Linienschiffsleutnant

Fregattenleutnant in Austruia-Hungaria
Rank insignia	Austro-Hungarian Navy
Introduction	19th century
Rank group	Commissioned officers
Army / Air Force	Hauptmann
Navy	Linienschiffsleutnant
NATO equivalent	OF-1a

Linienschiffsleutnant (Hun: Fregatthadnagy / en: translation Ship-of-the-line lieutenant) was an officer rank in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. It was equivalent to Hauptmann of the Austro-Hungarian Army, as well to Kapitänleutnant of the Imperial German Navy. Pertaining to the modern day's NATO rank code it could be comparable to OF-2.

The rank designation was used continuously in the Austria-Hungarian follow on countries Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Slovenia, as well as in the modern day´s Austrian merchant navy.

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 (de: Korvette), frigate (de: Fregatte), and to ship of the line (de: Linienschiff). In the Austro-Hungarian Navy the appropriate rank designations were derived as follows.

• Korvettenkapitän OF-3 (equivalent: to Heer Major)
• Fregattenkapitän OF-4 (equivalent: to Heer Oberstleutnant)
• Linienschiffskapitän OF5; (equivalent: to deutsche Marine Kapitän zur See / Heer Oberst)

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

• Korvettenleutnant OF-1b (equivalent to deutsche Marine Leutnant zur See Heer: Leutnant)
• Fregattenleutnant OF-1a (equivalent to deutsche Marine Oberleutnant zur See / Heer: Oberleutnant)
• Linienschiffsleutnant OF-2 (equivalent to deutsche Marine Kapitänleutnant / Heer:Hauptmann)

This sequence of ranks can be found in the today´s naval forces of Croatia, and Slovenia.

junior rank Fregattenleutnant

(k.u.k. Kriegsmarine rank) Linienschiffsleutnant

senior rank Korvettenkapitän

See also

Main article: Ranks in the Austro-Hungarian Navy

Other countries

The rank designation Linienschiffsleutant was used continuously in naval forces of former Yugoslavia and as (OF-2) rank in modern today’s naval forces of Croatia, and Slovenia.

Rank insignia Linienschiffsleutnant OF-2
Country	Croatia		Slovenia
	Croatian Navy		Slovenian Navy
Shoulder sleev
Native designation	Poručnik bojnog broda		Poročnik bojne ladje

See also

⇒ main article Croatian military ranks
⇒ main article Slovenian military ranks
⇒ main article Ranks and insignia of officers of NATO navies

References