() is a
Dutch Naval rank, with a NATO rank of OF-7.
The ' was responsible for ensuring that fleet continued to sail in the prescribed order at night. The title comes from the title of the officer who replaced the admiral at night and was therefore called night scout, captain at night or '.
Denmark-Norway
In the
Dano-Norwegian navy
The history of the Danish navy began with the founding of a joint Dano-Norwegian navy on 10 August 1510, when King John appointed his vassal Henrik Krummedige to become "chief captain and head of all our captains, men and servants whom we now h ...
, the rank of was codified on 11 February 1693, by
King Christian V
Christian V (15 April 1646 25 August 1699) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699.
Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decree ...
. In the second publication of the
Danish order of precedence
The Danish order of precedence is a symbolic hierarchy of Danish officials used to direct protocol. It has no official status and entails no special privileges, but has been established in practical use, e.g. determining seating arrangements at ...
, the rank of was placed below vice admirals ( da, Vice-Admiral), and above
Commander-captain
Commander-captain or commanding captain is a naval rank, used in a number of navies, including all Scandinavian nations. The rank is rated OF-4 within NATO forces.
Scandinavia
Denmark
On 11 February 1693, the rank was codified, by King Christ ...
s ( da, Commandeur-Capitainer til Søes). In 1771, the ranks was replaced with
Counter admiral.
Netherlands
It is the second most junior
admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet ...
position of the Dutch Navy, ranking above ''commandeur'' ("
commodore
Commodore may refer to:
Ranks
* Commodore (rank), a naval rank
** Commodore (Royal Navy), in the United Kingdom
** Commodore (United States)
** Commodore (Canada)
** Commodore (Finland)
** Commodore (Germany) or ''Kommodore''
* Air commodore ...
") and below a ''vice-admiraal'' ("
vice admiral").
Russia
In the
Imperial Russian Navy
The Imperial Russian Navy () operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917. Formally established in 1696, it lasted until dissolved in the wake of the February Revolution of 1917. It developed from ...
the rank of Schout-bij-nacht (russian: шаутбенахт, shautbenakht) was kept until 1732, when the rank was replaced with counter admiral (russian: контр-адмирал, kontr-admiral).
Sweden
''Schoutbynacht'' was a rank used in the Swedish Navy from 1630 to 1771. It was then replaced by the rank of ''Konteramiral''.
[''Nordisk familjebok'', Stockholm 1916, vol. 24, col. 1171.]
See also
*
Counter admiral
References
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Dutch words and phrases
Military ranks of the Netherlands
Admirals
Military ranks of Russia