Ranks in the French Navy
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The rank of Vice-Admiral of France (French: Vice-Amiral) was formerly designated as Lieutenant-General of the Naval Armies until 1791, such as in the Levant Fleet and Flotte du Ponant of the Ancien Régime. Major of the French Navy has a similar history to that of the former Lieutenant-General of the Naval Armies.
The only Amiral de la Flotte (
Insignia
The insignia below depict the configuration on shoulder boards. Shoulder straps are slightly different, notably without the golden frame for general officers.
Great officers
NATO rank |
Rank insignia | Name | ||
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Shoulder | Sleeve | French | English translation | |
OF-10 | Amiral de France | Admiral of France |
Officers
Officiers généraux — Flag officers
NATO rank |
Rank insignia | Name | |||
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Shoulder | Sleeve | Flag | French | English translation | |
OF-9 | Amiral | Admiral | |||
OF-8 | Vice-Amiral d'escadre | Squadron vice-admiral
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OF-7 | Vice-Amiral | Vice-admiral | |||
OF-6 | Contre-Amiral | Counter admiral |
Officiers supérieurs — Senior officers
Officiers subalternes — Junior officers
NATO rank |
Rank insignia | Name | ||
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Shoulder | Sleeve | French | English translation | |
OF-2 | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Ship-of-the-line lieutenant | ||
OF-1 | Enseigne de vaisseau de première classe | Ship-of-the-line ensign, first class | ||
Enseigne de vaisseau de deuxième classe | Ship-of-the-line ensign, second class | |||
OF-(D) | Aspirant | Midshipman |
Warrant, Petty Officers and Enlisted Personnel
Officiers mariniers — Warrant and Petty Officers
NATO rank |
Rank insignia | Name | ||
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Shoulder | Sleeve | French | English translation | |
OR-9 | Major | Major | ||
Maître-principal | Principal master | |||
OR-8 | Premier-maître | First master | ||
OR-6 | Maître | Master | ||
OR-5 | Second-maître | Second master |
Matelots et quartiers-maîtres — Sailors and quarter-masters
NATO rank |
Rank insignia | Name | ||
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Shoulder | Sleeve | French | English translation | |
OR-4 | Quartier-maître de 1re classe | Quartermaster first class | ||
OR-3 | Quartier-maître de 2e classe | Quartermaster second class | ||
OR-2 | Matelot 2ème and 1ère classe | Able seaman | ||
OR-1 | Mousse | Seaman |
Attributions
Personnel with a particular attribution may wear distinctive features on their rank insignia. For instance, medical officers bear two red stripes on their insignia. Similarly, the Ingénieur des études et techniques de travaux maritimes wear pearl-grey stripes.
Peintres de la Marine, who are not employed by the navy but have a special status, wear a uniform and officer straps with rank insignia replaced with the words "Peintre officiel".
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Chief Surgeon First Class
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Chief War Commissar First Class
Military chaplains
Chief Military Chaplain | |
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Deputy Chief Military Chaplain | |
Regional military chaplain | |
Military chaplain |
- Vice-amiral de France (Vice Admiral of France)
- Lieutenant général des armées navales
- Chef d'escadre
- Brigadier des armées navales and Chef de division
- Major de vaisseau
- Capitaine de vaisseau et de port
- Lieutenant de vaisseau et de port
- Capitaine de brûlot
- Lieutenant de frégate
- Capitaine de flûte
- Sous-lieutenant de vaisseau
- Sous-lieutenant de port
- Enseigne de vaisseau non entretenu
- Élèves de la Marine
- Garde de la marine
- Maître amiral
- Maître vice-amiral
- Contre maître
- Aide pilote
- Second maître appelés
- Second maître de 1re classe
- Second maître de 2e classe
- Quartier-maitre-chef de carrière