Kapitänleutnant
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Kapitänleutnant is the third lowest officer's rank in the German Navy. The U.S. Navy's rank of Lieutenant is equal to Kapitänleutnant in NATO's military hierarchy. Nevertheless, a Kapitänleutnant (colloquial abbreviation: Kaleun, Kaleu or Kaleut) may command smaller ships (e.g. submarines) giving the rank responsibilities more along those of a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S or Royal Navies. It should not be forgotten, that the German Navy operates only Diesel electric submarines, which are much smaller than the nuclear powered submarines of the USA and the UK.
Rank insignia includes two-and-a-half stripes on shoulder boards (or rings on sleeves).
In the navies of Denmark and Norway the same rank is used (Danish: Kaptajnløjtnant, Norwegian: Kapteinløytnant).
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