| Frigate captain | |
|---|---|
Common types of insignia | |
| Country | Seegallery |
| Service branch | Navies |
| Rank group | Senior officer |
| NATOrank code | OF-4 |
| Next higher rank | Ship-of-the-line captain |
| Next lower rank | Corvette captain |
| Equivalent ranks | Commander (Anglophone) |
| Naval officer ranks |
|---|
| Flag officers |
| Senior officers |
| Junior officers |
Frigate captain is a naval rank in thenaval forces of several countries.Corvette captain lies one level below frigate captain.
It is usually equivalent to theCommonwealth/US Navy rank ofcommander.
Countries using this rank includeArgentina,Colombia andSpain (Spanish:capitán de fragata),France (French:capitaine de frégate),Belgium (Dutch:fregatkapitein),Italy (Italian:capitano di fregata),Brazil andPortugal (Portuguese:capitão de fragata),Croatia (Croatian:kapetan fregate) andGermany (German:Fregattenkapitän).
In theRoyal Canadian Navy,capitaine de frégate is the official French language name for the rank ofcommander.
TheNATO rank code is OF-4, the official translation for instance of the GermanFregattenkapitän as well as the Frenchcapitaine de frégate into English is "commander senior grade".[1]
Fregattenkapitän is aGerman Navy line officer rankOF-4 equivalent toOberstleutnant (en:Lieutenant colonel) in theGerman Army andGerman Air Force.
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