Naval military rank
Captain lieutenant
or
captain-lieutenant
is a military rank, used in a number of navies worldwide and formerly in the
British Army
.
Northern Europe
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Denmark, Norway and Finland
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The same rank is used in the navies of Denmark (
kaptajnløjtnant
), Norway (
kapteinløytnant
) and Finland (
Finnish
:
kapteeniluutnantti
;
Swedish
:
Kaptenlojtnant
).
In Denmark and Norway, the higher rank is
Ship-of-the-line captain
(
Danish
:
Orlogskaptajn
;
Norwegian
:
Orlogskaptein
), and the lower rank is
First lieutenant
(
Premierløjtnant
) in Denmark and
Lieutenant
(
Løytnant
) in Norway.
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Estonia
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In the
Estonian Navy
the similarly sounding rank of
kaptenleitnant
is an officer rank classified as NATO OF-4, i.e. equal to commander in the Royal Navy and United States Navy.
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Sweden
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A captain lieutenant (
Kaptenlojtnant
) was in Sweden an officer standing between
captain
and
lieutenant
, who commanded one of the companies, which actually had the regimental commander,
lieutenant colonel
or
major
as officer commanding. In 1750, the rank title of captain lieutenant was replaced by that of staff captain, whose number, when the rand of second major was established in 1757, became four in each infantry regiment. The rank was abolished in 1833.
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France
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The French Army of the
Ancien Regime
used a rank of
capitaine-lieutenant
very similar to the British one. It was mostly encountered in the Royal Guard (
maison militaire du roi
), where the king was officially captain of most of the guard companies, but the effective command was in the hands of a captain-lieutenant.
D'Artagnan
is perhaps the most famous captain-lieutenant in French history, as commander of the first
mousquetaire
company.
Germany
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Kapitanleutnant
is an OF2 rank equivalent to the
Hauptmann
(en: Captain) in the
German Army
and the
German Air Force
.
Netherlands
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In the
Royal Netherlands Navy
, a
kapitein-luitenant ter zee
is equivalent to a US Navy or Royal Navy commander (OF-4).
Portugal and Brazil
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In the
Portuguese Navy
, as well as in most of the other
Community of Portuguese Language Countries
navies, a
capitao-tenente
is the equivalent naval rank to a British or US lieutenant commander (OF-3). The rank was introduced in the Portuguese Navy in the late 17th century. It was equivalent to an Army lieutenant colonel until the introduction of the rank of
frigate captain
in
1782
and, from then on, it became equivalent to an Army major.
The
Brazilian Navy
uses the rank of
capitao-tenente
as the equivalent to the British and US lieutenant (OF-2). Until the introduction of the rank of
corvette captain
in
1906
, the Brazilian Navy followed the Portuguese model of a
capitao-tenente
being an equivalent of an Army major.
Slavophone armed forces
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Russia
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Kapitan-leytenant
(
Russian
:
капитан-лейтенант
) is a
rank
in the
Russian Navy
, previously the
Red Fleet
/
Soviet Navy
and
Imperial Russian Navy
. It is the rank below a
captain
of the 3rd rank and above a senior lieutenant. In Soviet times, it may be achieved as early as an officer's 5th year of service. In Russian and other East-European navies it is the most senior junior officer rank (equivalent to "captain" in the Army/Ground Forces).
The Russian Navy assigns this rank the two-and-a-half stripe insignia used in Britain and the US for
lieutenant commanders
. On the other hand, the US Navy considers this rank equivalent to
lieutenant
.
In terms of responsibilities, officers of this rank may serve as department heads on larger warships, but may also serve as commanding officers of 3rd and 4th rank warships (Russian ship classifications referring to all from
Krivak
-class frigates to gunboats and minesweepers).
Unlike the equivalent OF2-rank
Kapitanleutnant
in the
German Navy
, submarines are at least nominally not on the list of eligible positions. In the past, when the boats were smaller, captain-lieutenants were eligible for the submarine command. However, in current Russian ship ranking no modern submarine is given 3rd rank. This reflects the high status of submarines, as all nuclear submarines (SSBN or SSN) are considered 1st rank and large and medium diesels 2nd rank, while smaller 3rd rank submarines simply aren't built.
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- Rank insignia IRA, Soviet Navy, RF Navy
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Kapitan-leytenant
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shoulder board
(1703?1911)
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shoulder board
(1943?1955)
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shoulder board
(1955?1991)
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... everyday
uniform
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shoulder board / sleeve insignia
(after 2010)
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Ukrainian Navy
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Captain-lieutenant
(
Ukrainian
:
кап?тан-лейтенант
) is a
rank
in the
Ukrainian Navy
. These are equivalent to сaptain (OF-2) in Army.
The armed forces of Ukraine, formed during the collapse of the USSR, adopted the Soviet model of military ranks, as well as the Soviet marks of distinction. For the distinguishing marks, the captain-lieutenant had three tapes (two medium tapes, one above narrow one) on the sleeve, and chains of one lumen on which four small five-pointed stars were placed.
On July 5, 2016, the President of Ukraine approves the "Uniform Design and Signs of the Distinction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine". The draft includes, among other things, military ranks and distinguishing marks for military personnel. The marks of the distinction of servicemen are changing, departing from the Soviet standard.
November 20, 2017 issued by the order of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine No. 606, which specifies the rules for wearing and using uniform insignia by military personnel.
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The distinguishing marks of the captain-lieutenant became three stripes (two middle ones, one narrow one among which). The distinguishing marks are placed on both the sleeves and on the coats.
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Captain-Lieutenant
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shoulder board
(1995?2016)
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shoulder board / sleeve insignia
(after 2016)
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United Kingdom
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Captain-lieutenant was formerly a rank in the
British Army
; the senior
subaltern
rank, above
lieutenant
and below
captain
.
A
regiment
's
field officers
? its
colonel
,
lieutenant colonel
and
major
? originally commanded their own
companies
, as well as carrying out their regimental command duties.
However, from the 17th century onwards, the colonel increasingly became a patron and ceremonial head instead of an actual tactical commander, with command in the field devolving to the lieutenant colonel. This left the colonel's company without a captain.
The lieutenant of this company thus became its acting captain. This state of affairs was formally recognised with the creation of the rank of captain-lieutenant, with its own entry in the table of prices for the
purchase of commissions
.
In 1772 captain-lieutenants were granted rank as captains in their regiments and in the Army.
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The rank was abolished sometime in the early 19th century in almost all regiments.
The King's Company of the
Grenadier Guards
remains under the personal commanded of the Monarch, currently
King Charles III
, with the rank of Captain-Lieutenant held by a Major within the company. In practice, he is referred to as "The Captain" and acts as a Company Commander. In a similar fashion, his deputy is referred to as "The Second Captain" rather than Company Second-in-Command.
NATO code
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Gallery
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