Counter admiral

Counter admiral
Hierarchy of naval officer ranks
Flag officers:
Admiral of the navy

Admiral of the fleet • Fleet admiral
General admiral • Grand admiral • Admiral
Squadron admiral • Flotilla admiral
Vice admiral • Lieutenant admiral
Rear admiral • Counter admiral
Commodore admiral • Schout-bij-nacht
Port admiral • Commodore
Senior officers:

Fleet captain • Post captain
Captain • Ship-of-the-line captain
Captain of sea and war • Captain at sea
Corvette captain • Commander
Frigate captain • Lieutenant commander
Junior officers:

Captain lieutenant • Flag lieutenant
Lieutenant • Ship-of-the-line lieutenant
Corvette lieutenant • Frigate lieutenant
Lieutenant (junior grade) • Sub-lieutenant
Ensign
Training officers:

Passed midshipman • Midshipman
Naval cadet

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, meaning "secondary admiral".[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, Flotillenadmiral ranks below Konteradmiral; in the Canadian Navy, contre-amiral/Rear Admiral ranks above commodore).

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.

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