Lieutenant admiral

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

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.