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Schout-bij-nacht is a Dutch Naval rank, equivalent to rear admiral in the US Navy and Royal Navy. It is the second most junior admiral position of the Dutch Navy, ranking above commandeur ("commodore") and below a vice-admiraal ("vice admiral").

The rank of schout-bij-nacht originated between the 15th and 16th century. Translated as "watch-at-night", the schout-bij-nacht was the officer who supervised the ship when the captain was asleep.

In later times the schout-bij-nacht was also the officer who supervised an entire naval squadron, in the absence of a senior admiral, and by the 17th century schout-bij-nacht was the common rank held by the naval commander of a battle fleet's rear squadron.

In the 17th century the navies of Sweden and Denmark-Norway adopted the rank as schoutbynacht and the early Imperial Russian Navy as шаутбенахт (transliterated as "shautbenakht"). In 1724 the Russians, followed in 1771 by both the Swedish navy and the Dano-Norwegian navy changed the name of the rank to counter admiral (контр-адмирал in Russian, konteramiral in Swedish, kontreadmiral in Danish and Norwegian).

The rank insignia of a schout-bij-nacht

Famous schout-bij-nacht

References

"Schoutbynacht" in Svenska Akademiens Ordbok, col. S1417 (1965). (Historical usage in Swedish)
"Schoutbynacht", in Nordisk familjebok, vol. 24 (1916) (Swedish navy)

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 {{Navalranks}}
-'''Schout-bij-nacht''' is a [[Dutch Navy|Dutch Naval]] rank, equivalent to [[Rear Admiral]] in the [[US Navy]] and [[Royal Navy]].  It is the second most junior [[Admiral]] position of the Dutch Navy, ranking above ''Commandeur'' ([[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]]) and below a ''Vice-admiraal'' ([[Vice Admiral]]).
+'''Schout-bij-nacht''' is a [[Dutch Navy|Dutch Naval]] rank, equivalent to [[rear admiral]] in the [[US Navy]] and [[Royal Navy]].  It is the second most junior [[admiral]] position of the Dutch Navy, ranking above ''commandeur'' ("[[Commodore (rank)|commodore]]") and below a ''vice-admiraal'' ("[[vice admiral]]").
-The rank of Schout-bij-nacht originated between the 15th and 16th century. Translated as ''Watch-at-night'', the Schout-bij-Nacht was the officer who supervised the ship when the [[Captain (nautical)|Captain]] was asleep.
+The rank of ''schout-bij-nacht'' originated between the 15th and 16th century. Translated as "watch-at-night", the ''schout-bij-nacht'' was the officer who supervised the ship when the [[Captain (nautical)|captain]] was asleep.
-In later times the Schout-bij-nacht was also the officer who supervised an entire Navy squadron, in the absence of a senior [[Admiral]], and by the 17th century Schout-bij-nacht was the common rank held by the naval commander of a battle fleet's rear squadron.
+In later times the ''schout-bij-nacht'' was also the officer who supervised an entire naval squadron, in the absence of a senior [[admiral]], and by the 17th century ''schout-bij-nacht'' was the common rank held by the naval commander of a battle fleet's rear squadron.
-In the 17th century the navies of [[Sweden]] and [[Denmark-Norway]] adopted the rank as '''''schoutbynacht''''' and the early [[Imperial Russian Navy]] as '''''shautbenakht''''' (шаутбенахт). In 1724 the Russians, followed in 1771 by both the [[Swedish navy]] and the [[Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy|Dano-Norwegian navy]] changed the name of the rank to [[Counter Admiral]] (''kontr-admiral'' in Russian,  ''konteramiral'' in Swedish, ''kontreadmiral'' in Danish and Norwegian).
+In the 17th century the navies of [[Sweden]] and [[Denmark-Norway]] adopted the rank as ''schoutbynacht'' and the early [[Imperial Russian Navy]] as ''шаутбенахт'' (transliterated as "shautbenakht"). In 1724 the Russians, followed in 1771 by both the [[Swedish navy]] and the [[Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy|Dano-Norwegian navy]] changed the name of the rank to [[counter admiral]] (''контр-адмирал'' in Russian,  ''konteramiral'' in Swedish, ''kontreadmiral'' in Danish and Norwegian).
 <gallery>
-File:Nl-marine-vloot-schout schout bij nacht.svg|The rank insignia of a Schout-bij-nacht
+File:Nl-marine-vloot-schout schout bij nacht.svg|The rank insignia of a ''schout-bij-nacht''
 </gallery>
-==Famous schout-bij-nachts==
+==Famous ''schout-bij-nacht''==
 * {{Ill|nl|Paulus Roelof Cantz'laar}}
 * [[Karel Doorman]]
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 *[http://g3.spraakdata.gu.se/saob/show.phtml?filenr=1/233/59410.html "Schoutbynacht"] in ''[[Svenska Akademiens Ordbok]]'', col. S1417 (1965). (Historical usage in Swedish)
 *[http://runeberg.org/nfcd/0612.html "Schoutbynacht"], in ''[[Nordisk familjebok]]'', vol. 24 (1916) (Swedish navy)
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 [[Category:Dutch words and phrases]]