Posted by the Murrelets on November 30, 1998 at 06:25:36:
In Reply to: Re: Where do the Swallows live? posted by Jon on November 25, 1998 at 14:17:21:
Commander is a naval rank. Captain is also a rank, BUT a ship's Captain ("Old Man", "Skipper") is not necessarily of Captain's RANK. Depending on seniority of ship, OIC (ie Captain) could hold a number of possible ranks, eg Lieut. Cmdr, Cmdr, etc. See Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea, Appendix 1.