Comparative navy officer ranks of Oceania

Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of Oceanian states.

Officers

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 Royal Australian Navy[1]
Admiral of the fleet Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Acting sub lieutenant
Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia No navy


 Republic of Fiji Navy
Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Ensign
Kiribati Kiribati No navy


Marshall Islands Marshall Islands No navy


Nauru Nauru No navy


 Royal New Zealand Navy[2]
 Admiral of the Fleet Admiral of the fleet Vice Admiral Vice admiral Rear Admiral Rear admiral Commodore Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Ensign
Admiral of the fleet[3] Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Ensign
Palau Palau No navy


 Papua New Guinea Maritime Element
Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant
Commander 		Lieutenant Sub
Lieutenant
Samoa Samoa No navy


Solomon Islands Solomon Islands No navy


 Tongan Navy[4]
Commander-in-chief Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Midshipman
Tuvalu Tuvalu No navy


Vanuatu Vanuatu Maritime Wing
Commander
Komanda 		Lieutenant commander
Lietnen Komanda 		Lieutenant
Lietnen 		Sub lieutenant
Sab-Lietnen
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ranks". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  2. ^ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ Shown with cipher of Elizabeth II
  4. ^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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