Comparative navy officer ranks of Oceania
Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of Oceanian states.
Officers
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Royal Australian Navy[1]
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Admiral of the fleet | Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Acting sub lieutenant | Midshipman
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Federated States of Micronesia | No navy
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Republic of Fiji Navy
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Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub-Lieutenant | Ensign | Midshipman
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Kiribati | No navy
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Marshall Islands | No navy
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Nauru | No navy
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Royal New Zealand Navy[2]
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Admiral of the fleet[3] | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Ensign | Midshipman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Palau | No navy
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Papua New Guinea Maritime Element
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Rear Admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Midshipman
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Samoa | No navy
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Solomon Islands | No navy
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Tongan Navy[4]
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Commander-in-chief | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Midshipman |
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Tuvalu | No navy
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Vanuatu Maritime Wing
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Commander Komanda | Lieutenant commander Lietnen Komanda | Lieutenant Lietnen | Sub lieutenant Sab-Lietnen | Officer Cadet
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
See also
References
- ^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Shown with cipher of Elizabeth II
- ^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.