Corvette captain is a rank in many navies which theoretically corresponds to command of a
corvette
A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ...
(small warship). The equivalent rank in the United Kingdom,
Commonwealth
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, and United States is
lieutenant commander
Lieutenant commander (also hyphenated lieutenant-commander and abbreviated Lt Cdr, LtCdr. or LCDR) is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander. The corresponding rank i ...
. The
Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack s ...
uses bilingual ranks, with ''capitaine de corvette'' being the French equivalent of
lieutenant commander
Lieutenant commander (also hyphenated lieutenant-commander and abbreviated Lt Cdr, LtCdr. or LCDR) is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander. The corresponding rank i ...
.
Notable users of the rank of corvette captain in Europe include the navies of
France
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,
Germany
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,
Italy
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,
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
, and
Croatia
, image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg
, image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg
, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
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, capit ...
. Other users include many
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
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n countries.
While the
NATO rank code is OF-3, the official translation of the rank as per NATO STANAG 2116 varies between "commander junior grade" and "commander" (with the next senior rank being translated as "commander senior grade").
[NATO STANAG 2116 of 25 February 2010] Some NATO members class their corvette captains as OF-4 when they are serving afloat.
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]
Germany
''Korvettenkapitän'' is an OF3 rank equivalent to the German Army
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and German Air Force
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rank of ''Major
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''.
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(Angolan Navy
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)
(Argentine Navy
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)
(Belgian Navy
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(Benin Navy
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(Bolivian Navy
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)
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(Brazilian Navy
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(Cameroon Navy
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)
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Lieutenant commander (also hyphenated lieutenant-commander and abbreviated Lt Cdr, LtCdr. or LCDR) is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander. The corresponding rank i ...
(Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack s ...
)
(Chilean Navy
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)
( Colombian National Navy)
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( Navy of the DR Congo)
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( Congolese Navy)
(Croatian Navy
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, caption = Emblem of the Croatian Navy
, start_date = 1991
, country =
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, type = Navy
, role =
, size = 1,36330 vessels
, command_structure = Armed Forces of Croatia
, ga ...
)
(Cuban Revolutionary Navy
The Cuban Revolutionary Navy ( es, Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria) is the navy of Cuba.
History
The Constitutional Navy of Cuba was the navy of Cuba that existed prior to 1959. During World War II, it sank the German submarine ''U-176'' on 15 ...
)
(Dominican Navy
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(Navy of El Salvador
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Built around craft and duties absorbed from the Salvadoran Coast Guard, the navy is primarily ...
)
(Navy of Equatorial Guinea
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)
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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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( Honduran Navy)
(Italian Navy
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( Navy of Ivory Coast)
(Madagascar Navy
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)
(Mexican Navy
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)
(Nicaraguan Navy
The Nicaraguan Navy, officially the Naval Force of the Nicaraguan Army, ( es, Fuerza Naval del Ejercito de Nicaragua) is the naval service branch of the Nicaraguan Armed Forces. The navy's mission is to ensure the defense and security of the is ...
)
( Montenegrin Navy)
(Royal Moroccan Navy
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(Paraguayan Navy
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It has gone to war on two occasions: the War of th ...
)
( Peruvian Navy)
(Senegal Navy
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)
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( Serbian River Flotilla)
( Slovenian Navy)
(Spanish Navy
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( Togolese Navy)
( Tunisian National Navy)
(National Navy of Uruguay
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(Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
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, battles = Venezuelan War of Independence and the Battle of Lake Maracaibo
, anniversaries = July 24, Birthday of Simon Bolivar, Navy Day and Battle of Lake Maracaibo ...
)
See also
* Corvette lieutenant
References
{{Reflist
Naval ranks