![]() ![]() The rank stripes had the usual Royal Navy curl, and they were surmounted by an eagle. A flight commander wore a star above a lieutenant's two rank stripes, squadron commander wore two stars above two rank stripes (less than eight years' seniority) or two-and-a-half rank stripes (over eight years seniority), and wing commander wore three rank stripes. In the former Royal Naval Air Service, which was merged with the Royal Flying Corps to form the Royal Air Force in 1918, the pilots held appointments as well as their normal ranks in the Royal Navy, and they wore insignia appropriate to the appointment instead of the rank. The rank of wing commander is above that of squadron leader and below that of group captain. Since the British Royal Air Force's mid-rank officers' ranks are modelled on those of the Royal Navy, the term wing commander is used as a rank, and this is the equivalent of a lieutenant colonel in the army or a commander in the navy. A commander may command a frigate, destroyer, submarine, aviation squadron or shore installation, or may serve on a staff. ![]() Although this equivalency exists, RAN chaplains who are in divisions 1, 2 or 3 do not actually wear the rank of commander, and they hold no command privilege.Ī commander in the Royal Navy is above the rank of lieutenant commander, below the rank of captain, and is equivalent in rank to a lieutenant colonel in the army. To those officers ranked higher than commander, the chaplain is subordinate. This means that to officers and NCOs below the rank of commander, lieutenant colonel, or wing commander, the chaplain is a superior. RAN chaplains who are in divisions 1, 2 or 3 (of five divisions) have the equivalent rank standing of commanders. The rank of commander in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is identical in description to that of a commander in the British Royal Navy. In the Royal Netherlands Air Force, however, this rank is known by the English spelling of commodore which is the Dutch equivalent of the British air commodore. The Dutch use of the title as a rank lives on in the Royal Netherlands Navy, as the equivalent of commodore. In the fleet of the Admiralty of Zeeland however, commandeur was a formal rank, the equivalent of Schout-bij-nacht (rear-admiral) in the other Dutch admiralties. ![]() This included ad hoc fleet commanders and acting captains ( Luitenant-Commandeur). In the navy of the Dutch Republic, anyone who commanded a ship or a fleet without having an appropriate rank to do so could be called a Commandeur. Various functions of commanding officers were also styled commander. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the rank has been assigned the NATO rank code of OF-4. The equivalent American rank master commandant remained in use until changed to commander in 1838.Ī corresponding rank in some navies is frigate captain. The Royal Navy shortened "master and commander" to "commander" in 1794 however, the term "master and commander" remained (unofficially) in common parlance for several years. In practice, these were usually unrated sloops-of-war of no more than 20 guns. The title, originally "master and commander", originated in the 18th century to describe naval officers who commanded ships of war too large to be commanded by a lieutenant but too small to warrant the assignment of a post-captain and (before about 1770) a sailing master the commanding officer served as his own master. For example, in the US Army, an officer with the rank of captain ( NATO rank code OF-2) may hold the title of " company commander", whereas an officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel ( NATO rank code OF-4) typically holds the title of " battalion commander". In most armies, the term "commander" is used as a job title. In the police, terms such as " borough commander" and "incident commander" are used.Ĭommander as a naval and air force rank Naval officer ranksĬommander is a rank used in navies, but is very rarely used as a rank in armies. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain.Ĭommander is also a generic term for an officer commanding any armed forces unit, for example " platoon commander", " brigade commander" and " squadron commander". Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. JSTOR ( June 2008) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭommander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many armies.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. ![]() This article needs additional citations for verification. ![]()
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