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Sep 6, 2001 22:24
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English term

senior midshipman

Non-PRO English to German Other
a senior midshipman on a sail boat

Proposed translations

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Leutnant zur See, Hauptmann zur See

I don't know if this helps much.

In British English a midshipman is a full-grown officer (Leutnant zur See), "Senior" probably means the next rank, which whould be Hauptmann.

In US English, a midshipman is still an apprentice "Seeoffiziersanwärter"
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