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Captain or The Captain may refer to:

[edit] Military ranks

  • Captain (land), an army, air force or marine rank with a NATO code of OF-2, and the equivalent in other military and paramilitary services
  • Captain (naval), a naval rank with a NATO code of OF-5, and the equivalent in other naval services (e.g., coast guard)
  • Group Captain, an air force rank with a NATO code of OF-5

[edit] In specific countries

  • Captain (Canadian army and air force), a rank used by the Canadian Army and Air Force
  • Ship-of-the-Line Captain, Canadian naval rank equal to a colonel of the Canadian Army or Air Force
  • Captain (United Kingdom) (disambiguation), a rank in the British armed forces used by two separate rank grades
  • Captain (United States), a rank in each of the seven federal uniformed services (not all equivalent)
    • Captain (U.S. Army), a rank in the U.S. Army above a First Lieutenant, but below a Major. Pay grade O3.
    • Captain (U.S. Air Force), a rank in the U.S. Air Force above a First Lieutenant, but below a Major. Pay grade O3.
    • Captain (U.S. Marine Corps), a rank in the U.S. Marine Corps above a First Lieutenant, but below a Major. Pay grade O3.
    • Captain (U.S. Navy), a rank in the U.S. Navy equal to a Colonel of the Army, Marines or Air Force, may command a ship. It ranks above Commander and below Rear Admiral (lower half). Pay grade O6.
    • Captain (U.S. Coast Guard), a rank in the U.S. Coast Guard equal to a Colonel of the Army, Marines or Air Force, may command a coast guard station. It ranks above Commander and below Rear Admiral (lower half). Pay grade O6.
    • Captain (USPHCC), a rank in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps equal to a Colonel of the Army, Marines or Air Force. Pay grade O6.
    • Captain (NOAA), a rank in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps equal to a Colonel of the Army, Marines or Air Force. Pay grade O6.

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[edit] Mining equipment

[edit] Oil fields

  • Captain field, a crude oil field on Block 13/22a in the UK North Sea

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