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Fregattenleutnant

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Fregattenleutnant
Fregatthadnagy
Sleeve insignia
Country Austria-Hungary
Service branch Austro-Hungarian Navy
Formationc. 1908
Next higher rankLinienschiffsleutnant
Next lower rankKorvettenleutnant
Equivalent ranksOberleutnant

Fregattenleutnant (Hungarian: Fregatthadnagy; transl. Fregate lieutenant) was an officer rank in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. It was equivalent to Oberleutnant of the Austro-Hungarian Army, as well to Oberleutnant zur See of the Imperial German Navy. Pertaining to the modern day's NATO rank code it could be comparable to OF-1a (senior).

The right to be assigned to Fregattenleutnant was limited to professional officers. It was superior to Korvettenleutnant (a reserve rank) and inferior to Linienschiffsleutnant. Until 1908 the rank was called Linienschiffsfähnrich (ship-of-the-line ensign).

Professional officers skipped that rank Fregattenleutnant and were regularly promoted from Seefähnrich to Fregattenleutnant (also OF-1a), the next higher rank (comparable to Oberleutnant zur See).

The rank name was selected in line to the division of war ships to specific ship categories early of the 19th century, e.g. corvette (German: Korvette), frigate (German: Fregatte), and to ship of the line (German: Linienschiff). In the Austro-Hungarian Navy the appropriate rank designations were derived as follows.

According to that systematic the rank designations to subaltern – or junior officers were derived as follows:

This sequence of ranks can be found in the today's Croatian naval forces.

Preceded by
junior rank
Seefähnrich
Korvettenleutnant

(k.u.k. Kriegsmarine rank)
Fregattenleutnant
Succeeded by
senior rank
Linienschiffsleutnant

Other countries

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The rank designation Fregattenleutnent was used continuously in naval forces of former Yugoslavia and as junior officer (OF-1a) rank in modern today's naval forces of Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia.

Rank insignia Fregattenleutnant
Country Croatia Serbia Slovenia

Croatian Navy

River Flotilla

Slovenian Navy
Shoulder
sleeve
Native designation Poručnik fregate Поручник фрегатe Poročnik fregate
rank OF-1a OF-2 OF-1a

See also

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References

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