post captain

British  

noun

1. history (formerly) a naval officer holding a commission as a captain, as distinct from an officer with the courtesy title of captain

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post captain

Lord Cochrane, after three months' waiting, received the rank of post captain.

From The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I by H. R. Fox (Henry Richard Fox) Bourne

It was not until October, 1761, when he was twenty-six, that Jervis obtained "post" rank,—the rank, that is, of full, or post, captain.

From Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

For this heroic achievement Lieutenant Decater was promoted to the rank of post captain.

From Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. by Anonymous

He rose to be post captain; and I hope to see him an admiral.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various

His promotion was fairly rapid: he became a commander in 1815, and afterwards distinguished himself as a post captain in the Burmese War, being made a C.B. in 1825.

From A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) by George Saintsbury

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