Re: existentialism and luggage to RN Rank abbreviations


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Posted by Peter H on September 19, 2007 at 22:56:25 from 86.149.219.49 user Peter_H.

In Reply to: Re: existentialism and luggage to RN Rank abbreviations posted by Owen Roberts on September 19, 2007 at 21:50:40:

Are you trying to tell us that Cmdr. is another American abbreviation that has made it's way across the Atlantic?

Well it may have gone westwards across the Atlantic first! In any case, the history of the rank is not that simple. According to Wikipedia – ‘Historically, the rank of "Commander" was originally called "Master Commandant" in the United States Navy. This rank corresponded in function to "Master and Commander" in the Royal Navy. It was later changed in 1838 to its modern form.’

From memory, the rank of ‘Commodore’ frequently appears in accounts of the American War of Independence. Eg Commodore John Barry is described as the ‘Father of the American Navy’.

Incidentally, if you scroll down the Wikipedia page there is a ‘Commanders in Fiction’ section. This features Star Trek, Terry Pratchett, P D James etc etc, but no mention of Commander Walker in the books of A Ransome. I believe that Wikipedia pages can be altered or added to – perhaps someone bolder than I might like to try?

Wikipedia on Commanders



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