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- Post-captain, post captain, or postcaptain is an obsolete alternative form of the rank of captain in the Royal Navy. The term served to distinguish those...
- Post Captain is the second historical novel in the Aubrey–Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1972. It features the characters of Captain...
- fairly junior post-captain, as he had the admiral to keep an eye on him, but – like a "captain of the fleet" – a "flag captain" was a post rather than a...
- as the ship's "first captain"[citation needed] and would serve as the admiral's chief-of staff. Captain of the fleet was a post rather than a rank in...
- Venezuela) Captain (armed forces) Captain's cabin Post-captain Sea captain The Polish Navy is, however, a notable exception with "naval captain" (Polish...
- Captain James Cook FRS (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three...
- many air forces. Captain of industry, business leader. Captain of the Port, harbour (UK) or Coast Guard (USA) post. Precinct captain, political party's...
- the expedition. He became lieutenant in 1770, commander in 1772, and post captain in 1775. During the American Revolutionary War he was emplo**** against...
- on board their ships as "captain") could aspire for promotion to captain which was known as "making post". Such post captains were then ****igned to-rated...
- classed as frigates, those smaller as 'post ships', indicating that they were still commanded by a full ('post') captain, as opposed to sloops of 18 guns and...