Lieutenant (navy)

A lieutenant of the United States Navy in 2015

Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt, LT, LT(N), Lt(N), Lieut and LEUT, depending on nation) is a commissioned officer rank in many nations' navies. It is the most senior of junior officer ranks.[1]

The now immediately senior rank of lieutenant commander was formerly a senior naval lieutenant rank.

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References

  1. Officer Ranks in the Royal Navy - LieutenantRoyal Naval Museum. Retrieved 2008-10-11.