Navy ranks

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Also Muller's dictionary gives "commander - kapitan tret'ego ranga;
starshij pomoshchnik".
S.A.Naumov


YS> "commander" is "kapitan vtorogo ranga"
YS> "lieutenant-commander" is "kapitan tret'ego ranga"


>> Dear Colleagues,
>>  
>>  Could anyone explain what would be roughly an American equivalent to 
>> 
>>  kapitan tret'ego ranga?
>>  I looked at the navy ranks web page, but could not figure out.  And 
>> how 
>>  do you translate into Russian "commander"?
>>  
>>  Thanks,
>>  
>>  Lily Alexander

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