Captain
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Captain or The Captain may refer to:
|
[edit] Military ranks
- Captain (OF-2), an army, air force or marine rank with a NATO code of OF-2, and the equivalent in other military and paramilitary services
- Captain (naval), a naval rank with a NATO code of OF-5, and the equivalent in other naval services
- In specific countries
- Captain (United States), a rank in each of the armed services
- Captain (United Kingdom), a rank in the British armed forces used by two separate rank grades
- Captain (Canada), a rank used by the Canadian Army and Air Force
- Captain (Navy), Canadian naval rank equal to a colonel of the Army or Air Force
- Captain (Royal Navy), a senior Royal Navy officer rank with a NATO code of OF-5
- Other variations
- Captain General, is a high military rank and a gubernatorial title. This variation of a general is now nearly extinct.
- Group Captain, an air force rank with a NATO code of OF-5
- Captain Lieutenant, a rank in the Russian Navy, Red Fleet/Soviet Navy and previously Imperial Russian Navy, a rank in the German Navy, and a former rank in the British army
- Post-Captain, an obsolete alternative form of the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy
- Flag captain, Royal Navy term for the captain of an admiral's flagship
- Captain of the Fleet, would assist an admiral with ten or more ships to command
[edit] Occupations
- Captain-major, a colonial officer of a Portuguese possession
- Captain (civil aviation), the pilot in command of an aircraft
- Captain (nautical), the master of a sea-going vessel
- Captain of industry, a business leader
- Captain of the Port, an official with slightly different functions in the United Kingdom and the United States
- Band captain, a Drum Major or other music leader who is also a member of the musical band
- School Captain, a student elected or appointed to represent the school
- Precinct captain, a political party's representative at an election precinct
- Police captain, an officer in a police organization
- Fire captain, an officer in a fire department
- Caporegime, Captain, or Capo, a high-ranking member in charge of a Mafia crew
[edit] Other uses
In television:
- Welcome to The Captain, a television series on CBS
- Captain (Star Trek), a rank of Starfleet in the Star Trek science fiction universe
In literature:
- The Captain (play), a 1647 stage play by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
- The Captain (1967 novel), by Jan de Hartog
- The Captain (1900s magazine), a magazine for young boys
In comics/manga:
- "The Captain", a former Captain America alternate identity, 1987–1989
- Captain (Hellsing), a fictional character from the Hellsing manga and OVA
- Captain (manga) (キャプテン), a baseball manga series by Akio Chiba
- The Captain (comics), a satiric superhero from the comic book Nextwave
In music:
- Captain (band), a London-based alternative rock band
- Captain (album), a 1998 release from Scottish band Idlewild
- The Captain (album), the 1999 solo debut album of Australian country music singer Kasey Chambers
- "The Captain", from the 2006 release Ganging Up On The Sun from Guster
- "The Captain" (song), a song on the 2006 release Silent Shout from The Knife
- "The Captain Is a Cold Hearted and Egotistical Fool", a song presented as an outtake on the 1999 release The Soft Bulletin 5.1 from The Flaming Lips
- "The Captain", the stage name used by Daryl Dragon as part of the 1970s and 1980s duo Captain & Tennille
In sport
- Captain (sports), the leader of an athletic team, often with additional roles or responsibilities
- "The Captain", a nickname for hockey player Steve Yzerman
- "The Captain", a nickname for baseball player Derek Jeter
- "The Captain", a nickname for baseball player Jason Varitek
Ships
- Royal Captain (ship), an East Indiaman
- HMS Captain, one of seven Royal Navy ships
- Captain class frigates, a class of 78 Royal Navy frigates
In video games
- Captain Falcon, a racer in the F-Zero series of video games.

