"flag captain" as the ship's "First Captain", with the "flag captain" as the ship's "Second Captain". Unlike a "captain of the fleet", a flag-captain was...

Flag captain (Swedish: Flaggkapten) was in the Swedish Navy a captain or commander who served as deputy to a fleet commander. During the 1900s, the flag...

junior captain under close observation and subject to his direct supervision. Captains commanding an admiral's flagship were called "flag captains". One...

Captain Flag is a superhero created by MLJ Comics' writer Joe Blair and artist Lin Streeter. He first appeared in September 1941, in issue #16 of Blue...

ship Captain Collingwood engaged closely until 2:50 when, after a gallant defence in her crippled state, San Ysidro hauled down the Spanish flag. Moments...

captain (US) is a historic military title that was bestowed upon a naval officer who served as chief of staff to a flag officer. In the UK, a captain...

a captain will retain command of the actual ship, and assume the title of "flag captain". Even when a senior officer who is in the ship's captain's chain...

subsumed into the California Battalion commanded by Brevet Captain John C. Frémont. The Bear Flag Revolt and what remained of the California Republic ceased...

the name. In December 1797, Captain Edward Berry was appointed flag captain, flying Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson's flag. On 27 November 1793, the ships...

The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red...

number of pirate captains, including Black Sam Bellamy, Edward England, and John Taylor. It became the most commonly used pirate flag during the 1720s...

well as the flags of the foreign powers that first visited Hawaii: the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, and France. In 1793, Captain George Vancouver...

navy captain, but below a rear admiral. It is either regarded as the most junior of the flag officers rank or may not hold the jurisdiction of a flag officer...

1857, when Congress created the temporary rank of flag officer, which was bestowed on senior Navy captains who were assigned to lead a squadron of vessels...

The flags of the Confederate States of America have a history of three successive designs during the American Civil War. The flags were known as the "Stars...

Captain lieutenant or captain-lieutenant is a military rank, used in a number of navies worldwide and formerly in the British Army. The same rank is used...

Copenhagen in April 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars. He served as flag captain to Admiral Lord Nelson, and commanded HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar...

In 1796, Captain Robert Calder (First Captain) and Captain George Grey (Second Captain), commanded Victory under Admiral Sir John Jervis's flag. By the...

police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain. Commander is also a generic term for an officer commanding any armed forces...

Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps), captain is the senior-most commissioned officer rank below that of flag officer (i.e., admirals). The equivalent...

officially named the Royal Naval War College in 1907. It catered for flag officers, captains and commanders. Courses included training in tactical naval war...

The Brandywine flag was a banner carried by Captain Robert Wilson's company of the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment. The company flag received the name after...

Second Captain may refer to: Flag captain, or second captain, serving as the ship captain of a flagship of a fleet under an admiral whose chief of staff...

Retrieved 27 September 2018. Admiralty, Great Britain (December 1940). "Flag Officers in Commission, Officers Commanding Squadrons, Senior Naval Officers"...

Union Jack or Union Flag is the de facto national flag of the United Kingdom. The Union Flag was also used as the official flag of several British colonies...

continues to raise the flag. Captain Peretz places Winter under arrest. The prisoners, now standing again, begin to salute the flag. Winter notices that...

a nickname for the flag of the United States. The original "Old Glory" was a flag owned by the 19th-century American sea captain William Driver (March...

World War II. Equipped with an American flag–inspired costume and a virtually indestructible shield, Captain America and his sidekick Bucky Barnes clashed...

The Bear Flag is the official flag of the U.S. state of California. The precursor of the flag was first flown during the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt and was...

flag-raising ceremony taking place. As the flag is hoisted to the National Anthem, the artillery unit fires a gun salute. The newly elected Captains Regent...