Counter admiral



















Naval officer ranks

Flag officers


  • Admiral of the fleet

  • Grand admiral

  • Admiral

  • General admiral

  • Vice admiral

  • Squadron vice-admiral

  • Lieutenant admiral

  • Rear admiral

  • Admiral-superintendent

  • Port admiral

  • Counter admiral

  • Divisional admiral

  • Commodore

  • Flotilla admiral

  • Schout-bij-nacht

Senior officers


  • Captain of the fleet

  • Captain

  • Captain at sea

  • Captain of sea and war

  • Flag captain

  • Fleet captain

  • Post-captain

  • Ship-of-the-line captain

  • Commander

  • Frigate captain

  • Lieutenant commander

  • Corvette captain

Junior officers


  • Captain lieutenant

  • Lieutenant

  • Ship-of-the-line lieutenant

  • Frigate lieutenant

  • Lieutenant junior-grade

  • Sub-lieutenant

  • Corvette lieutenant

  • Ensign

  • Midshipman

  • v

  • t

  • e


Counter admiral is a rank found in many navies of the world, but no longer used in English-speaking countries, where the equivalent rank is rear admiral. The term derives from the French contre-amiral.[1]


In modern navies that use it, rear (counter) admiral is generally, although not always, the lowest flag officer rank (in the German Navy, for instance, Flottillenadmiral ranks below Konteradmiral; in the Royal Canadian Navy, contre-amiral/rear admiral ranks above commodore).




Contents






  • 1 Portugal and Brazil


  • 2 France


  • 3 Germany


  • 4 Former USSR and Russia


  • 5 References





Portugal and Brazil






  • Sleeve insignia (Portuguese Navy)







  • Shoulder insignia (Brazilian Navy)





In the navies of Portugal and Brazil, the rank of contra-almirante is the lowest of the permanent flag officer ranks. In the Portuguese Navy there is a flag officer rank below that of contra-almirante, the rank of comodoro (commodore), but this is only a provisional appointment, assigned to some captains.


Until the end of the 19th century, the present rank of contra-almirante was named chefe de esquadra (chief of squadron), both in the Portuguese and the Brazilian navies.



France






  • Shoulder insignia





Contre-Amiral is the OF-6 rank of the Marine nationale.



Germany


Naval Ensign of Germany.svg

Konteradmiral is an OF-7 two-star rank equivalent to the Generalmajor (en: Major general) in the German Army and the German Air Force.


See also:


Main articles: Konteradmiral and List of German admirals


Former USSR and Russia






  • Shoulder insignia (Soviet Navy)







  • Shoulder insignia (Russian Navy)







  • Sleeve insignia (Russian Navy)





Kontr-Admiral was the lowest flag officer rank of the Soviet Navy and is the lowest flag rank of the Russian Navy, similar to an OF-6 officer.



References





  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary. counter-admiral, n.
    Second edition, 1989; online version June 2011. <http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/42655>; accessed 22 June 2011.







Junior Rank
Flottillenadmiral
Bundeswehr Logo Marine with lettering.svg
German Navy officer rank
Konteradmiral
 Senior Rank
Vizeadmiral










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