Captain (NAVCOM)

This article is about the officer rank in the United Nations Space Command. For the military rank used by the Covenant, see Captain (Covenant).

Captain

Captain, abbreviated to CAPT, is a commissioned officer rank of O-6 in the United Nations Space Command Naval Command (NAVCOM) rank structure; including the UNSC Navy and Office of Naval Intelligence. It is preceded by Commander, and subordinate to a Rear Admiral.^[1]

Overview[edit]

Responsibilities[edit]

Commanding officer of line warship or installation.^[1] Captains have also been shown to command entire task forces, battle groups, and even fleets.

Known NAVCOM Captains[edit]

Standard Navy:

Pedro Alvarez — captain of frigate UNSC Saturn; committed suicide after botching the containment of the Flood Outbreak at Site 22 in 2556^{[Note 1]}
Daniel "Cutter" Clayton — defected to the New Colonial Alliance in 2558
Abigail Cole — active as of 2560 aboard the cruiser UNSC Victory of Samothrace
Preston Cole — captain of destroyer UNSC Gorgon; promoted to Rear Admiral sometime after 2503
James Cutter — active as of 2560 aboard the support carrier UNSC Spirit of Fire; currently trapped on the Ark
De Blanc — captain of destroyer UNSC Resolute; participated in the Battle of Jericho VII in 2535
Andrew Del Rio — relieved of command over the supercarrier UNSC Infinity in 2557; currently a UEG senator
French — captain of frigate UNSC Cascadia; investigated Cleyell in 2556^{[Note 1]}
Maria Gilliam — member of the JAG Corps; present at Luna OCS in 2492
Terrence Hood — captain of cruiser UNSC Roman Blue until 2531, then afterwards the frigate UNSC Burlington; promoted to Fleet Admiral sometime before 2552
Juno — captain of UNSC Sentry of El Morro; last seen during the Created uprising in 2558^{[Note 1]}
Jacob Keyes — captain of cruiser UNSC Pillar of Autumn; died during the Battle of Installation 04 in 2552
D. F. Lambert — participated in the UNSC Engineering Corps' survey of Onyx in 2491
Thomas Lasky — captain of supercarrier UNSC Infinity and head of Expeditionary Strike Group 1; currently missing in action
Harold Lewis — captain of destroyer UNSC Las Vegas; died during the Callisto Incident in 2494
W. Murray — participated in the Battle of October 10, just prior to the Battle for Earth in 2552
Edmund Persie — captain of UNSC Sevenfold Gates; participated in the Battle of Meridian in 2551^{[Note 1]}
Aoife Septem — captain of cruiser UNSC Dresden; died during the Battle of Biko in 2526
Nerina Vale — died during the Battle for Earth in 2552
Wallace — captain of frigate UNSC Commonwealth; participated in the Battle of Chi Ceti in 2525^{[Note 1]}
William Webb — captain of cruiser UNSC Roman Blue sometime between 2531 and 2535

Office of Naval Intelligence:

Halima Ascot — captain of prowler UNSC Starry Night and head of Task Force Yama; died during Operation: SILENT STORM in 2526
Veronica Dare — active as of 2560 as part of Alpha-Nine
Aaron Gibson — head of ONI Section Three black ops as of 2531; may possibly be dead by 2552
Greene — captain of prowler UNSC Apocalypso; murdered in 2552 by Major Standish^{[Note 1]}
Damien Hogarth — "terminated" from ONI over false overspending allegations by 2558
Iglesias — captain of prowler UNSC Dusk; forced into medical rehab while his crew participated in the Onyx Conflict in 2552^{[Note 1]}
Lucius Jiron — prowler captain; deployed and retrieved Spartan Blue Team during Operation: WARM BLANKET in 2544
Moreland — died while working with Spartan Black Team during Operation: BLOWBACK in 2552
Serin Osman — captain of prowler UNSC Port Stanley; promoted to Rear Admiral in 2553
Margaret Parangosky — promoted to Rear Admiral by 2511
Noah Reibach — coordinated with FERO in 2558
Ari Rezneck — died while undercover with FERO on Conrad's Point in 2558
Michael Stanforth — promoted to Vice Admiral in 2510

CMA Navy: (absorbed into the UNSC in 2525)

Maribeau Veredi - captain of destroyer CMA Heracles and head of Battle Group 4; participated in the Battle of Harvest in 2525

Gallery[edit]

Iconography[edit]

Captain - Halo CE (Keyes's medal ribbons).
Captain - Halo 4 (Angle 1)
Captain - Halo 4 (Arm stripes)
Captain - Halo 5: Guardians (Pre-rendered)
Captain - Halo 5: Guardians (Angle 1)

Personnel[edit]

Captain - Halo CE (Keyes)
Captain - Halo Wars 2 (Cutter)
Captain - Halo 4 (Del Rio)
Captain - Halo 5 (Lasky)

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g It is not always clear when a navy officer actually holds the rank of Captain (upper case), or is only acting in the position of a ship captain (otherwise referred to as the "commanding officer"). This is especially true for smaller ships like frigates and corvettes, though it is certainly not impossible for an Captain to receive such a command, particularly as a punishment (such as the case of Terrence Hood after his mistake at Arcadia). For captains of such ships where the text utilizes upper case "Captain" with no further indication of being another rank, they will be included on the list.

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual - PART 8: UNSC ORGANISATION, NAVCOM Ranks, page 140-141

[Rank-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g It is not always clear when a navy officer actually holds the rank of Captain (upper case), or is only acting in the position of a ship captain (otherwise referred to as the "commanding officer"). This is especially true for smaller ships like frigates and corvettes, though it is certainly not impossible for an Captain to receive such a command, particularly as a punishment (such as the case of Terrence Hood after his mistake at Arcadia). For captains of such ships where the text utilizes upper case "Captain" with no further indication of being another rank, they will be included on the list.

[OSFMP8-140-1] Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual - PART 8: UNSC ORGANISATION, NAVCOM Ranks, page 140-141

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[Note 1]