Royal Navy Officer Ranks

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Royal Navy
Command and Administration
Board of Admiralty
Admiralty War Staff (post-1912)
·Operations Division
·Intelligence Division
·Mobilisation Division
·Trade Division (1914-)
·Anti-Submarine Division (1916-)
Departments of the Admiralty
Department of the Director of Naval Ordnance
Department of the Director of Naval Equipment (1912-)
Victualling Department
Naval Mobilisation Department (Royal Navy) (1900-1912)
Navigation Department (Royal Navy) (1913-)
Naval Intelligence Department (1887-1912)
Naval Construction Department
Department of the Controller of the Navy
Engineering Department
Dockyards Department
Dockyard Expense Accounts Department
Naval Store Department
Works Department
Compass Branch
Air Department
Coastguard and Reserves Branch
Engineer Branch
Dockyard Branch
Transport Department
Accountant-General's Department
Naval Medical Service
Contract and Purchase Department
Greenwich Hospital Department
Naval Education Office
Structure
Board of Admiralty
Admiralty War Staff
Royal Naval Colleges
Royal Naval Dockyards
Royal Naval War Staff
Royal Naval Establishments
Structure
Fleets and Squadrons
Aircraft squadrons
Infantry units
Equipment
Royal Navy ships
Royal Navy ship classes
Personnel
Flag Officers
Officer ranks
Lower Deck Ranks and Ratings
History and traditions
History of the Royal Navy
Sunset
Heart of Oak
Band of the Royal Marines
Imperial Navy League
Imperial Maritime League

Military Officers

Engineer Officers

Medical Officers

Paymaster Officers

Comparative Ranks

Military Branch Without the curl, but with; (until)
Purple
between
stripes (1915)
Scarlet
between
stripes (1918)
White
between
stripes (1918)
Light Blue
between
stripes (1918)
Admiral of
the Fleet
- - - -
Admiral - - - -
Vice-
Admiral
Engineer-in-Chief Medical Director-General - -
Rear-
Admiral
Engineer
Rear-Admiral
Surgeon-General - -
Commodores,
First and
Second Class
- - - -
Captain
of three
years' seniority
Engineer Captain
of eight years'
service in that rank
Deputy
Surgeon-General
Paymaster-in-Chief
with five years'
service in that rank
Chief Naval Instructor
(rank established 1917)
Captain
under three
years' seniority
Engineer Captain
under eight years'
service in that rank
Deputy
Surgeon-General
Paymaster-in-Chief -
Commander Engineer Commander Fleet Surgeon Fleet Paymaster Naval Instructor
of 14 years' seniority
Lieutenant-
Commander
Engineer
Lieutenant-Commander
Staff Surgeon Staff Paymaster Naval Instructor
of 6 years' seniority
Lieutenant Engineer Lieutenant Surgeon Assistant Paymaster
of four years' seniority
Naval Instructor
under 6 years' seniority
Sub-Lieutenant Engineer Sub-Lieutenant - Assistant Paymaster
under four years' seniority
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