieutenant Midshipman


  Federated States of Micronesia No navy


  Republic of Fiji Navy
                   
Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Ensign Midshipman


  Kiribati No navy


  Marshall Islands No navy


  Nauru No navy


  Royal New Zealand Navy[2]
                         
Admiral of the fleet[3] Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Ensign Midshipman


  Palau No navy


  Papua New Guinea Maritime Element
               
Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant
Commander
Lieutenant Sub
Lieutenant
Midshipman


  Samoa No navy


  Solomon Islands No navy


  Tongan Navy[4]
               
Commander-in-chief Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Midshipman


  Tuvalu No navy


  Vanuatu Maritime Wing
       
Commander
Komanda
Lieutenant commander
Lietnen Komanda
Lieutenant
Lietnen
Sub lieutenant
Sab-Lietnen
Officer Cadet


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ Shown with cipher of Elizabeth II
  4. ^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.