| Name |
Description |
#books |
| Admiral |
A senior officer rank of the highest naval officers of the Royal Navy, sometimes referred to as 'flag officers'. A full Admiral is typically senior to a Vice Admiral. | 6 |
| Boatswain |
The senior most rate of the deck department who is responsible for the components of a ship’s hull, supervising the other members of the ship’s deck department. | 2 |
| Chief Petty Officer |
A rank in the Royal Navy that comes above that of petty officer and below that of warrant officer class 2. It is the equivalent of colour sergeant in the Royal Marines, colour sergeant or staff sergeant in the Army. | 3 |
| Commodore |
A rank of the Royal Navy above captain and below rear admiral. The rank is equivalent to brigadier in the British Army and Royal Marines and to air commodore in the Royal Air Force. | 2 |
| Coxswain |
The person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. | 4 |
| Electrical Artificer |
An electrical technician competent in the electrical maintenance of ship's machinery such as engines and generators. | 1 |
| Engine Room Artificer |
A technician competent in the workings of engines and boilers, and trained in the maintenance and operation and uses of all parts of marine engines. | 1 |
| Flag officer |
A commissioned officer in a nation’s armed forces senior enough to be entitled to fly a flag to mark the position from which the officer exercises command. In the UK it is generally a senior officer of the navy. | 2 |
| Hostilities Only Ratings |
TBD. | 2 |
| Leading Torpedo Operator |
A Torpedo department technician responsible for manning and operating the torpedo launchers. | 1 |
| Lieutenant Commander |
A commissioned officer rank in the navy that is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander. | 4 |
| Naval Captain |
A senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above Commander and below Commodore. The rank is equivalent to a Colonel in the British Army and Royal Marines, and to a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force. | 5 |
| Naval Commander |
A senior officer rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. It is immediately junior to captain and immediately senior to the rank of lieutenant commander. | 1 |
| Naval First Lieutenant |
A commissioned officer rank in the navy and is typically the most senior of junior officer ranks. It ranks below a Lieutenant Commander and above a Sub-Lieutenant. | 3 |
| Petty Officer |
A non-commissioned officer equal in rank to sergeant in the British Army and Royal Air Force. A petty officer is superior in rank to 'leading rate' and subordinate to 'chief petty officer'. | 3 |
| Ratings |
A naval rating is an enlisted member of a country’s navy, subordinate to warrant officers and officers hence not conferred by commission or warrant. | 6 |
| Rear Admiral |
A naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as the lowest of the 'admiral' ranks. | 3 |
| Stevedore |
A waterfront manual laborer who is involved in loading and unloading ships. Also contained in military units. | 3 |
| Sub-Lieutenant |
A junior military officer rank in the navy ranking below a lieutenant. | 4 |
| Submarine Ace |
A submarine commander who has sunk 100,000 tons or more in kills. In WW2, U-boat commanders upon sinking 100,000 tons were awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. | 1 |
| Torpedo Officer |
The bridge officer in charge of controlling the Torpedo department in a ship or submarine. | 2 |
| Vice Admiral |
A senior naval flag officer rank, typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral. | 2 |
