Fregattenleutnant


Fregattenleutnant was an officer rank in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. It was equivalent to Oberleutnant of the Austro-Hungarian Army, as well to Oberleutnant zur See of the Imperial German Navy. Pertaining to the modern day's NATO rank code it could be comparable to OF-1a.
The right to be assigned to Fregattenleutnant was limited to professional officers. It was superior to Korvettenleutnant and inferior to Linienschiffsleutnant. Until 1908 the rank was called Linienschiffsfähnrich.
Professional officers skipped that rank Fregattenleutnant and were regularly promoted from Seefähnrich to Fregattenleutnant, the next higher rank.
The rank name was selected in line to the division of war ships to specific ship categories early of the 19th century, e.g. corvette, frigate, and to ship of the line. In the Austro-Hungarian Navy the appropriate rank designations were derived as follows.
According to that systematic the rank designations to subaltern – or junior officers were derived as follows:
This sequence of ranks can be found in the today´s Croatian naval forces.

Other countries

The rank designation Fregattenleutnent was used continuously in naval forces of former Yugoslavia and as junior officer rank in modern today’s naval forces of Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia.