Frigate captain is a naval rank in the
naval forces
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of several countries.
Corvette captain lies one level below frigate captain.
It is usually equivalent to the
Commonwealth
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/
US Navy
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rank of
commander
Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many army, armies. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countri ...
.
Countries using this rank include
Argentina
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,
Colombia
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and
Spain
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(),
France
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(),
Belgium
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(),
Italy
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(),
Brazil
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and
Portugal
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(),
Croatia
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() and
Germany
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().
In the
Royal Canadian Navy
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, ''capitaine de frégate'' is the official French language name for the rank of
commander
Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many army, armies. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countri ...
.
The
NATO rank code is OF-4, the official translation for instance of the German as well as the French ''capitaine de frégate'' into English is "commander senior grade".
Germany
is a
German Navy
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line officer rank
OF-4 equivalent to (en:
Lieutenant colonel) in the
German Army
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and
German Air Force.
Gallery
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( Angolan Navy)
( Argentine Navy)
(Belgian Navy
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)
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(Benin Navy
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)
( Bolivian Navy)
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( Brazilian Navy)
( Cameroon Navy)
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Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many army, armies. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countri ...
(Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; , ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The navy is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of February 2024, the RCN operates 12 s, 12 s, 4 s, 4 s, 8 s, and several auxiliary ...
)
( Chilean Navy)
( Colombian National Navy)
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( Navy of the DR Congo)
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( Congolese Navy)
( Croatian Navy)
( Cuban Revolutionary Navy)
( Dominican Navy)
( Navy of El Salvador)
( Navy of Equatorial Guinea)
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(French Navy
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)
(Gabonese Navy
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(German Navy
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)
( Guinean Navy)
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( Navy of Guinea-Bissau)
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( Honduran Navy)
(Italian Navy
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)
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( Navy of Ivory Coast)
( Madagascar Navy)
( Mexican Navy)
( Nicaraguan Navy)
( Montenegrin Navy)
( Royal Moroccan Navy)
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( Mozambique Naval Command)
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( Paraguayan Navy)
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(Peruvian Navy
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)
( Portuguese Navy)
( Coast Guard of São Tomé and Príncipe)
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( Senegal Navy)
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( Serbian River Flotilla)
( Slovenian Navy)
(Spanish Navy
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)
( East Timor Navy)
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( Togolese Navy)
( Tunisian National Navy)
( National Navy of Uruguay)
( Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela)
See also
*
Frigate lieutenant
References
Naval ranks
Long stubs with short prose
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