Senior Commander/Legends

The rank of Senior Commander was a rank known to exist within the Imperial Fleet not long after the Battle of Yavin in 0 ABY. The Chimaera's Grondarle was known to have held this rank in the capacity of ship's first officer.

The rank is known to have existed in only the context of a ship's second-in-command, which may make it an exclusively executive-officer rank. However, taking into account the independent rank of Senior Captain, this rank may be another rung in the ladder of officer hierarchy between the rank of Commander and the rank of Captain, though albeit a relatively minor one.

Behind the Scenes
It appears that Senior Commander denotes a substantive rank than than a title of primacy as in the novel Choices of One, Grondarle is explicitly described as "The first officer, Senior Commander Grondarle", the capitalization of Senior Commander denoting a substantive rank in comparison to the lower-case for "first officer", a title denoting a position of executive seniority.

Appearances

 * Choices of One