Frigate captain is a naval rank in the naval forces of several countries.
It is, usually, equivalent to the Commonwealth/US Navy rank of commander.
Countries using this rank include Argentina and Spain (Spanish: capitán de fragata), France (French: capitaine de frégate), Belgium (Dutch: fregatkapitein), Italy (Italian: capitano di fregata), Brasil and Portugal (Portuguese: capitão de fragata) and Germany (German: Fregattenkapitän) .
The NATO rank code is OF-4, the official translation for instance of the German Fregattenkapitän as well as the French capitaine de frégate into English is "commander senior grade".
The Russian/Soviet equivalent is "captain of the 2nd rank" (капитан 2-го ранга)
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Insignia of a capitaine de frégate in the French Navy
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Insignia of a capitano di fregata in the Italian Navy
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Insignia of a Fregattenkapitän in the German Navy
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Insignia of a capitão de fragata of the Portuguese Navy
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Insignia of a captain of the 2nd rank Soviet Navy
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Insignia of a kapetan fregate (Cyrillic: капетан фрегате) of the River Flotilla of the Serbian Armed Forces
Famous quotes containing the words frigate and/or captain:
“Our frigate takes fire,
The other asks if we demand quarter?
If our colors are struck and the fighting done?
Now I laugh content for I hear the voice of my little captain,
We have not struck, he composedly cries, we have just begun our part of the fighting.”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)
“John Gilpin was a citizen
Of credit and renown,
A train-band captain eke was he
Of famous London town.”
—William Cowper (1731–1800)