Captain (disambiguation)
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Captain is a rank or title for commander of a military unit, commander of a ship or other vessel, or leader of a unit or organization.
Captain, Captains, or, the Captain, may also refer to:
Rank
Captain (armed forces), a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to the command of a company of soldiers
Captain (naval), rank corresponding to command of the largest ships in English-speaking navies
Captain (Canadian army and air force)
Captain (D) or Captain Destroyers, a shore-based commander in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom
Captain (D) afloat, a related rank
Group captain, senior commissioned rank in the air forces of many countries
Sea captain, high grade licensed mariner in ultimate command of the vessel
Kapitän, shortened version of several ranks in the German navy
Pilot in command, the lead pilot on an aircraft
Film and television
Captain (1994 film), a Telugu-Tamil bilingual film
Captain (1999 film), a Malayalam film
Captain (2018 film), a Malayalam film
Captain (2019 film), a Nepalese film
Captain (2022 film), a Tamil-language film
The Captain (1946 film), a French film
The Captain (1971 film), a German film
The Captain (2017 film), a German film
The Captain (2019 film), a Chinese film
The Captain (miniseries), a 2022 American television miniseries
Welcome to The Captain, previously known as The Captain, an American sitcom
The Captains (film), a 2011 documentary about captains in the Star Trek series
"The Captain" (Ray Donovan), a 2014 television episode
Captain, a non-rail vehicle in Thomas & Friends
The Captain, a minor character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Captain, the main character in Captain Kangaroo
Vijayakanth or Captain, Indian actor
Literature
The Captain (play), a 1647 stage play by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
The Captain (novel), a 1967 novel by Jan de Hartog
The Captain (magazine), a British magazine for boys
Comics and manga
Captain (Hellsing), a character from the Hellsing manga and OVA
Captain (manga), a 1972 baseball manga series by Akio Chiba
Captain (comics), a satiric superhero from the comic book Nextwave
The Captain, an alias adopted by Steve Rogers in the storyline Captain America: The Captain.
Music
Artists and composers
Captain (band), a London-based alternative rock band
The Captains (band), a Japanese rock band
Daryl Dragon or Captain, part of Captain & Tennille
Carl Fontana or the Captain, American jazz trombonist
Markus Kaarlonen or Captain, Finnish musician
Sergey Kuryokhin or the Captain, Russian composer
Saki Shimizu or Captain, J-pop singer
Albums
Captain (album), a 1998 album by Idlewild
The Captain (album), the 1999 album by Kasey Chambers
Songs
"The Captain" (Kasey Chambers song) (1999)
"The Captain" (Biffy Clyro song) (2009)
"The Captain" (Leonard Cohen song) (1984)
"The Captain" (Guster song) (2006)
"The Captain" (The Knife song) (2006)
"Captain", by Wiz Khalifa; see Wiz Khalifa discography
"Captain", by Ween from their 2003 album Quebec
Ships
HMS Captain (1678), a 70-gun third rate
HMS Captain (1743), a 70-gun third rate
HMS Captain (1787), a 74-gun third rate
HMS Carnatic (1783), a 72-gun third rate renamed Captain in 1815
HMS Royal Sovereign (1786), a 100-gun first rate renamed Captain in 1825
HMS Agincourt (1865), an iron screw ship that was to have been named Captain
HMS Captain (1869), a masted turret ship
Captain-class frigate, a class of Royal Navy frigates
Sports
Captain (sports), the leader of an athletic team
Captain (association football), a member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team
Captain (Australian rules football), a player who has several additional roles and responsibilities
Captain (baseball), an honorary title sometimes given to a member of the team to acknowledge his leadership
Captain (cricket), the appointed leader of a team
Captain (ice hockey), the player authorized to speak with the game officials regarding rule interpretations
Captain (volleyball), leader of the team on court and liaison between the coaches, players and referee.
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