Kapitänleutnant = USN Sr. Lieutenant or Lt-Commander?

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Felix C
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Kapitänleutnant = USN Sr. Lieutenant or Lt-Commander?

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Post by Felix C » 13 Feb 2017, 02:02

Have seen both in conversion tables.

with both Korvettenkapitän and Fregattenkapitän indicated as Commander.

I thought the latter two were Lt-Commander and Commander respectively with Kaleun as Lt. Senior Grade

Which is it?

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Post by John Hilly » 13 Feb 2017, 15:12

Felix C wrote:Have seen both in conversion tables.

with both Korvettenkapitän and Fregattenkapitän indicated as Commander.

I thought the latter two were Lt-Commander and Commander respectively with Kaleun as Lt. Senior Grade

Which is it?
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Post by Felix C » 26 Feb 2017, 14:07

I am reading some ONI reports from the era and they translate Kaleun as Lt.-Cmdr. So thought to ask. Also, Fregattenkapitän is listed as a rank between Commander and Captain. This is from the 1930s.

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Post by schutzearsch » 27 Mar 2017, 21:17

The Kaleun (Kapitänleutnant) is the Lieutenant ( would be NATO Code OF2 today)
The Korvetten Kapitän is the Lieutenant Commander (would be OF3)
The Fregatten Kapitän is the Commander (would be OF4)

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Post by Felix C » 20 Jun 2017, 01:13

Thanks. I wished to ensure before I committed to writing.

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