Corvette lieutenant

Hierarchy of naval officer ranks
Flag officers:
Admiral of the navy Admiral of the fleet • Fleet admiral General admiral • Grand admiral • Admiral Squadron admiral • Flotilla admiral Vice admiral • Lieutenant admiral Rear admiral • Counter admiral Commodore admiral • Schout-bij-nacht Port admiral
Senior officers:
Commodore • Fleet captain Post captain • Captain Captain of sea and war • Ship-of-the-line captain Captain at sea • Corvette captain Frigate captain • Commander
Junior officers:
Lieutenant commander • Captain lieutenant Flag lieutenant • Lieutenant Ship-of-the-line lieutenant • Corvette lieutenant Frigate lieutenant • Lieutenant (junior grade) Sub-lieutenant • Ensign
Training officers:
Passed midshipman • Midshipman Naval cadet

Corvette lieutenant is a rank in some navies, especially those of Spain and Latin America, roughly equivalent to a Royal Navy acting sub-lieutenant or a US Navy ensign.

The rank did exist in the French Navy during the Ancien Régime, but has now been replaced with ship of the line ensign (second class) (French: enseigne de vaisseau de deuxième classe).

The NATO rank code is OF-1 (junior)

Austria-Hungary

Insignia of a Seefähnrich also worn by Korvettenleutnants

In the Austro-Hungarian Navy the rank of Korvettenleutnant or tengerészzászlós was the lowest officer rank. Usually only reserve officers were commissioned as Korvettenleutnant. Professional officers would be commissioned as Fregattenleutnant, the next higher rank. Korvettenleutnants would wear the same rank insignia as Seefähnriche.

See also

• Corvette
• Corvette captain