fleet captain

English

Noun

fleet captain (plural fleet captains)

1. (military, nautical) A captain in command of a fleet, convoy, or flotilla.
2. (military, nautical) The holder of a non-flag naval rank above that of captain and below that of the admiralty ranks, having an O7 NATO rank scale equivalency.

Synonyms

• (fleet commander): commodore
• (non-flag rank): commodore, senior captain

Related terms

• captain of the fleet

Translations

captain in command of a fleet

• German: Flottenkapitän

See also

• commodore admiral
• rear admiral lower half