Assertion: lieutenant | /r/HasProperty | put in command of smaller vessels
Facets:
value: commonly
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Lieutenants were commonly put in command of smaller vessels not warranting a commander or captain: such a lieutenant was called a "lieutenant commanding" or "lieutenant commandant" in the United States Navy, and a "lieutenant in command" or "lieutenant and commander" in the Royal Navy.
text: Lieutenants were commonly put in command of smaller vessels not warranting a commander or captain.