Flag captain
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flag-captain-284-11791173
title:
Flag captain
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In the Royal Navy, a flag captain was the captain of an admiral's flagship. During the 18th and 19th centuries, this ship might also have a "captain of the fleet", who would be ranked between the admiral and the "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 generally a fairly junior post-captain, as he had the admiral to keep an eye on him, but – like a "captain of the fleet" – a "flag cap
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Royal Navy post
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_captain
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2024-02-12T14:34:27Z
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