Captain (Navy)


 * This article refers to the UNSC Navy rank of Captain. For the UNSC Marine Corps rank, see Captain (Marine Corps).

Captain is a commissioned officer rank of the UNSC Navy, equal with the rank of Colonel in the UNSC Marine Corps.

Captains typically command a single ship, but may also command a battlegroup or a small fleet if they are the most senior officer present.

Captains are sometimes referred to informally as "Skipper"

Relation to Marine Corps Captain
The Marine Corps rank of Captain is ranked three pay grades lower than a Navy Captain, and has no special command authority with respect to a ship.

Keyes
Jacob Keyes role as a Captain gave him command of the Halcron Pillar of Autumn and 800 marines and several navy ships. The lower version of a Captain, a commander is surprising since Jacob Keyes is a respected navy captain with several decades of service, while Miranda is a commander and has not been on the UNSC navy for as long as Jacob has.