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   Post Captain
   [novel] Post Captain is a 1972 historical naval novel by Patrick O`Brian. It is second in the Aubrey–Maturin series of stories set in the early-nineteenth century, concerning the adventures of Captain Jack Aubrey and naval surgeon Stephen Maturin. It has been described as Patrick O`Brian`s...
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   Post-captain
   Post'-cap`tain noun A captain of a war vessel whose name appeared, or was 'posted,' in the seniority list of the British navy, as distinguished from a commander whose name was not so posted. The term was also used in the United States navy; but no such comm...
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   post-captain
   A captain of a war vessel whose name appeared, or was 'posted,' in the seniority list of the British navy, as distinguished from a commander whose name was not so posted. The term was also used in the United States navy; but no such commission as post-captain was ever recognised in either service, a...
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   Post-captain
   • (n.) A captain of a war vessel whose name appeared, or was `posted,` in the seniority list of the British navy, as distinguished from a commander whose name was not so posted. The term was also used in the United States navy; but no such commission as post-captain was ever recognized in eithe...
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   Post-captain
   Post-captain is an obsolete alternative form of the rank of captain in the Royal Navy. The term served to distinguish those who were captains by rank from: Once an officer had been promoted to post-captain, his further promotion was strictly by seniority; if he could avoid death or disgrace, he wou...
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