…a rank of officer in the RAF, above wing commander and below air commodore…
…a Royal Navy officer holding the full rank of captain, as opposed to a commander with the courtesy title of captain…
…an honorary rank of senior officer in the British army, most commonly in an artillery regiment…
…a wooden chair with a row of vertical spindles supporting a bar that forms the back and armrests…
…(1728–79), English explorer; known as Captain Cook. On his first expedition to the Pacific 1768–71, he charted the coasts of New Zealand and New Guinea and explored the east coast of Australia, claiming it for Britain. He made two more voyages to the Pacific before being killed in a skirmish with the Hawaiians…
…(1645–1701), Scottish pirate; known as Captain Kidd. In 1699, he went to Boston in the hope of obtaining a pardon, but was arrested and later hanged in London…
…(circa 1650–1715), English engineer; known as Captain Savery. He patented an early steam engine that was later developed by Thomas Newcomen…
…(1792–1848), English novelist and naval officer; known as Captain Marryat. Notable works: Peter Simple (1833), Mr. Midshipman Easy (1836), The Children of the New Forest (1847)…
…(1728–79), English explorer; known as Captain Cook. On his first expedition to the Pacific 1768–71, he charted the coasts of New Zealand and New Guinea and explored the east coast of Australia, claiming it for Britain. He made two more voyages to the Pacific before being killed in a skirmish with the Hawaiians…
…(1645–1701), Scottish pirate; known as Captain Kidd. In 1699, he went to Boston in the hope of obtaining a pardon, but was arrested and later hanged in London…
…(1792–1848), English novelist and naval officer; known as Captain Marryat. Notable works: Peter Simple (1833), Mr. Midshipman Easy (1836), The Children of the New Forest (1847)…
…(circa 1650–1715), English engineer; known as Captain Savery. He patented an early steam engine that was later developed by Thomas Newcomen…
…the strait that separates North and South islands of New Zealand. It was named after Captain James Cook, who visited it in 1770…
