Captain (Royal Navy)
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Captain was a rank in the Military Branch of the British Royal Navy, the most senior one before promotion to Flag Rank and the rank of Rear-Admiral.
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]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Orders-in-Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service, 1903. p. 53.
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