Unteroffizier) (Chief mate, Conductor) Fleet Chief Petty Officer (Senior Boatswain) Officers Brevet Midshipman/Garde-Marine (1827-1884) Midshipman Ship Secretary (until 1834), Sub-lieutenant (1834–84) Lieutenant (formerly Second Lieutenant 1724-1884) First Lieutenant (from 1907 onward) Captain Lieutenant (formerly Captain 3rd Rank until 1730, abolished 1909) Captain 2nd Rank Captain 1st Rank Captain-Commodore (until 1764 and 1798 to 1826, from 1764 to 1798 "Captain-Brigadier") Counter Admiral, Rear Admiral Vice Admiral Admiral General Admiral Naval Infantry and ground service troops ranks Ranks of these troops mirrored those of the Imperial Russian Army from Private to General, and were distinguished from those in the army. Marine enlisted and NCOs Marine Private, Marine Marine Gefreiter Marine Junior Unteroffizier (formerly Marine Corporal) Marine Senior Unteroffizier Marine Feldwebel (formerly Marine Sergeant) Marine Junior Ensign Marine Acting Ensign (from 1884 onward) Marine officers Admiralty Ensign Admiralty Sub-lieutenant Admiralty Lieutenant Admiralty Captain Lieutenant (1907–13) Admiralty Staff Captain Admiralty Captain Admiralty Second Major (1780-1829) Admiralty First Major (1780-1829) Admiralty Major (1830-1884) Admiralty Lieutenant Colonel Admiralty Colonel Admiralty Brigadier (until 1830) Fleet Major General Fleet Lieutenant General Fleet General Ranks of the Naval Artillery Marine enlisted and NCOs Marine Private, Marine Marine Gefreiter Marine Junior Gunner (formerly Marine Corporal) Marine Senior Gunner Marine Feldwebel (formerly Marine Sergeant) Marine Junior Ensign Marine Acting Ensign (from 1884 onward) Officers Ensign Sub-lieutenant Lieutenant Captain Lieutenant (1907–13) Staff Captain Captain Second Major (1780-1829) First Major (1780-1829) Major (1830-1884) Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Brigadier (until 1830) Marine Artillery Major General Marine Artillery Lieutenant General General of Marine Artillery Engineering ranks Until 1905 the Naval Mechanical Engineers Corps and the Fleet Engineers Corps had unique ranks. Both changed to ground-based ranks that year and in 1912 the former changed its ranks again to naval based ranks. Rank insignia 1911-1917 See for a more detailed history, ranks and rank insignia Unlike other navies of its time, the Imperial Russian Navy sported only shoulder rank insignia for officers and ratings. See also Heads of Imperial Russian Navy List of Russian admirals List of Russian battleships List of Russian cruisers List of Russian destroyers List of Russian sail frigates List of ironclads of Russia List of Russian ships of the line List of Russian steam frigates Russian Hydrographic Service References Sources Beskrovny, L. G. The Russian Army and Fleet in the Nineteenth Century. (1996). Gulf Breeze. Boyevaya letopis' russkogo flota. Khronika vazhneishikh sobytii voyennoi istorii russkogo flota s IX veka po 1917 god. -