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'''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]], equal with the rank of [[Colonel]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].
'''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]], equal with the rank of [[Colonel]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].


Captains typically command a single ship but may also command a battlegroup or a small fleet if they are the most senior officer present.
Captains typically command a single ship, but may also command a battlegroup or a small fleet if they are the most senior officer present.


Captains are sometimes referred to informally as "Skipper" (as heard in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' level, [[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|"Pillar of Autumn"]]).
Captains are sometimes referred to informally as "Skipper" (as heard in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' level, [[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|"Pillar of Autumn"]]).


==Relation to Marine Corps Captain==
==Relation to Marine Corps Captain==
The Marine Corps rank of [[Captain (Marine Corps)|Captain]] is ranked three pay grades lower than a Navy Captain and has no special command authority with respect to a ship.  
The Marine Corps rank of [[Captain (Marine Corps)|Captain]] is ranked three pay grades lower than a Navy Captain, and has no special command authority with respect to a ship.  


==Known Captains==
==Known Captains==

Revision as of 06:00, June 21, 2007

Template:Rank Infobox This article refers to the UNSC Navy rank of Captain. For the UNSC Marine Corps rank, see Captain (Marine Corps).

Captain[1] is a commissioned officer rank of the UNSC Navy, equal with the rank of Colonel in the UNSC Marine Corps.

Captains typically command a single ship, but may also command a battlegroup or a small fleet if they are the most senior officer present.

Captains are sometimes referred to informally as "Skipper" (as heard in the Halo: Combat Evolved level, "Pillar of Autumn").

Relation to Marine Corps Captain

The Marine Corps rank of Captain is ranked three pay grades lower than a Navy Captain, and has no special command authority with respect to a ship.

Known Captains

Sources

  1. ^ 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".


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