Frigate Captain is a naval rank in the
naval forcesA navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
of several countries.
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Frigate Captain is a naval rank in the
naval forcesA navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
of several countries.
It is, usually, equivalent to the
CommonwealthCommonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good or in which all participants have equal standing...
/US Navy rank of
CommanderCommander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service...
.
Countries using this rank include
ArgentinaArgentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations, though Mexico,...
and
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
(Spanish:
Capitán de Fragata),
BelgiumThe Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO...
and
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
(French:
Capitaine de frégate), taly (
Capitano di fregata),
Brasil and
PortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east...
(Portuguese:
Capitão de fragata) and
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
(German:
Fregattenkapitän) .
The NATO rank code is OF-4.
The Russian/Soviet equivalent was Kapitan 2nd Rank (капитан 2-го ранга )