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Revision as of 15:17, 14 March 2011

Captain was a rank in the Military Branch of the British Royal Navy, the most senior before promotion to Flag Rank and the rank of Rear-Admiral.

Regulations

By Order-in-Council dated 19 May, 1899, the periods on Full Pay required to qualify as a Captain were "two year's Service as Commander, of which one year must have been in a 'Ship of War at Sea.'" A commander may also have been promoted to Captain for gallantry in action provided he had completed one year's service in a ship of war at sea.[1]

Average Age

Average Age of Captains,
1901-1911.
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Year. Average Age.
1901 41 yrs 1 month
1902 40 yrs 6 months
1903 40 yrs 2 months
1904 40 yrs 2 months
1905 39 yrs 5 months
1906 39 yrs 5 months
1907 39 yrs 4 months
1908 39 yrs
1909 38 yrs 3 months
1910 39 yrs 10 months
1911 39 yrs 4 months

Footnotes

  1. The Orders-in-Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service, 1903. p. 53.
  2. Memorandum. "The Executive Lists of the Royal Navy." The National Archives. ADM 1/8272. Quoted in Black. p. 28.

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