Captain (Royal Navy)
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A Royal Navy captain's rank insignia | |
A Royal Navy captain's rank insignia (left, with a lieutenant at right) during divisions conducted at HMNB Clyde in January 2013. | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Service branch | Royal Navy |
| Abbreviation | Capt |
| NATO rank code | OF-5 |
| Next higher rank | Commodore |
| Next lower rank | Commander |
| Equivalent ranks | |
Captain (Capt.) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above commander and below commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a colonel in the British Army and Royal Marines, and to a group captain in the Royal Air Force. There are similarly named equivalent ranks in the navies of many other countries.