Navy Hierarchy and Titles?

Question

Quick question regarding the Navy: if a person holds the rank of commodore, can/would they still be referred to as 'captain' while they are aboard a ship of which they are specifically in charge?

Answer 1

While the KIDS are correct that the RANK of Commodore was changed to RADM (LH) back in the 1990's, the TITLE of Commodore DOES still exist, and is in usage.

Example: The Commanding Officer of a Destroyer Squadron is typically a Captain (O-6), but holds the TITLE of Commodore of the DesRon. This elevates him to an operational equivalent to a RADM (LH). IF operating off of an aircraft carrier, he would have operational position over the Commanding Officer (an O-6).

This is similar to a Lieutenant Commander (O-4) or Commander (O-5) having command of a vessel, yet holding the TITLE of Captain.

Answer 2

As mentioned by others, the Navy is not currently using the rank of "Commodore". It was brought back for a while in the early 80's, but we went back to "Rear Admiral (lower half)" because the Army and Air Force called their O7 rank a "Brigadier General", and the Navy officers didn't like the equivalent "Commodore Admiral".

Yes, it's all rather silly.

"Captain" in the Navy is either the officer rank O6, and/or the title given to the Commanding Officer of a ship. Since it is extremely rare for an Admiral to be CO of a ship, it really doesn't come up.

An odd bit of trivia. In days past, a Marine Corps Captain (O3) would be referred to as "Major" when assigned to a shipboard unit and dealing with Navy personnel, and a Navy Captain (O6) would be called "Commodore" when assigned aboard a ship where he/she was not the Commanding Officer, even if the CO was a junior officer.

This tradition is widely ignored today, but occasionally you'll run into and old salt that remembers it.

Answer 3

Commodore is the equivilant of a one-star admiral. The Navy does still reserve the rank-position (vacant). The rank of Commodore is used / appointed only in time-of-war.

On board any U.S. Navy ship, the Commanding Officer of that specific ship is addressed by the TITLE of Captain (regardless of actual Rank). Any other officers (superiors of the "Ship's Captain") would be address by Rank.

Answer 4

other way around. no such rank as Commodore, it is an honorific given to someone of the same rank as the actual CO of the Ship.

For instance, the CO of a carrier is an O6, Otherwise known as a Captain(yes, the Navy and Coast Guard do things differently then the rest of the services). Now say on board to run an exercise is another O6. that person would be 'bumped' and referred to as Commodore while on the Bridge. ,

Answer 5

Do we still have a rank of commodore?

But, no. Whereas, the skipper of a ship should properly be addressed as Captain regardless of his actual rank, a person with rank above Captain will be in charge of more than one ship: a squadron, a flotilla etc, and should be addressed by his rank.

In fact, a Captain in charge of a squadron should also be addressed as Commodore.

Answer 6

Commodore was abolished. It's now Rear Admiral (Lower Half). You would address a person of this rank as Admiral.

They are never in charge of a ship and would never be called Captain. TV and Hollywood distort the roles of admirals.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

in the U.S. Navy the title of Commodore is no longer used. it's strictly Captain, It would be to the equivalent to Colonel in the other armed forces.

Answer 9

Commodore is a wartime rank, and at the present time is vacant.

Answer 10

yes, both is about the same.