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 — commanding officer 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 — commanding officer of cruiser UNSC Victory of Samothrace; active as of 2560
Preston Cole — commanding officer of destroyer UNSC Gorgon; promoted to Rear Admiral sometime after 2503
James Cutter — commanding officer of support vessel UNSC Spirit of Fire; trapped on Installation 00 as of 2560
De Blanc — commanding officer of destroyer UNSC Resolute; participated in the Battle of Jericho VII in 2535
Andrew Del Rio — commanding officer of supercarrier UNSC Infinity until 2557; currently a UEG senator
French — commanding officer 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 — commanding officer of cruiser UNSC Roman Blue until 2531, then afterwards the frigate UNSC Burlington; promoted to Fleet Admiral sometime before 2552
Juno — commanding officer of UNSC Sentry of El Morro; last seen during the Created uprising in 2558^{[Note 1]}
Jacob Keyes — commanding officer 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 — commanding officer of supercarrier UNSC Infinity and head of Expeditionary Strike Group 1; missing in action since 2559
Harold Lewis — commanding officer 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 — commanding officer of UNSC Sevenfold Gates; participated in the Battle of Meridian in 2551^{[Note 1]}
Aoife Septem — commanding officer of cruiser UNSC Dresden; died during the Battle of Biko in 2526
Nerina Vale — died during the Battle for Earth in 2552
Wallace — commanding officer of frigate UNSC Commonwealth; participated in the Battle of Chi Ceti in 2525^{[Note 1]}
William Webb — commanding officer of cruiser UNSC Roman Blue sometime between 2531 and 2535

Office of Naval Intelligence:

Halima Ascot — commanding officer of prowler UNSC Starry Night and head of Task Force Yama; died during Operation: SILENT STORM in 2526
Veronica Dare — intelligence agent for ONI Section One; active as of 2560
Aaron Gibson — head of ONI Section Three black ops as of 2531; may possibly be dead by 2552
Greene — commanding officer of prowler UNSC Apocalypso; murdered in 2552 by Major Standish
Damien Hogarth — "terminated" from ONI over false overspending allegations by 2558
Iglesias — commanding officer of prowler UNSC Dusk; forced into medical rehab while his crew participated in the Onyx Conflict in 2552
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 — commanding officer 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 - commanding officer 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 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, though it is certainly not impossible for a 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 small warships 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] 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, though it is certainly not impossible for a 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 small warships 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

[1]

[Note 1]