Lieutenant admiral

	Naval officer ranks
Flag officers:
	Admiral of the fleet • Fleet admiral • Grand admiral; Admiral • General admiral; Vice admiral • Squadron vice-admiral • Lieutenant admiral; Rear admiral • Counter admiral • Divisional admiral; Commodore • Flotilla admiral;
Senior officers:
	Captain • Capt at sea • Capt of sea and war • Ship-of-the-line Capt; Commander • Frigate captain; Lieutenant commander • Corvette captain;
Junior officers:
	Captain lieutenant • Lieutenant • Ship-of-the-line lieutenant; Frigate lieutenant • Lieutenant (junior grade) • Sub-lieutenant; Corvette lieutenant • Ensign; Midshipman;

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Lieutenant admiral is a senior naval military rank in some countries of the world. The rank is considered by many nations to be a direct equivalent of a vice admiral.

In the Royal Netherlands Navy the rank of lieutenant admiral (Dutch: luitenant-admiraal) is senior to vice admiral (Dutch: vice-admiraal) and equivalent to admiral in most other navies. The rank of admiral is reserved for a prince of the house of Oranje-Nassau or the king.

During the seventeenth century, Michiel de Ruyter and Cornelis Tromp, had the rank of lieutenant admiral general (Dutch: luitenant-admiraal-generaal) to distinguish them from other naval officers with the rank lieutenant admiral.

The Swedish word for Lieutenant admiral is: amiralitetslöjtnant.

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