Naval ranks and insignia of Cuba

The following list presents the naval versions of the Rank and Insignia of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces from 1980, until 1999. In the far left, ranks are those that follow traditional Western military ranks, in the center are the Spanish name ranks in italics, and in the far right are the rank insignia.

Officer Ranks

Commander in Chief and General of the Army are all-forces high ranks. A unique feature in the Navy is the use of all three Lieutenant ranks (Frigate, Corvette and Ship-of-the-Line) and the use of the Ensign rank.

Naval ranks	Name	Shoulder insignia
Admiral	Almirante
Vice Admiral	Vicealmirante
Rear Admiral/Counter Admiral	Contralmirante
Captain/Ship-of-the-Line Captain	Capitán de Navío
Commander/Corvette Captain	Capitán de Fragata
Lieutenant Commander/Frigate Captain	Capitán de Corbeta
Lieutenant/Ship-of-the-Line Lieutenant	Teniente de Navío
Lieutenant Junior Grade/Frigate Lieutenant	Teniente de Fragata
Probationary Lieutenant/Corvette Lieutenant	Teniente de Corbeta
Ensign	Alférez

Warrant Officers

All-forces ranks	Name	Collar insignia
Senior Warrant Officer	Primer Suboficial
Warrant Officer	Segundo Suboficial
Junior warrant Officer	Suboficial

Enlisted ranks

All-forces ranks	Name	Collar insignia
Petty Officer 1st Class	Sargento de Primera
Petty Officer 2nd Class	Sargento de Segunda
Petty Officer 3rd Class	Sargento de Tercera
Leading Seaman	Cabo

The ranks of Seaman Recruit (Marinero) and Able Seaman (Marinero de Primera) wear no rank insignia at all.

Present Rank Insignia

See also

• Military rank
• Comparative military ranks
• Military of Cuba

External links

• Cuban Armed Forces
• Foro Militar General (Cuban military forum)