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Captain or The Captain may refer to:

Military ranks

Captain (OF-2), an army, air force or marine rank with a NATO code of OF-2
Captain (naval), a naval rank with a NATO code of OF-5

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

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

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

, 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.

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