Navy ranks Rank officers

Admiral in the Navy (a special rank awarded to only one person, Admiral George Dewey, a result of his exploits in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War)


Fleet Admiral - Five Stars (has not been set since the Second World War) 


Admiral (ADM) - Four Stars 


Vice Admiral (VADM) - Three Stars 


Admiral upper half (RADM) - Star 


Lower half Admiral (RDML) - Star 


The captain (Captain) 


Commander (CDR) 


Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) 


Lieutenant (LT) 


New lieutenant grade (LTJG) 


Ensign (ENS) 



* Note: The classification officer recruits at a rate rather than rank. Along with their rank,

Norfolk Naval Base Dec 2012

 This was at Norfolk Naval Base. Photo circa Dec 2012. They are home for Christmas.

From left to right:

Aircraft carrier DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

Aircraft carrier GEORGE H. W. BUSH (CVN 77)

Aircraft carrier ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)

Amphibious assault ship BATAAN (LHD 5)

Aircraft carrier ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72)

Aircraft carrier HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75)

Amphibious assault ship WASP (LHD 1)

Amphibious assault ship KEARSARGE (LHD 3)

Amphibious landing platform dock NEW YORK (LPD 21)

A T-AKE dry cargo ammunition ship

Amphibious assault ship IWO JIMA (LHD 7)

and various cruisers, destroyers, frigates and submarines of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

USS Enterprise and Eisenhower Aerial video CVN65 AND 69

USS Enterprise (CVN-65)

  U.S. aircraft carrier is the first aircraft carriers that operate working on nuclear energy at the same time the aircraft carrier the oldest of the carriers in service to the United States Navy, where they serve in the U.S. Navy since 1961. And will be forwarded to retire by the year 2013......MORE

Uss Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)

U.S. aircraft carrier belonging to the U.S. Navy and named after the 34th U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. And built at a cost of $ 4.7 billion....MORE

USS Enterprise (CVN-65)

USS Enterprise (CVN-65)

  U.S. aircraft carrier is the first aircraft carriers that operate working on nuclear energy at the same time the aircraft carrier the oldest of the carriers in service to the United States Navy, where they serve in the U.S. Navy since 1961. And will be forwarded to retire by the year 2013.