Captain 1st rank (russian: Капитан 1-го ранга, Kapitan 1-go ranga, lit=Captain of the 1st rank) is a rank used by the
Russian Navy and a number of
former communist states. The rank is the most senior rank in the staff officers' career group. The rank is equivalent to
colonel
Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations.
In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge o ...
in armies and air forces. Within NATO forces, the rank is rated as OF-5 and is equivalent to
captain in English-speaking navies.
Russia
The rank was introduced in Russia by
Peter the Great in 1713. By decision of the so-called ''military navy commission'' (ru: ''Воинская морскaя комиссия'') in 1732 the sequence of Kapitan ranks was abolished. However, until 1752 the grade rank ''Kapitan 1st rank'' was corresponding to ''Fleet kapitan'' (ru: флота капитан). Finally, the ''Kapitan ranks'' were reintroduced September 5 (16), 1751. The
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army ( Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, afte ...
introduced the ''Kapitan 1st rank'' rank in 1935, together with a number of other former Russian ranks, and it continues to be used in many ex-
USSR
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
countries, including Russia.
The first OF-5 equivalent rank in the Soviet Navy (from 1918 to 1935) was ''Ship komandir 1st rank'', also ''Ship commander 1st rank'', (ru: командир корабля 1-ого ранга; literal: Commander of the ship 1st rank).
This particular rank was introduced by disposal of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and the Council of People's Commissars, from September 22, 1935.
[Decree of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and the Council of People's Commissars, from September 22, 1935, on introduction of individual military rank designation to commanding personnel of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.]
The equivalent rank designation in the
Soviet Navy for warship engineers was '' Kapitan 1st rank-engineer''. Other non-seagoing naval personnel of OF-5 rank, such as in medical service, chemical defence, marines, and naval aviation, have the rank of
Polkovnik
''Polkovnik'' (russian: полковник, lit=regimentary; pl, pułkownik) is a military rank used mostly in Slavic-speaking countries which corresponds to a colonel in English-speaking states and oberst in several German-speaking and Scandin ...
.
In the navy of the Russian Federation there are three ranks in the ''staff officer'' (until 1917:
stab-ofizer, derived from German ''Stabsoffizier'') career group:
* Captain 1st rank
*
Captain 2nd rank
*
Captain 3rd rank Captain 3rd rank (russian: Капитан 3-го ранга, Kapitan 3-go ranga, lit=Captain of the 3rd rank) is a rank used by the Russian Navy and a number of Communist state#Former communist states, former communist state. The rank is the lowest ...
Types of rank insignia ''Kapitan 1st rank'' and naval equivalents
Captain 1st rank insignia
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See also
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Ranks and rank insignia of the Russian armed forces until 1917
The Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces were the military ranks used by the Imperial Russian Army and the Imperial Russian Navy. Many of the ranks were derived from the Military ranks of the German Empire, German model. The rank ...
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Ranks and rank insignia of the Red Army 1918–1935,
... 1935–1940 and
... 1940–1943
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Ranks and rank insignia of the Soviet Army 1943–1955
Rank is the relative position, value, worth, complexity, power, importance, authority, level, etc. of a person or object within a ranking, such as:
Level or position in a hierarchical organization
* Academic rank
* Diplomatic rank
* Hierarchy
* H ...
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Ranks and rank insignia of the Soviet Army 1955–1991
Rank is the relative position, value, worth, complexity, power, importance, authority, level, etc. of a person or object within a ranking, such as:
Level or position in a hierarchical organization
* Academic rank
* Diplomatic rank
* Hierarchy
* ...
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Naval ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation
The Navy of the Russian Federation inherited the ranks of the Soviet Navy, although the insignia and uniform were slightly altered. The navy predominantly uses naval-style ranks but also uses army-style ranks for some specialisations, including n ...
References
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