Captain 1st rank
Captain 1st rank(Russian:капитан 1-го ранга,romanized:kapitan 1-go ranga,lit. 'captain of the 1st rank') is a rank used by theRussian Navyand a number offormer communist states.The rank is the most senior rank in the staff officers' career group. The rank is equivalent tocolonelin armies and air forces. Within NATO forces, the rank is rated as OF-5 and is equivalent tocaptainin English-speaking navies.[1]
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| Captain 1st rank Капитан 1-го ранга | |
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 Uniform shoulder strap and sleeve(2013–present) | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Service branch |  Russian Navy |
| Rank group | Staff officer |
| Formation | 1713 |
| Next higher rank | Counter admiral |
| Next lower rank | Captain 2nd rank |
| Equivalent ranks | Colonel |
The rank was introduced in Russia byPeter the Greatin 1713. By decision of the so-calledMilitary Navy Commission(ru:Воинская морскaя комиссия) in 1732 the sequence of Kapitan ranks was abolished. However, until 1752 the grade rankKapitan 1st rankwas corresponding toFleet kapitan(ru: флота капитан). Finally, theKapitan rankswere reintroduced September 5 (16), 1751. TheRed Armyintroduced theKapitan 1st rankrank in 1935, together with a number of other former Russian ranks, and it continues to be used in many ex-USSRcountries, including Russia.
The first OF-5 equivalent rank in the Soviet Navy (from 1918 to 1935) wasShip komandir 1st rank,alsoShip commander 1st rank,(ru: командир корабля 1-ого ранга; literal: commander of the ship 1st rank).
This particular rank was introduced by disposal of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and the Council of People's Commissars, from September 22, 1935.[2]
The equivalent rank designation in theSoviet Navyfor warship engineers wasKapitan 1st rank-engineer.Other non-seagoing naval personnel of OF-5 rank, such as in medical service, chemical defence, marines, and naval aviation, have the rank ofPolkovnik.
In the navy of the Russian Federation there are three ranks in thestaff officer(until 1917:stab-ofizer,derived from GermanStabsoffizier) career group:
- Captain 1st rank
- Captain 2nd rank
- Captain 3rd rank
| junior rank: Captain 2nd rank |
 Captain 1st rank |
senior rank: Kontr-admiral (OF-6) |
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| Kapitan 1st rank Polkovnik Kollezhski sekretar (1904–1917) |
Kapitan 1st rank (1904–1917) |
Commodore engineer mechanic (1896—1904) |
Engineer mechanic 1st rang (1913—1917) |
Polkovnik naval artillery (1913—1917) |
Ship commander 1st rank (1918–1935) |
Kapitan 1st rank (1935–1991) |
... service (1943–1955) |
... parade (1955-1991) |
... parade (1994–2010) |
... parade to white shirt (1994–2010) |
... everyday (1994–2010) |
... parade (since 2010) | |
Captain 1st rank insignia[edit]
![Kapiten Rangut I (Albanian Naval Force)[3]](/translate/en.wikipedia.org?u=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AGeneric-Navy-8.svg&t=vi)
![Birinci dərəcəli kapitan (Azerbaijani Navy)[4]](/translate/en.wikipedia.org?u=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AAzerbaijan-Navy-OF-5.svg&t=vi)
![Капитан I ранг Kapitan I rang (Bulgarian Navy)[5]](/translate/en.wikipedia.org?u=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ABulgaria-Navy-OF-5_sleeve.svg&t=vi)
![Бірінші дәрежелі капитан Birinşi därejeli kapïtan (Kazakh Naval Forces)[6]](/translate/en.wikipedia.org?u=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ARussia-Navy-OF-5-Sleeve.svg&t=vi)
![Капітан I рангу Kapitan I ranhu (Ukrainian Navy)[9]](/translate/en.wikipedia.org?u=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AUkraine-Navy-OF-5.svg&t=vi)
![I rang kapitani (Uzbek River Force)[10]](/translate/en.wikipedia.org?u=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3A10.UZN-CPT1.svg&t=vi){kind=small}
See also[edit]
- Ranks and rank insignia of the Russian armed forces until 1917
- Ranks and rank insignia of the Red Army 1918–1935,... 1935–1940and... 1940–1943
- Ranks and rank insignia of the Soviet Army 1943–1955andRanks and rank insignia of the Soviet Army 1955–1991,
- Ranks and rank insignia of the Russian Federation´s armed forces 1994–2010
- Naval ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation
References[edit]
- ^NATO (2021).STANAG 2116 NATO(7th ed.). Brussels, Belgium: NATO Standardization Agency. p. B-1.
- ^Decree of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and the Council of People's Commissars, from September 22, 1935, on introduction of individual military rank designation to commanding personnel of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
- ^"Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələri hərbi qulluqçularının hərbi geyim forması və fərqləndirmə nişanları haqqında Əsasnamə"(PDF).mod.gov.az(in Azerbaijani). Ministry of Defense. 25 June 2001. pp. 64–70.Retrieved16 February2021.
- ^"ЗАКОН ЗА ОТБРАНАТА И ВЪОРЪЖЕНИТЕ СИЛИ НА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ".lex.bg(in Bulgarian). Глава седма. ВОЕННА СЛУЖБА. 12 May 2009.Retrieved25 May2021.
- ^"Қазақстан Республикасының Қарулы Күштері, басқа да әскерлері мен әскери құралымдары әскери қызметшілерінің әскери киім нысаны және айырым белгілері туралы".adilet.zan.kz(in Kazakh). Ministry of Justice (Kazakhstan). 25 August 2011.Retrieved29 May2021.
- ^"TÜRKMENISTANYŇ KANUNY Harby borçlulyk we harby gulluk hakynda (Türkmenistanyň Mejlisiniň Maglumatlary 2010 ý., № 3, 58-nji madda) (Türkmenistanyň 01.10.2011 ý. № 234-IV Kanuny esasynda girizilen üýtgetmeler we goşmaçalar bilen)"[LAW OF TURKMENISTAN On military service and military service (Information of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, 2010, No. 3, Article 58) (as amended by the Law of Turkmenistan of October 1, 2011 No. 234-IV)](PDF).milligosun.gov.tm(in Turkmen). Ministry of Defense (Turkmenistan). pp. 28–29.Retrieved2 June2021.
- ^"НАКАЗ 20.11.2017 № 606".zakon.rada.gov.ua(in Ukrainian). Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. 13 December 2017.Retrieved2 June2021.
- ^"O'zbekiston Respublikasi fuqarolarining harbiy xizmatni o'tash tartibi to'g'risida".lex.uz(in Uzbek). Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 12 September 2019.Retrieved3 June2021.