Commander-captain

Naval officer ranks
Flag officers
Admiral of the fleet Grand admiral Admiral General admiral Vice admiral Squadron vice-admiral Lieutenant admiral Rear admiral Admiral-superintendent Port admiral Counter admiral Divisional admiral Commodore Flotilla admiral Schout-bij-nacht
Senior officers
Captain of the fleet Captain Captain at sea Captain of sea and war Flag captain Fleet captain Post-captain Ship-of-the-line captain Commander Frigate captain Corvette captain
Junior officers
Captain lieutenant Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Ship-of-the-line lieutenant Frigate lieutenant Lieutenant junior-grade Sub-lieutenant Corvette lieutenant Ensign Midshipman
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Commander-captain or commanding captain is a naval rank, used in a number of navies, including all Scandinavian nations. The rank is rated OF-4 within NATO forces.^[1]

Scandinavia

Denmark

On 11 February 1693, the rank was codified, by King Christian V, with the publication of the updated Danish order of precedence. Here "Commandeur-Capitain til Søes" was placed below Schout by Nacht, above Capitain and equal to Major.^[2] As of 2022, the rank is placed below Kommandør and above Orlogskaptajn.^[3] It has the grade of M401 within the Ministry of Defence's pay structure.^[4] Officially translated the rank is called "Commander, senior grade".^[5]

Norway

Sweden

In the Swedish Navy, the rank of Kommendörkapten is ranked below Kommendör and above Örlogskapten.^[6] Before 1972, the rank was divided into two ranks: kommendörkapten av 1:a graden/klassen and kommendörkapten av 2:a graden/klassen.

Gallery

Kommandørkaptajn
(Royal Danish Navy)^[3]
Komentajakapteeni
(Swedish: Kommendörkapten)
(Finnish Navy)^[7]
Komandkapteinis
(Latvian Naval Forces)^[8]
Kommandørkaptein
(Royal Norwegian Navy)^[9]
Căpitan-comandor
(Romanian Naval Forces)^[10]
Kommendörkapten
(Swedish Navy)^[11]

References

^ Military Committee Land Standardization Board (13 January 2021). STANAG 2116 (7th ed.). NATO Standardization Agency. p. B-2.
^ danmarkshistorien.dk (21 June 2016). "Rangforordningen, 11. februar 1693" [Ranking Regulation, 11 February 1693] (in Danish). danmarkshistorien.dk. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Søværnets Gradstegn" [Navy Rank] (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ Ministry of Defence (9 January 2017). "Historik" [History]. forpers.dk (in Danish). Forsvarsministeriets Personalestyrelse. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ "Badges of Rank for the Royal Danish Navy, 2016" (PDF). forsvaret.dk. Danish Defence. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ "Förordning om ändring i officersförordningen (1994:882)" [Ordinance amending the Officers Ordinance (1994: 882)] (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Code of Statutes. 26 June 2000. p. 2. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ "Sotilasarvot Puolustusvoimissa" [Military values in the Defense Forces]. puolustusvoimat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Pakāpju iedalījums". mil.lv/lv (in Latvian). Latvian National Armed Forces. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Militære grader" [Military ranks]. forsvaret.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Armed Forces. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Grade militare (Military ranks)". defense.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Defence Staff. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Nya gradbeteckningar införs" [New rank designations are introduced] (in Swedish). Försvarsmakten. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.