John F. Kennedy was a captain in the Navy. He served in World War II and commanded a patrol torpedo boat.
The rank of "Commodore" is an honorary one, not an actual Navy rank (at least not in today's Navy). A Commodore is a Senior Navy Captain who is a Squadron Commander of a group of ships, submarines, aircraft, etc. Though the officer is addressed as "Commodore", he/she still wears the rank of Captain.
Captain Mahan organized the German navy of World War 1.
The most famous is the USS Maine (ACR-1) that was sunk near Havana; its captain at the time was Captain Charles Sigsbee.
Yes, there are numerous examples of Army unit attached to Marine units that earn the Navy PUC
John Middleton Waugh, Commander, Royal Navy.
He's on the same ticket as the presidential hopeful.
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bob dole
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Thomas Arnold - Navy captain - died in 1737.
Thomas Arnold - Navy captain - was born in 1679.
Howard Dean
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.
John Knatchbull - Royal Navy captain - died in 1844.
Bill Clinton
No, the equal rank in the Navy or Coast Guard is a Captain.