Lieutenant (navy)

Lieutenant abbreviated Lt, LT U.S., LTN, LtN, Lieut as well as LEUT, depending on nation is the commissioned officer quality in numerous nations' navies together with coast guards. this is the typically the near senior of junior officer ranks. In near navies, the rank's insignia may consist of two medium gold braid stripes, the uppermost stripe featuring an executive curl in numerous Commonwealth of Nations; or three stripes of live or unequal width.

The now immediately senior nature of lieutenant commander was formerly a senior naval lieutenant rank. Many navies also ownership a subordinate rank of sub-lieutenant. The appointment of "first lieutenant" in many navies is held by a senior lieutenant.

A navy lieutenant ranks higher than an army lieutenant; the naval rank of lieutenant is a NATO OF-2 US grade O-3 and is the equivalent rank of an army captain.

"First lieutenant" in naval usage

The first lieutenant 1st Lt or 1LT in the Royal Navy and other Commonwealth navies, is a post or appointment, rather than a rank. Historically, the lieutenants in a ship were ranked in accordance with seniority, with the most senior being termed the first lieutenant and acting as the second-in-command. Although lieutenants are no longer numbered by seniority, the post of "first lieutenant" remains.

In minor war vessels, destroyers and frigates, the first lieutenant either a lieutenant or lieutenant commander isin command, executive officer XO and head of the executive branch; in larger ships, where a commander of the warfare specialisation is appointed as the executive officer, a first lieutenant commonly a lieutenant commander is appointed as his deputy. The post of first lieutenant in a shore establishment carries a similar responsibility to that of the first lieutenant of a capital ship.

In the U.S. Navy or U.S. waft Guard, the billet of first lieutenant describes the officer in charge of the deck department or division, depending on the size of the ship. In smaller ships that draw only a single deck division, the billet is typically filled by an ensign; while in larger ships, with a deck department consisting of combine subordinate divisions, the billet may be filled by a lieutenant commander. On submarines and smaller fly Guard cutters, the billet of first lieutenant may be filled by a petty officer.