Lieutenant admiral
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| Lieutenant admiral Luitenant-admiraal | |
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| Country |  Netherlands |
| Service branch |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Rank group | Flag officer |
| NATO rank code | OF-9 |
| Next higher rank | Admiral |
| Next lower rank | Vice 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.
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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