Schout-bij-night
Schout-bij- Nacht (ˈsxʌu̯d bɛi̯ ˈnɑxt ; German literally " Schultheiß bei Nacht" ) is the Dutch name for the rank of a rear admiral in the Koninklijke Marine ( German "Royal Navy" ), the naval forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . It corresponds to the NATO rank code OF-7 and is above the Commodore ( Dutch Commandeur ) and below the Vice Admiral ( Dutch Viceadmiraal ).
etymology
The name has its origins in the 15th and 16th centuries and refers to the function of the officer who is responsible for commanding the ship on behalf of the captain during the night watch when the captain is sleeping.
history
One of the first bearers of this rank was 1641 Michiel de Ruyter (1607–1676). In later times the responsibility of the Schout-bij-Nacht increased and then the commander of a squadron was usually given this rank.
In the 17th century , the Swedish Navy and the then Danish-Norwegian Navy took over this designation in the form of Schoutby Night and the Imperial Russian Navy as шаутбенахт ( Schautbenacht ). In 1724 the Russian rank was changed to the modern designation контр-адмирал ( Kontr-Admiral ), similarly then in 1771 in the Scandinavian fleets to Swedish Konteramiral or Danish Kontreadmiral and Norwegian Kontreadmiral .
Web links
- De rangen van de krijgsmacht rank insignia of the Dutch armed forces (Dutch), PDF, 532 kB
- Schout-bij-Nacht (vlagofficier) Etymology (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rangen en haben van de Koninklijke Marine (Dutch), accessed on January 16, 2019.
- ↑ Schout-bij-Nacht (vlagofficier) (Dutch), accessed on January 16, 2019.