Editing Captain (Navy)

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{{Disambig header|UNSC Navy rank of Captain|the [[UNSC]] Army and Marines rank|Captain (Ground forces)}}
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|image = [[Image:Navycaptain.svg|100px]]
|name = Captain
|affiliation = [[UNSC Navy]]
|higher rank = [[Rear Admiral (Lower Half)]]
|lower rank = [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]]
|command = A larger warship (such as a [[cruiser]])
|known = *[[De Blanc]]
*[[Gibson]]
*[[Greene]]
*[[Iglesias]]
*[[Jacob Keyes]]
*[[Moreland]]
*[[Veredi]]
*[[Veronica Dare]]
*[[Wallace]]
*[[Wren]]
*[[James Gregory Cutter]]
*[[Unnamed UNSC Navy Captain (Reach)|Unnamed Captain (Reach)]]
*[[Unnamed UNSC Navy Captain (Armor Testing)|Unnamed Captain (Earth)]]
}}

'''Captain'''<ref>In reference to the above image: ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 161 -- "Commander Keyes opened the box. Inside were a pair of ... insignia: '''four bars and a single star'''".</ref> is a [[commissioned officers|commissioned officer]] rank of the [[UNSC Navy]], and is the Naval equivalent of a [[Colonel (UNSC)|Colonel]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]], [[UNSC Air Force]], and [[UNSC Army]].

Navy Captains typically command a single ship-typically a class larger than a frigate but smaller than a carrier. Navy Captains may also command a battlegroup or a small fleet if they are the senior-most officer present.

Captains are sometimes referred to informally as "Skipper" and "the Old Man."<ref>''[[Halo:The Flood]]'', ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', [[Thom Shephard]]: "Aye aye sir. The skipper seems jumpy, we'd better get moving. We'll find you weapons later."</ref>

==Relation to Marine, Air Force, and Army Captain==
The Marine Corps, Air Force, and Army rank of [[Captain (Ground forces)|Captain]] is ranked three pay grades lower than a Navy Captain. Other than sharing a name and both being officer ranks, the two captain ranks are completely unrelated.

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