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The
rank
insignia
of the
French Navy
(
French
:
Marine Nationale
) are worn on shoulder straps of shirts and white jackets, and on sleeves for navy jackets and mantels. Until 2005, only
commissioned officers
had an anchor on their insignia, but
enlisted personnel
are now receiving them as well. Although the names of the ranks for superior officers contain the word "Capitaine" (
Capitaine de corvette
,
Capitaine de fregate
and
Capitaine de vaisseau
), the appropriate style to address them is "
Commandant
", "
Capitaine
" referring to "lieutenant de vaisseau", which is translated as lieutenant. The two highest ranks,
Vice-amiral d'escadre
and
Amiral
(
Admiral
), are functions, rather than ranks. They are assumed by officers ranking
Vice-amiral
(
Vice-Admiral
).
The rank of Vice-Admiral of
France
(
French
:
Vice-Amiral
) was formerly designated as
Lieutenant-General of the Naval Armies
until 1791, such as in the
Levant Fleet
and
Flotte du Ponant
of the Ancien Regime.
Major
of the
French Navy
has a similar history to that of the former Lieutenant-General of the Naval Armies.
The only
Amiral de la Flotte
(
Admiral of the Fleet
) was
Francois Darlan
after he was refused the dignity of
Admiral of France
. Equivalent to the dignity of
Marshal of France
, the rank of Admiral of France remains theoretical in the
Fifth Republic
; it was last granted in 1869, during the
Second Empire
, but retained during the
Third Republic
until the death of its bearer in 1873. The title of
Amiral de la Flotte
was created so that Darlan would not have an inferior rank to that of his counterpart in the British
Royal Navy
, who was an
Admiral of the Fleet
.
Insignia
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The insignia below depict the configuration on shoulder boards. Shoulder straps are slightly different, notably without the golden frame for general officers.
Great officers
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Officers
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Officiers generaux
? Flag officers
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Officiers superieurs
? Senior officers
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Officiers subalternes
? Junior officers
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Warrant, Petty Officers and Enlisted Personnel
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Officiers mariniers
? Warrant and Petty Officers
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Matelots et quartiers-maitres
? Sailors and quarter-masters
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Attributions
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Personnel with a particular attribution may wear distinctive features on their rank insignia. For instance, medical officers bear two red stripes on their insignia. Similarly, the
Ingenieur des etudes et techniques de travaux maritimes
wear pearl-grey stripes.
Peintres de la Marine
, who are not employed by the navy but have a special status, wear a uniform and officer straps with rank insignia replaced with the words "
Peintre officiel
".
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Military chaplain
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Ranks formerly used in the Navy
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