Commodore | |
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![]() Flag of a commodore, Royal Navy | |
![]() Insignia shoulder board and sleeve lace for commodore | |
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Service branch | |
Abbreviation | Cdre |
Rank | One-star |
NATO rank code | OF-6 |
Non-NATO rank | O-7 |
Formation | 1674 |
Next higher rank | Rear admiral |
Next lower rank | Captain |
Equivalent ranks |
Commodore (Cdre) is a rank of the Royal Navy above captain and below rear admiral. It has a NATO ranking code of OF-6. The rank is equivalent to brigadier in the British Army and Royal Marines and to air commodore in the Royal Air Force. Commodore has only been a substantive rank in the Royal Navy since 1997. Until then the term denoted a functional position rather than a formal rank, being the title bestowed on the senior officer of a fleet of at least two naval vessels comprising an independent (usually ad hoc and short-term) command. (In this case, for instance, a lieutenant in substantive rank could be a commodore for the term of the command.)