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The [[Imperial Navy]] has a rigid command structure, seemingly unified across the whole organisation unlike the [[Imperial Guard]] which has no standard organization.
 
The [[Imperial Navy]] has a rigid command structure, seemingly unified across the whole organisation unlike the [[Imperial Guard]] which has no standard organization.
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==Admiralty Ranks==
 
==Admiralty Ranks==
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*[[Crziel Acharya]]
 
*[[Crziel Acharya]]
 
*[[Dostov]]
 
*[[Dostov]]
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*[[Galtaire]] - Led the reconquest of [[Rynn's World]]{{Fn|23}}
 
*[[Gordus]] — [[Imperial Commander]] of the [[Diamor System]]
 
*[[Gordus]] — [[Imperial Commander]] of the [[Diamor System]]
 
*[[Vortigern Hanroth]]
 
*[[Vortigern Hanroth]]
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*[[Androvast Strophes]] — Former commander of [[Battlefleet Calixis]].{{Fn|10f}}
 
*[[Androvast Strophes]] — Former commander of [[Battlefleet Calixis]].{{Fn|10f}}
 
*[[Vargaz]] — Commander of [[Battlefleet Calixis]] in 507.M41.{{Fn|10f}}
 
*[[Vargaz]] — Commander of [[Battlefleet Calixis]] in 507.M41.{{Fn|10f}}
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*[[Quirin Prisca]] - Major commander in the [[Nachmund Rift War]].{{Fn|}}
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*[[Rowlan Abery Wolston XIV]]
  
 
===Admirals===
 
===Admirals===
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Known Admirals:
 
Known Admirals:
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{{main|List of Admirals}}
 
*[[Arteres]]{{Fn|2}}
 
*[[Arteres]]{{Fn|2}}
 
*[[D'Armitage]]
 
*[[D'Armitage]]
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*[[Jallaque]]
 
*[[Jallaque]]
 
*[[Kisher]]
 
*[[Kisher]]
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*[[Archibalda Tansk]]{{Fn|28}}
 
*[[Kotto]]
 
*[[Kotto]]
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*[[Treheskon]]
 
*[[Lumaresq]]
 
*[[Lumaresq]]
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*[[Kaspar Marius Todoric Marran]] - Commands Battlegroup Kallides in [[Indomitus Crusade Fleet Primus]]
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*[[Kright]]{{Fn|31}}
 
*[[Nathaniel Horne]] — Commander of 'Battlefleet Koronus', or Passage Watch 27 Est, the Imperial Navy in the Koronus sector.{{Fn|10e}}
 
*[[Nathaniel Horne]] — Commander of 'Battlefleet Koronus', or Passage Watch 27 Est, the Imperial Navy in the Koronus sector.{{Fn|10e}}
 
*[[Parol]] — Admiral Parol is the Commander of the Imperial Navy Fleet in the [[Armageddon]] Sector.
 
*[[Parol]] — Admiral Parol is the Commander of the Imperial Navy Fleet in the [[Armageddon]] Sector.
 
*[[Pator Antias]]
 
*[[Pator Antias]]
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*[[Quarren]] — Admiral who defended the [[Cadia]]n [[Sector]]'s space lane during the [[13th Black Crusade]].{{Fn|1}}
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*[[Quarren]] — Admiral who defended the [[Cadian Sector|Cadian Sector's]] space lane during the [[13th Black Crusade]].{{Fn|1}}
 
*[[Sartus]]
 
*[[Sartus]]
 
*[[Sehalla]]
 
*[[Sehalla]]
 
*[[Spire]]
 
*[[Spire]]
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*[[Trajan]] — commands the [[Fire of Heaven (Armageddon)|Fire of Heaven starship]] during the beginning of the [[Third War for Armageddon]]. Presumably lost.
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*[[Trajan (Admiral)|Trajan]] — commanded the starship ''[[Fire of Heaven (Armageddon)|Fire of Heaven]]'' during the beginning of the [[Third War for Armageddon]]. Presumably lost.
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*[[Trankar]] — Led Imperial forces in the [[Battle of Bloodstar]]
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*[[Trankar]] — Led Imperial forces in the [[Battle of Bloodstar]].
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*[[Usurs]] — Influential Admiral who was sent on a one-way exploratory mission by the [[High Lords of Terra]] in [[M33]]{{Fn|9}}.
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*[[Usurs]] — Influential Admiral who was sent on a one-way exploratory mission by the [[High Lords of Terra]] in [[M33]].{{Fn|9}}
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*[[Venesca Catallia]] — Engaged the [[Vengeful Spirit]] during the [[13th Black Crusade]]
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*[[Veniston]]{{Fn|31}}
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*[[Venesca Catallia]] — Engaged the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]'' during the [[13th Black Crusade]].
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*[[V'dag]] - Served in the [[Indomitus Crusade]]
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*[[Ashenzar Kinra]]{{Fn|27}}
  
 
'''Vice-Admiral''' is traditionally in charge of a vanguard, and as such is usually placed in command of scouting forces of light cruisers and destroyers{{Fn|10b}}.
 
'''Vice-Admiral''' is traditionally in charge of a vanguard, and as such is usually placed in command of scouting forces of light cruisers and destroyers{{Fn|10b}}.
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'''Rear-Admiral''' is usually an administrative post, based around logistics and planning.{{Fn|10b}}
 
'''Rear-Admiral''' is usually an administrative post, based around logistics and planning.{{Fn|10b}}
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Known Rear Admirals:
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*[[Dho Gan Mey]] — Served in [[Indomitus Crusade Fleet Primus]]{{Fn|29}}
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*[[Zoila Kusch]] — Commander of [[Port Wrath]]{{Fn|33}}
  
 
==Battlefleet Ranks==
 
==Battlefleet Ranks==
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*[[Teodor Naremmus]] — Commander of Patrol Group 686, part of Battlefleet Calixis.{{Fn|12}}
 
*[[Teodor Naremmus]] — Commander of Patrol Group 686, part of Battlefleet Calixis.{{Fn|12}}
 
*[[Hubert Visiter]] — Retired, assumed command of [[Perlia]]n [[SDF|System Defence Force]] during the [[13th Black Crusade]]. {{Cite This}}
 
*[[Hubert Visiter]] — Retired, assumed command of [[Perlia]]n [[SDF|System Defence Force]] during the [[13th Black Crusade]]. {{Cite This}}
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*[[Thalion Vycorious]]{{Fn|24}}
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*[[Stefan Hemelschot]]{{Fn|25}}
 
*[[Tregorran]]
 
*[[Tregorran]]
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*[[Eloise Athagey]]
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*[[Shaloong]]
  
 
'''Lord High Captain''' ranks between a Lord Captain and a Commodore.{{Fn|20}}
 
'''Lord High Captain''' ranks between a Lord Captain and a Commodore.{{Fn|20}}
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*[[Severin (Captain)|Severin]]
 
*[[Severin (Captain)|Severin]]
 
*[[Voskamp]]
 
*[[Voskamp]]
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*[[Kaurl]]{{Fn|31}}
 
*[[Gregor Knox III]]
 
*[[Gregor Knox III]]
  
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'''Lieutenant Commander''' is a senior officer rank within the Imperial Navy.{{Fn|4}}
 
'''Lieutenant Commander''' is a senior officer rank within the Imperial Navy.{{Fn|4}}
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'''Lieutenant-Heraldus'''{{Fn|30}}
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Known Lieutenant Heraldus:
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*[[Lihua Sheradane]]{{Fn|}}
  
 
===Junior Officers===
 
===Junior Officers===
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===Ratings===
 
===Ratings===
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*An '''[[Voidsman-at-Arms]], or '''Armsman''' is tasked with maintaining security, boarding enemy vessels and repelling boarders.{{Fn|6}}
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*A [[Voidsman-at-Arms]], or '''Armsman''' is tasked with maintaining security, boarding enemy vessels and repelling boarders.{{Fn|6}}
 
**[[Voidmaster]]''' — Commanders of Voidsmen squads.
 
**[[Voidmaster]]''' — Commanders of Voidsmen squads.
 
*A '''Trusted Crewman''', '''Voidsman''' or '''Shipman''' (archaic){{Fn|10d}} is a rank held by the skilled crew of the vessel{{Fn|4}}
 
*A '''Trusted Crewman''', '''Voidsman''' or '''Shipman''' (archaic){{Fn|10d}} is a rank held by the skilled crew of the vessel{{Fn|4}}
  
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===Attack Craft Ranks===
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==Attack Craft Ranks==
 
The ranks of personnel assigned to [[Attack Craft]] differ from regular Naval ranks:
 
The ranks of personnel assigned to [[Attack Craft]] differ from regular Naval ranks:
 
*'''Wing Commander''' — The commander of all attack craft on board a carrier ship.{{Fn|10b}}
 
*'''Wing Commander''' — The commander of all attack craft on board a carrier ship.{{Fn|10b}}
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*'''Squadron Sergeant''' — A pilot who has demonstrated skill and tactical leadership.{{Fn|20}}
 
*'''Squadron Sergeant''' — A pilot who has demonstrated skill and tactical leadership.{{Fn|20}}
  
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===Naval Security Ranks===
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==Naval Security Ranks==
 
[[Naval Security]] also have ranks differing from regular Naval ranks:
 
[[Naval Security]] also have ranks differing from regular Naval ranks:
 
*[[Lord Procurator]] - Senior rank.{{Fn|22a}}
 
*[[Lord Procurator]] - Senior rank.{{Fn|22a}}
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*'''Major''' — Officer rank.{{Fn|22b}}
 
*'''Major''' — Officer rank.{{Fn|22b}}
 
*'''Corporal''' — Junior rank.{{Fn|22c}}
 
*'''Corporal''' — Junior rank.{{Fn|22c}}
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==Indomitus Crusade Ranks==
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===[[Fleetmaster]]===
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*{{Main|Fleetmaster}}
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A high-level rank which commands [[Indomitus Crusade]] [[Battlefleet]]s.{{Fn|26}}
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===Groupmaster===
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A rank below [[Fleetmaster]]{{Fn|26}}, Groupmasters command the self-sufficient [[Battlegroup]]s that are formed from the [[Indomitus Crusade]] battlefleets. They also have the ability to requisition what they need to recover any losses the Battlegroups have suffered. Such is their power, that Groupmasters are only answerable to their battlefleet's [[Fleetmaster]] and [[Lord Commander]] [[Roboute Guilliman]], who has assigned each Indomitus Crusade battlefleet with a grand strategic mission.{{Fn|32}}
  
 
==Great Crusade Ranks==
 
==Great Crusade Ranks==
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==Related Articles==
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==See also==
 
*[[Imperial Fleet]]
 
*[[Imperial Fleet]]
 
*[[Imperial Navy]]
 
*[[Imperial Navy]]
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{{Cite}}
 
{{Cite}}
 
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Armada]], pg. 18
 
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Armada]], pg. 18
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Inquisitor (film)]] by [[Andy Jones]] & [[Tom Lauten]]
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Inquisitor (film)]]
 
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook]], pg. 86
 
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook]], pg. 86
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*{{Endn|4}}: [[Relentless (Novel)]] by [[Richard Williams]], {{Cite This}}
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*{{Endn|4}}: [[Relentless (Novel)]], {{Cite This}}
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*{{Endn|5}}: [[First and Only (Novel)]] by [[Dan Abnett]], {{Cite This}}
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*{{Endn|5}}: [[First and Only (Novel)]], {{Cite This}}
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*{{Endn|6}}: [[Execution Hour (Novel)]] by [[Gordon Rennie]], {{Cite This}}
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*{{Endn|6}}: [[Execution Hour (Novel)]], {{Cite This}}
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*{{Endn|7}}: [[Shadow Point (Novel)]] by [[Gordon Rennie]], {{Cite This}}
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*{{Endn|7}}: [[Shadow Point (Novel)]], {{Cite This}}
 
*{{Endn|8}}: [[White Dwarf 139 (UK)]], {{Cite This}}
 
*{{Endn|8}}: [[White Dwarf 139 (UK)]], {{Cite This}}
 
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 124
 
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 124
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*10: [[Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus]]
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*10: [[Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus]]:
 
**{{Endn|10a}}: Chapter Two, pg. 67
 
**{{Endn|10a}}: Chapter Two, pg. 67
 
**{{Endn|10b}}: Chapter Two, pg. 68
 
**{{Endn|10b}}: Chapter Two, pg. 68
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*{{Endn|12}}: [[Rogue Trader: Hostile Acquisitions]], pg. 91
 
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Rogue Trader: Hostile Acquisitions]], pg. 91
 
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Rogue Trader: Into the Storm]], pg. 242
 
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Rogue Trader: Into the Storm]], pg. 242
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*14: [[Eye of Terror (Novel)]] by [[Barrington J. Bayley]]
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*14: [[Eye of Terror (Novel)]]:
 
**{{Endn|14a}}: Chapter Two, pg. 21
 
**{{Endn|14a}}: Chapter Two, pg. 21
 
**{{Endn|14b}}: Chapter Six, pg. 91
 
**{{Endn|14b}}: Chapter Six, pg. 91
 
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Rogue Trader: The Frozen Reaches]],{{Cite this}}
 
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Rogue Trader: The Frozen Reaches]],{{Cite this}}
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*{{Endn|16}}: [[The Achilus Assault]] pg. 142
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*{{Endn|16}}: [[The Achilus Assault]], pg. 142
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*{{Endn|17}}: [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/dark-heresy/pdf/timeline.pdf Dark Heresy Timeline] pgs. 1–3
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*{{Endn|17}}: [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/dark-heresy/pdf/timeline.pdf Dark Heresy Timeline], pgs. 1–3
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*{{Endn|18}}: [[I Am Slaughter (Novel)]] by [[Dan Abnett]], Chapter 3
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*{{Endn|18}}: [[I Am Slaughter (Novel)]], Chapter 3
 
*{{Endn|19}}: [[The Emperor Expects (Novel)]], Chapter 5
 
*{{Endn|19}}: [[The Emperor Expects (Novel)]], Chapter 5
 
*{{Endn|20}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Video Game)]]
 
*{{Endn|20}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Video Game)]]
 
*{{Endn|21}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Seven - Inferno]], pg. 14
 
*{{Endn|21}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Seven - Inferno]], pg. 14
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*{{Endn|22}}: [[Xenos (Novel)]] by [[Dan Abnett]]
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*22: [[Xenos (Novel)]]:
 
**{{Endn|22a}}: Chapter Eight
 
**{{Endn|22a}}: Chapter Eight
 
**{{Endn|22b}}: Chapter Eleven
 
**{{Endn|22b}}: Chapter Eleven
 
**{{Endn|22c}}: Chapter Twelve
 
**{{Endn|22c}}: Chapter Twelve
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*{{Endn|23}}: [[Aeronautica Imperialis: Rynn's World Air War]], pg. 48
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*{{Endn|24}}: [[Deathwatch: The Achilus Assault]], pg. 140
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*{{Endn|25}}: [[Deathwatch: The Jericho Reach]], pg. 18
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*{{Endn|26}}: [[White Dwarf July 2019]] - ''Indomitus Crusade Fleets''
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*{{Endn|27}}: [[White Dwarf 457]], pg. 56
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*{{Endn|28}}: [[White Dwarf 458]], pgs. 21-23
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*{{Endn|29}}: [[The Gates of Bone (Novel)]], ''Dramatis Personae''
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*{{Endn|30}}: [[War Zone Charadon - Act I: The Book of Rust]], pg. 22
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*{{Endn|31}}: [[Raptor Down (Short Story)]]
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*{{Endn|32}}: [[Leviathan (Box)]] Rulebook, pg. 67
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*{{Endn|33}}: [[Dark Heresy: The Inquisitor's Handbook]], pg. 156
  
 
===Uncited===
 
===Uncited===
 
*[[Codex: Tyranids (2nd Edition)]], {{Cite This}}
 
*[[Codex: Tyranids (2nd Edition)]], {{Cite This}}
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[[Category:Imperial Navy]]
 
[[Category:Imperial Navy]]
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[[Category:Titles and Ranks]]

Latest revision as of 17:00, 22 January 2024

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Imperial Navy
Imperial Navy Officer

The Imperial Navy has a rigid command structure, seemingly unified across the whole organisation unlike the Imperial Guard which has no standard organization.


Admiralty Ranks

Lord High Admiral of the Imperial Navy

The Lord High Admiral of the Imperial Navy is the highest rank of the imperial Navy. Most often selected from the Lord High Admiral of Segmentum Solar, the Lord High Admiral of the Navy oversees his forces interests on the Senatorum Imperialis and Terra while the five Segmentum Lord High Admirals manage fleet affairs.[18][8]

Known Lord High Admirals of the Imperial Navy

Lord High Admiral

Lord High Admiral (also referred to as Lord Militant Commander or Lord Commander) is the highest command rank in the Imperial Navy. There are five Lord High Admirals, each one controlling a fleet of the five Segmentae Majoris. Although all five are ranked equally, command of the Segmentum Solar is considered the most prestigious office.[8]

Known Lord High Admirals:

Lord Admirals

Lord Admiral Kranswar

A Lord Admiral commands a Battlefleet[3], and is in charge of all naval forces in a particular sector.

Solar Admiral is a prospective sector commander, awaiting assignment to take command of a particular Battlefleet.[10a]

Known Lord Admirals:

Admirals

Admiral Parol

A High Admiral commands a Crusade or collection of Battlegroups.[17]

Known High Admirals:

An Admiral sees command of a Battlegroup, which is an assigned grouping of ships to handle certain situations.[3]

Known Admirals:

Main article: List of Admirals

Vice-Admiral is traditionally in charge of a vanguard, and as such is usually placed in command of scouting forces of light cruisers and destroyers[10b].

Known Vice Admirals:

Rear-Admiral is usually an administrative post, based around logistics and planning.[10b]

Known Rear Admirals:

Battlefleet Ranks

Senior Officers

Commodore or Commodore-Captain is a rank held by personnel such as the adjutant to an Admiral or the commander of a battle-squadron.[7]

Known Commodores:

Lord High Captain ranks between a Lord Captain and a Commodore.[20]

Lord-Captain or Flag-Captain is the rank given to the Captain of a vessel on detached duty.[10b]

Known Lord-Captains:

Captain: in the Imperial Navy the rank of captain implies that the bearer has command of a ship. On board his ship, his word is law, above that of any other, save the Emperor's own. An Imperial Navy captain receives orders from a Rear-Admiral. He would then interpret these orders, and have them carried out by delegating tasks to his command staff.[Needs Citation]

Known Captains

Commander is a senior officer rank within the Imperial Navy held, for example, by the First Officer of an Imperial Cruiser or the captain of an escort vessel.[4]

Known Commanders:

Lieutenant Commander is a senior officer rank within the Imperial Navy.[4]

Lieutenant-Heraldus[30]

Known Lieutenant Heraldus:

Junior Officers

The bulk of officers on a ship are the Lieutenants. In the early days of the Navy, these were were ranked in accordance with seniority going as far as Twelfth Lieutenant and possibly beyond.[19] The modern Navy uses numbered Lieutenants as three distinct ranks.[10c]

  • Flag-Lieutenant or Lord-Lieutenant is the highest Lieutenant rank in the Navy, and may be the second in command of a ship.[10c]
  • First Lieutenant[10c]
  • Second Lieutenant[10c]
  • Third Lieutenant[10c]
  • Sub-Lieutenant or Ensign is the most junior Lieutenant rank.[10c]
  • Midshipman is the rank given to 'trainee' officers, who have to pass extensive examinations before becoming a Lieutenant.[10c]

Non-Commissioned Officers

Non-commissioned ranks within the Imperial Navy include:

  • Warrant Officer[5]
  • Master Chief Petty Officer[4]
  • Senior Chief Petty Officer is a senior NCO rank, denoted by a gold-fringed red rank sash.[7]
  • Chief Petty Officer[4]
  • Sergeant-at-Arms[10c] or Senior Armsman is often in charge of squad of armsmen.[4]
  • Crewboss is often in charge of a shift on convicts.[4]

Ratings

  • A Voidsman-at-Arms, or Armsman is tasked with maintaining security, boarding enemy vessels and repelling boarders.[6]
  • A Trusted Crewman, Voidsman or Shipman (archaic)[10d] is a rank held by the skilled crew of the vessel[4]


Attack Craft Ranks

The ranks of personnel assigned to Attack Craft differ from regular Naval ranks:

  • Wing Commander — The commander of all attack craft on board a carrier ship.[10b]
  • Wing Captain — The commander of a long-range patrol attack craft such as a Faustus Class Interceptor.[5]
  • Squadron Commander — The commander of a squadron consisting of attack craft such as a Starhawk Bomber.[6]
  • Squadron Sergeant — A pilot who has demonstrated skill and tactical leadership.[20]


Naval Security Ranks

Naval Security also have ranks differing from regular Naval ranks:


Indomitus Crusade Ranks

Fleetmaster

A high-level rank which commands Indomitus Crusade Battlefleets.[26]

Groupmaster

A rank below Fleetmaster[26], Groupmasters command the self-sufficient Battlegroups that are formed from the Indomitus Crusade battlefleets. They also have the ability to requisition what they need to recover any losses the Battlegroups have suffered. Such is their power, that Groupmasters are only answerable to their battlefleet's Fleetmaster and Lord Commander Roboute Guilliman, who has assigned each Indomitus Crusade battlefleet with a grand strategic mission.[32]

Great Crusade Ranks

Grand Admiral

During the Great Crusade in the Imperialis Armada there was a rank named Grand Admiral. At least one of the Grand Admirals is known: Constansa Suati-Falkan.[21]

Badges of Rank

The Imperial Navy uses the following badges for senior officers:[20]

  • Ranks

  • Captain

  • Lord Captain

  • Lord High Captain

  • Commodore

  • Rear Admiral

  • Vice Admiral

  • Admiral

  • High Admiral

Gallery

  • Crewmen

  • Ratings

  • Junior Officers

  • Officers

  • Captain

See also

Sources

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