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He was a British Navy Officer and two-time Antarctic Explorer.
From the age of 13, Captain Scott was a member of the British Royal Navy.
Captain James Cook became famous in 1770. He was the man who discovered New Zealand. He was also a commander in the Royal Navy.
John Paul Jones was a famous captain in the US Navy during the Revolutionary War. He was famous for the statement, "I have not yet begun to fight."
The most famous is the USS Maine (ACR-1) that was sunk near Havana; its captain at the time was Captain Charles Sigsbee.
Gabriola Island is believed to have been named after Royal Navy captain and explorer, Broughton, who named it for his ship, the HMS "Gabriola."
Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. He was born in born in Marton, England on November 7, 1728 and died February 14, 1779, in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii.
Captain Scott joined the British Royal Navy as a Cadet at age 13, so it's reasonable to believe that he was a member of that fine institution during the course of his life.
Thomas Arnold - Navy captain - was born in 1679.
Thomas Arnold - Navy captain - died in 1737.
The Spanish Armada defeated the English navy.
A Royal Navy Captain is the same as a United States Navy Captain - it's the equivalent of a full Colonel in the armies of both countries. The next rank up is Commodore - Brigadier equivalent.