Lieutenant admiral

Lieutenant admiral (Luitenant-admiraal) is a senior naval military rank in the Royal Netherlands Navy. The rank is a four star rank, senior to a vice-admiral (vice-admiraal) and equivalent to admiral in most foreign navies. It is used whenever the Dutch Chief of Defence is from the Navy. The Dutch navy rank of "admiral" is traditionally reserved for a member of the House of Orange-Nassau.

Lieutenant admiral
Luitenant-admiraal
Sleeve insignia
Country Netherlands
Service branch Royal Netherlands Navy
Rank groupFlag officer
NATO rank codeOF-9
Next higher rankAdmiral
Next lower rankVice admiral

The rank was also used in the Kingdom of England during the sixteenth century for the office of the Lieutenant of the Admiralty.

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

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