Lieutenant admiral

Naval officer ranks
Flag officers
Admiral of the fleet Fleet admiral Grand admiral Admiral General admiral Vice admiral Squadron vice-admiral Lieutenant admiral Rear admiral Counter admiral Divisional admiral Commodore Flotilla admiral
Senior officers
Captain Captain at sea Captain of sea and war Ship-of-the-line captain Commander Frigate captain Lieutenant commander Corvette captain
Junior officers
Captain lieutenant Lieutenant Ship-of-the-line lieutenant Frigate lieutenant Lieutenant junior-grade Sub-lieutenant Corvette lieutenant Ensign Midshipman

Lieutenant admiral is a senior naval military rank in some countries of the world. The rank is considered by many nations to be a direct equivalent of a vice admiral.

In the Royal Netherlands Navy the rank of lieutenant admiral (Dutch: luitenant-admiraal) is senior to vice admiral (Dutch: vice-admiraal) and equivalent to admiral in most other navies. The rank of admiral is reserved for a prince of the house of Oranje-Nassau or the king.

During the seventeenth century, Michiel de Ruyter and Cornelis Tromp, had the rank of lieutenant admiral general (Dutch: luitenant-admiraal-generaal) to distinguish them from other naval officers with the rank lieutenant admiral.

The Swedish word for Lieutenant admiral is: amiralitetslöjtnant.

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