Fleet captain is a post that may be held by senior captains in Federation Starfleet. A fleet captain retains the rank of captain, but has responsibilities that cover more than one ship. The term was used in the 23rd century but was rare by the end of the century and no longer used in the 24th. (TOS: "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II", "Whom Gods Destroy")

A fleet captain is usually addressed by as "captain" but may be addressed as "fleet captain".

Contents 1 History 2 Insignia 2.1 Starfleet insignia 2.2 Other insignia 3 External links

HistoryEdit

The term may come from the navies of Earth, where a "flag captain" or "fleet captain" or "captain of fleet" would be the head of staff of an admiral commanding a fleet.

In the 22nd century starships were rare, so without fleets there was little call for fleet captains.

In the early-to-mid 23rd century, fleet captains like Garth of Izar were important in co-ordinating fleets in battle. (TOS: "Whom Gods Destroy")

Christopher Pike was promoted to fleet captain and was travelling in that capacity in a small fleet including the USS Mumbai, USS Darwin, and USS Nagoya. (TOSS # 16: "Cocktails")

By the 24th century the post seemed to fall from favor. Jean-Luc Picard commanded a fleet during the Klingon Civil War and Benjamin Sisko fleets of dozens of ships during the Dominion War without the term "fleet captain" being mentioned. (TNG: "Redemption II"; DS9: "Favour the Bold", "Sacrifice of Angels", et al.)

Leeroy Jenkins was among the few people in Starfleet referred to as a fleet captain. (RIS Bouteina: "Distress Call")

In the late 2380s, fleet captain and commodore were used interchangeably among both the Federation Starfleet and the Lyran Starfleet. (RIS Bouteina: "Rator III Awaits")

InsigniaEdit

Starfleet insigniaEdit

22nd century	2230s	AR 2250s	2250s	2265-2270s	Early 2270s

Late 2270s-2350s	2350s-2360s	2360s-2370s	2373-	2380s

2390s	29th century

Other insigniaEdit

Lyran

		Enlisted ranks					Etc	Officer ranks						Flag ranks
Starfleet		CR CA CN	PO3 PO2 PO1	CPO	SCPO	MCPO CMCPO FMCPO MCPOSF	WO CDT MID REC	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT FCAPT	CDRE RDML	RADM	VADM	ADM	FADM CINC
Lyran ranks		CR CN	PO2 PO1	CPO	SCPO	MCPO	CDT	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT FCAPT	CDRE	SCDRE	VADM	COUNT	DUKE KING

External linksEdit

• Fleet captain article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
• Fleet captain article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
• Fleet captain article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.