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He is excited about getting his new orders and obtaining his first command as apost-captain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He performed so well at this duty that he was promoted topost-captainin the aftermath of the campaign.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He made his son apost-captainat fifteen.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A juniorpost-captainwould usually command a frigate or a comparable ship, while more senior post-captains would command larger ships.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He resumed his naval career and eventually retired with the rank ofpost-captain, after 29 years of honourable service.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After his rescue he was promoted commander in 1797 and then topost-captainin 1800.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He again escaped official notice, and it was not until 1808 that he received a promotion topost-captain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Promoted topost-captainsoon afterwards, one of his first post commands was the former privateer he had helped to capture.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He commanded a sloop in 1757; and he was promoted topost-captainin 1758.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Piercy soon after received a promotion topost-captain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An exception to this rule was that a very juniorpost-captaincould be posted to command an admiral's flagship, which was almost always a large ship of the line.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He died in 1837, still apost-captain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hawkins had been madepost-captaintwo days prior to the action.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There are nine post-captains—one is the director—25 commanders, 21 lieutenant-commanders, 29 lieutenants, and nine midshipmen on the officers' list.
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Ships smaller than that were not the commands of post-captains.
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Why have post-captains in command of sloops and in command of divisions of destroyers?
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