Republic of China Navy rank and rating insignia

Ranks and rating insignia in the Republic of China Navy (中華民國海軍 - Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn)today are based on the ranks used by the German Navy during the era of Sino-German cooperation in the 1930s. Since the 1950s, the rank structure is getting closer to the one used by the United States Navy. The Republic of China Navy rank of one-star admiral, unlike the army, uses the Rear admiral rank as per the French practice and the former German naval practice. The ranks used by the Republic of China Army are used by the Republic of China Marine Corps (中華民國海軍陸戰隊 - Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn Lùzhàndùi ), a part of the Navy, and are more modeled on the United States Marine Corps.