Captain 166852 225169535 2008-07-12T07:12:37Z Didie 7269860 {{Wiktionary|Captain}} '''Captain''' or '''The Captain''' may refer to: {{TOCright}} ==Military ranks== * [[Captain (OF-2)]], an army, air force or marine rank with a NATO code of OF-2, and the equivalent in other military and paramilitary services * [[Captain (naval)]], a naval rank with a NATO code of OF-5, and the equivalent in other naval services ;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 == <!-- With no link whatsoever I'm not sure this should stay... In '''politics''' * [[Captain (Tamil Nadu, India)]], [[Vijaya Kanth]], actor turned politician called by people as Captain. --> 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)|''The Captain'' (play)]], a 1647 stage play by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher * [[The Captain (1967 novel)|''The Captain'' (1967 novel)]], by Jan de Hartog * [[The Captain (1900s magazine)|''The Captain'' (1900s magazine)]], a magazine for young boys In '''comics/manga''': * "The Captain", a former [[Captain America#1980s|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)|''Captain'' (album)]], a 1998 release from Scottish band Idlewild * [[The Captain (album)|''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)|"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 ** [[Captain (football)]] ** [[Captain (ice hockey)]] ** [[Captain (cricket)]] ** [[Captain (Australian rules football)]] ** [[Captain (Major League Baseball)]] * "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)|''Royal Captain'' (ship)]], an East Indiaman * {{HMS|Captain}}, one of seven Royal Navy ships * [[Captain class frigate]]s, a class of 78 Royal Navy frigates In '''video games''' *[[Captain Falcon]], a racer in the [[F-Zero]] series of video games. *Captain[WA], a [[Mule]] Used by CompMaster[WA] to complete tasks that he does not want to complete {{disambig}} [[cs:Kapitán]] [[de:Kapitän (Begriffsklärung)]] [[fr:Capitaine (homonymie)]] [[lt:Kapitonas (reikšmės)]] [[nl:Kapitein]] [[ja:キャプテン]] [[ms:Kapten]] [[no:Kaptein]] [[pl:Kapitan]] [[pt:Capitão]] [[ru:Капитан]] [[fi:Kapteeni]] [[th:กัปตัน]]