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Post-Captain — is an obsolete alternative form of the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.The term served to distinguish those who were captains by rank from * officers in command of a naval vessel, who were (and still are) addressed as captain regardless of… … Wikipedia
Post-captain — est un grade obsolète de la Royal Navy, correspondant à celui de capitaine de vaisseau. Un post captain était un officier promu au « tableau d avancement » de la Royal Navy lui permettant de faire carrière à l ancienneté, avec à terme… … Wikipédia en Français
post captain — noun Etymology: post (VII) : a naval officer holding a captain s commission as distinguished from one bearing the courtesy title of captain * * * post captain noun Formerly, a full captain in command of, or having commanded, a ship of more than… … Useful english dictionary
Post Captain (novel) — Infobox Book name = Post Captain author = Patrick O Brian country = United Kingdom language = English cover artist = Geoff Hunt series = Aubrey Maturin series genre = Historical novel publisher = Harper Collins (UK) release date = 1972 media type … Wikipedia
Junior Post-Captain — A Junior Post Captain an obsolete alternative form of the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy, but with less then 3 years seniority.A junior post captain would usually command a frigate or a comparable ship, while a senior post captain (i.e. a full … Wikipedia
Post-ship — was a designation used in the Royal Navy during the Age of Sail to describe a ship of the Sixth Rate (see rating system of the Royal Navy) which was smaller than a frigate (in practice, carrying fewer than 28 guns) but by virtue of being a rated… … Wikipedia
Captain Pipe — (* vermutlich 1740; † 1818), auch Konieschquanoheel oder Hobocan genannt, war ein Häuptling der Munsee, einem Stamm der Lenni Lenape, und Mitglied des Wolf Klans. Die Lenape nannten nur ungern ihren richtigen Namen und der Gebrauch von Spitznamen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Captain Beany — Captain Beany, born Barry Kirk, is a Welsh eccentric and celebrity charity fundraiser in Sandfields, Port Talbot, Wales. Kirk worked in the computer department of the British Petroleum chemical plant in Baglan, Neath Port Talbot, but has been… … Wikipedia
Captain Kangaroo — (Bob Keeshan) with comedian Nipsey Russell, 1976. Format Children s Television Created by Bob Keeshan … Wikipedia
Captain Beefheart — en concert à l université de Toronto en 1974. Surnom Don Van Vliet No … Wikipédia en Français
