Royal Navy Officer Ranks
From The Dreadnought Project
Line Officers
- Admiral of the Fleet
- Admiral
- Vice-Admiral
- Rear-Admiral
- Commodore 1st Class
- Commodore 2nd Class
- Captain
- Commander
- Lieutenant-Commander
- Lieutenant
- Sub-Lieutenant
- Commissioned Warrant Officer
Engineering Officers
- Engineer Vice-Admiral
- Engineer Rear-Admiral
- Engineer Captain
- Engineer Commander
- Engineer Lieutenant-Commander
- Engineer Lieutenant
- Engineer Sub-Lieutenant
Medical Officers
- Medical Director-General - equivalent to Vice-Admiral
- Surgeon-General - equivalent to Rear-Admiral
- Deputy Surgeon-General - equivalent to Captain
- Fleet Surgeon - equivalent to Commander
- Staff Surgeon - equivalent to Lieutenant-Commander
- Surgeon - equivalent to Lieutenant
- Surgeon-Probationer - equivalent to Sub-Lieutenant
Paymaster Officers
- Paymaster-in-Chief - equivalent to Captain
- Fleet Paymaster - equivalent to Commander
- Staff Paymaster - equivalent to Lieutenant-Commander
- Paymaster - equivalent to Lieutenant-Commander
- Assistant Paymaster - over 4 years equivalent to Lieutenant, under 4 equivalent to Sub-Lieutenant
