Italian Navy ranks

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Italian Navy
Marina Militare

Components

Organization
Guardia Costiera
COMSUBIN
San Marco Regiment
Command
Fleet Command
Equipment
Ships
Aircrafts
History and Traditions
Regia Marina
Battle of Lissa (1866)
Italian Mare Nostrum
After WWII Italian Navy
Adhesion to NATO

The rank insignia of the Italian Navy are worn on epaulettes of shirts and white jackets, and on sleeves for navy jackets and mantels.

[edit] Rank Structure


Ufficiali generali - General officers
Ammiraglio Admiral

Ammiraglio di Squadra Squadron Admiral (Vice Admiral)	Ammiraglio di Divisione Division Admiral (Rear Admiral Upper Half)		Contrammiraglio Rear Admiral (Rear Admiral Lower Half / Commodore)
Ufficiali superiori - Senior officers

Capitano di vascello Ship-of-the-Line Captain (Captain)	Capitano di fregata Frigate Captain (Commander)		Capitano di corvetta Corvette Captain (Lieutenant Commander)
Ufficiali inferiori - Junior officers

Tenente di vascello Naval Vessel Lieutenant (Lieutenant)	Sottotenente di vascello Naval Vessel Sub-lieutenant (Lieutenant Junior Grade / Sublieutenant)	Guardiamarina Ensign	Aspirante guardiamarina Ensign Apprentice
Sottufficiali - Warrant Officers

Primo maresciallo luogotenente First Lieutenant Warrant Officer	Primo maresciallo First Warrant Officer		Capo di prima classe First Class Chief

Capo di seconda classe Second Class Chief	Capo di terza classe Third Class Chief	Secondo capo Second Chief	Sergente Sergeant
Truppa - Troops

Sottocapo di prima classe scelto First Class Senior Sub-Chief Chief Petty Officer	Sottocapo di prima classe First Class Sub-Chief Petty Officer First Class		Sottocapo di seconda classe Second Class Sub-Chief Petty Officer Second Class
			no insignia
Sottocapo di terza classe Third Class Sub-Chief Petty Officer Third Class	Sottocapo Sub-Chief Seaman	Comune di prima classe First Class Seaman Seaman Apprentice	Comune di seconda classe Second Class Seaman Seaman Recruit