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Lieutenant (navy)
commissioned officer rank in many nations' navies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt, LT, LT(N), Lt(N), Lieut and LEUT, depending on nation) is a commissioned officer rank in many nations' navies. It is the most senior of junior officer ranks.[1]
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The now immediately senior rank of lieutenant commander was formerly a senior naval lieutenant rank.