Back Commodore (Royal Navy) German Commodore (Royal Navy) French Komodor (Angkatan Laut Britania Raya) ID Commodoro (Royal Navy) Italian 代将 (イギリス海軍) Japanese Komodoras (Karališkasis laivynas) Lithuanian Komodor (Royal Navy) Malay Коммодор (Великобритания) Russian Командор (Велика Британія) Ukrainian
| Commodore | |
|---|---|
&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:UK-Navy-OF6-Flag.svg) Flag of a commodore, Royal Navy | |
&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:British_Royal_Navy_OF-6-collected.svg) Insignia shoulder board and sleeve lace for commodore | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Service branch | |
| Abbreviation | Cdre |
| Rank | One-star |
| NATO rank code | OF-6 |
| Non-NATO rank | O-7 |
| Formation | 1674 |
| Next higher rank | Rear admiral |
| Next lower rank | Captain |
| Equivalent ranks | |
Commodore (Cdre) is a rank of the Royal Navy above captain and below rear admiral. It has a NATO ranking code of OF-6. The rank is equivalent to brigadier in the British Army and Royal Marines and to air commodore in the Royal Air Force. Commodore has only been a substantive rank in the Royal Navy since 1997. Until then the term denoted a functional position rather than a formal rank, being the title bestowed on the senior officer of a fleet of at least two naval vessels comprising an independent (usually ad hoc and short-term) command. (In this case, for instance, a lieutenant in substantive rank could be a commodore for the term of the command.)