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Captain was a rank in the Military Branch of the British Royal Navy, the most senior before promotion to Flag Rank and the rank of Rear-Admiral.
Post Captain
Under the Regulations and Instructions for the Government of the Naval Service, the Captain is "The officer appointed to command the ship, or upon whom the actual command may have devolved."[1] In the Nineteenth Century officers of the rank of Commander were unofficially styled as Captain as a courtesy. To differentiate them and captains of ships from officers of the rank of captain, the latter were often called Post Captains.
Regulations
By Order in Council dated 19 May, 1899, the periods on Full Pay required to qualify as a Captain were "two year's Service as Commander, of which one year must have been in a 'Ship of War at Sea.'" A commander may also have been promoted to Captain for gallantry in action provided he had completed one year's service in a ship of war at sea.[2]
"No Captain who shall have declined service when called upon, or against whose character there may be anything affecting him as an officer and a gentleman, shall be considered eligible for advancement to the rank of Flag Officer."[3]
Average Age
| Average Age of Captains, 1901-1911.[4] | ||
| Year. | Average Age. | |
| 1901 | 41 yrs 1 month | |
| 1902 | 40 yrs 6 months | |
| 1903 | 40 yrs 2 months | |
| 1904 | 40 yrs 2 months | |
| 1905 | 39 yrs 5 months | |
| 1906 | 39 yrs 5 months | |
| 1907 | 39 yrs 4 months | |
| 1908 | 39 yrs | |
| 1909 | 38 yrs 3 months | |
| 1910 | 39 yrs 10 months | |
| 1911 | 39 yrs 4 months | |
Footnotes
- ↑ The King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions (1913). I. p. ix.
- ↑ The Orders-in-Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service, 1903. p. 53.
- ↑ Article 263, Section 3. K.R. & A.I. (1913). p. 71.
- ↑ Memorandum. "The Executive Lists of the Royal Navy." The National Archives. ADM 1/8272. Quoted in Black. p. 28.
Bibliography
- Black, Nicholas (2009). The British Naval Staff in the First World War. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. ISBN 9781843834427.
