Linienschiffsleutnant

Linienschiffsleutnant (Hun: Sorhajóhadnagy / 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.

This article is about the Austro-Hungarian Navy rank Linienschiffsleutnant OF-2. For the equivalent rank in other naval forces, see Ship-of-the-line lieutenant. For the comperable rank in Anglophone naval forces, see Lieutenant (navy).

See also: Ranks in the Austro-Hungarian Navy

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

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

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

• Croatian military ranks
• Slovenian military ranks
• Ranks and insignia of officers of NATO navies

References