Staff Captain (Royal Navy)

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The rank of Staff Captain was a commissioned rank in the Military Branch of the Royal Navy. It was established by Order in Council of 11 June, 1863. It ranked after Captains and above Commanders.[1] The last Staff Captain on the active list was John D. Moulton, who retired with the rank of Captain on 30 August, 1913.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. II. pp. 62-64.
  2. ↑ "Captain J. D. Moulton, R.N." (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 7 May, 1921. Issue 42714, col C, p. 13.

Bibliography

  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. II. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1864.

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