United States Navy captain

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United States Navy officer rank military rank

A United States Navy captain is a senior naval officer (O-6) typically entrusted with major command responsibilities such as leading large warships, aviation wings, or important shore installations.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Captain (United States Navy) 1
Captain (naval) in many Western navies 1
Captain, United States Navy 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy officer rank ⓘ
military rank ⓘ
abbreviation CAPT ⓘ
addressedAs Captain ⓘ
canCommand carrier strike group staff positions ⓘ
canServeAs chief of staff to flag officer ⓘ
major program manager ⓘ
senior staff officer in joint commands ⓘ
commandAtSeaEligible true ⓘ
commandResponsibilityLevel major command ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
equivalentRank captain (United States Coast Guard) NERFINISHED ⓘ
colonel (United States Air Force) NERFINISHED ⓘ
colonel (United States Army) ⓘ
colonel (United States Marine Corps) NERFINISHED ⓘ
colonel (United States Space Force) NERFINISHED ⓘ
formalRankTitle Captain, United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
higherRank rear admiral (lower half) NERFINISHED ⓘ
insignia silver eagle ⓘ
insigniaWornOn collar devices ⓘ
shoulder boards ⓘ
sleeve stripes ⓘ
lowerRank commander ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
NATOrankCode OF-5 ⓘ
officerCategory commissioned officer ⓘ
promotionBoardLevel senior officer promotion board ⓘ
rankGroup senior officer ⓘ
serviceBranchType naval service ⓘ
serviceType line officer ⓘ
staff corps officer ⓘ
sleeveInsignia four gold stripes with a star above ⓘ
typicalBilletType commanding officer ⓘ
executive officer of major command ⓘ
senior staff director ⓘ
typicalCommand aircraft carrier (as commanding officer) ⓘ
aviation wing or air group ⓘ
guided-missile cruiser ⓘ
large amphibious assault ship ⓘ
large surface warship ⓘ
major shore installation ⓘ
naval air station ⓘ
naval station or base ⓘ
submarine squadron ⓘ
training command ⓘ
typicalYearsOfServiceToAttain approximately 21 to 23 years ⓘ
USpayGrade O-6 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Commander, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay → rankRequired → United States Navy captain ⓘ
U.S. Navy commanders → rankBelow → United States Navy captain ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy captain
Christopher Ferguson → militaryRank → United States Navy captain ⓘ
this entity surface form: captain (U.S. Navy)
Dick Gordon → militaryRank → United States Navy captain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Captain, United States Navy
Captain (Imperial Japanese Navy) → equivalentRank → United States Navy captain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Captain (naval) in many Western navies
Commander → higherRank → United States Navy captain ⓘ
subject surface form: Commander (United States Navy rank)
this entity surface form: Captain (United States Navy)
Frederick H. Hauck → militaryRank → United States Navy captain ⓘ
this entity surface form: captain (United States Navy)