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The Examination for Lieutenant is an episode of the British television series Hornblower. It is loosely based on part of the 1950 novel Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C. S. Forester . It was released on DVD in the United States under the title The Fire Ship .
Midshipmen studying for their Lieutenant's examination aboard HMS Pallas. Sketch by Gabriel Bray, 1774 Sketch by Gabriel Bray, 1774 Passed midshipman was never an official rank or rating in the Royal Navy , but was commonly used to describe midshipmen who had passed the lieutenant examination but were waiting on a roster to be commissioned.
The Examination for Lieutenant (U.S. title: The Fire Ship) (18 November 1998) The Duchess and the Devil (24 February 1999) The Frogs and the Lobsters (U.S. title: The Wrong War) (2 April 1999) Mutiny (8 April 2001) Retribution (15 April 2001) Loyalty (5 January 2003) Duty (6 January 2003)
Officially, a prospective lieutenant was at least 19, and was expected to produce proof of his service, which would include certificates from his commanders and journals kept while a midshipman. [25] However, most midshipmen aspired to take the lieutenant examination at age 17 or 18, and the typical age of a midshipman was between 15 and 22. [13]
A lieutenant (UK: / l ɛ f ˈ t ɛ n ən t / lef-TEN-ənt, US: / l uː-/ loo-; [1] abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces.
Lieutenant: Wardroom: Division officer/watch officer Acting lieutenant: Warrant officer: Ship's captain: No established uniform (recipients would wear the uniform of the last grade held) Later known as sub-lieutenant [N 5] Master: Navy Board: Blue frock coat with gold Navy buttons: Highest ranked warrant officer on board Purser: Victualling Board
In Austria the Leutnant (short: Lt) is the second lowest commissioned officer rank. Mandatory to be promoted to that rank is a six terms course of high school studies (until August 2008 eight terms) with 180 ECTS points on the Theresian Military Academy in the Wiener Neustadt .
The Lieutenant is an American television series, the first created by Gene Roddenberry. An hour-long drama, it aired on NBC on Saturday evenings in the 1963–1964 television schedule. It was produced by Arena Productions , one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 's most successful in-house production companies of the 1960s.