Flotilla admiral

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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
Senior officers:

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

Lieutenant commander • 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

Flotilla admiral is the lowest flag rank, a rank above captain, in the modern navies of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden. It corresponds to the ranks of commodore or rear admiral (lower half) in the navies of the United States, United Kingdom, and certain other countries.

Insignias of flotilla admirals

  • Danish flotilleadmiral

  • Finnish lippueamiraali

  • German Flottillenadmiral

  • Swedish flottiljamiral

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