Commander-captain or commanding captain is a naval rank, used in a number of navies, including all
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, ...
n nations. The rank is rated
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Ranks and insignia of NATO are combined military insignia used by the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The rank scale is used for specifying posts within NATO.
Definitions
NATO maintains a "standard rank scale" in ...
within
NATO
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forces.
Scandinavia
Denmark
On 11 February 1693, the rank was codified, by
King Christian V, with the publication of the updated
Danish order of precedence
The Danish order of precedence is a symbolic hierarchy of Danish officials used to direct protocol. It has no official status and entails no special privileges, but has been established in practical use, e.g. determining seating arrangements at f ...
. Here "" was placed below , above and equal to . As of 2022, the rank is placed below and above .
It has the grade of M401 within the
Ministry of Defence's pay structure. Officially translated the rank is called "
Commander
Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain.
...
, senior grade".
Norway
Sweden
In the
Swedish Navy
The Swedish Navy ( sv, Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet () – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps ().
In Swedish, vessels o ...
, the rank of is ranked below and above .
Before 1972, the rank was divided into two ranks: and .
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(Royal Danish Navy
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)
)
(Finnish Navy
The Finnish Navy ( fi, Merivoimat, sv, Marinen) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscripts are trained each year. Finnish Navy vessels are given the ship prefix "FNS", short for ...
)
(Latvian Naval Forces
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)
(Royal Norwegian Navy
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)
(Romanian Naval Forces
The Romanian Navy ( ro, Forțele Navale Române) is the navy branch of the Romanian Armed Forces; it operates in the Black Sea and on the Danube. It traces its history back to 1860.
History
The Romanian Navy was founded in 1860 as a river flot ...
)
(Swedish Navy
The Swedish Navy ( sv, Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet () – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps ().
In Swedish, vessels o ...
)
References
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Naval ranks
Captains
da:Kommandørkaptajn
fi:Komentajakapteeni
no:Kommandørkaptein
sv:Kommendörkapten