List of sea captains

This is a list of sea captains. The list includes merchant ship's captains as well as naval ship's captains. It is limited to those notable in this role (those who already have Wikipedia articles).

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Image	About	Nationality	Merchant	Naval	Born	Died
	Adams, William English navigator who went to Japan and is believed to be the first Briton ever to reach Japan.	United Kingdom		Yes	1564	1620
	Bering, Vitus Danish-born navigator in the service of the Russian Navy, captain-komandor Витус Ионассен Беринг. The first European to discover Alaska and its Aleutian Islands. The Bering Strait, the Bering Sea, Bering Island, Bering Glacier and the Bering Land Bridge are named for the explorer.	Denmark		Yes	1681	1741
	Alexanderson, Leroy J. Last captain of SS United States, the biggest ocean liner ever built entirely in the United States and fastest passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service.	United States	Yes		1910	2004
	Aruga, Kōsaku Japanese naval officer who participated in World War II. His most significant battles were the Battle of Leyte Gulf and at the East China Sea.	Japan		Yes	1897	1945
	Bainbridge, William Commodore in the United States Navy, notable for his victory over HMS Java during the War of 1812.	United States		Yes	1774	1833
	Barney, Joshua Commodore in the United States Navy who served in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.	United States		Yes	1759	1818
	Barron, James Served in the Virginia Navy during the last years of the American Revolution and, nearly two decades later in 1798, received a commission as a lieutenant in the new U.S. Navy.	United States		Yes	1769	1851
	Barron, Samuel Officer of the United States Navy and later Confederate Navy, acting as a representative in Europe for the Confederacy during the American Civil War.	United States		Yes	1809	1888
	Barry, John Officer in the Continental Navy and later in the United States Navy.	United States		Yes	1745	1803
	Berwick, Thomas Master mariner until he was found guilty of scuttling his ship and sentenced to twenty years transportation. At the time of his sentence he was married with seven children. He arrived in Western Australia on board Hougoumont in January 1868.	United States	Yes		1825	1891
	Blanchard, Phineas Banning Among the last of the American merchant trade tall ship sea captains, commanded the barks Herbert Black and Willard Mudget and the ship Bangalore. For over forty years, as president of several maritime associations in New York City, he contributed to the development of the maritime industry in the port of New York.	United States	Yes		1879	1962
	Bligh, William Officer of the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. The notorious mutiny occurred during his command of HMS Bounty in 1789; Bligh and his loyal men made a remarkable voyage to Timor, after being set adrift by the mutineers in Bounty's launch.	United Kingdom		Yes	1754	1817
	Borghese, Prince Junio Valerio Scipione Italian naval commander during Fascism and a hard-line fascist politician in post-war Italy.	Italy		Yes	1906	1974
	Brown, William Irish-born, "father of the Argentine Navy", victorious in the Independence War, the Cisplatine War, and the Guerra Grande in Uruguay	Argentina		Yes	1777	1857
	Buchanan, Franklin Officer in the United States Navy who became an admiral in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War, and commanded the ironclad CSS Virginia.	United States		Yes	1800	1874
	Cabral, Pedro Álvares Portuguese navigator and explorer, generally regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil (April 22, 1500).	Portugal		Yes	1467	1520
	Calamai, Piero Italian senior grade shipmaster, Master aboard SS Andrea Doria at time of fatal collision, on July 25, 1956, with Swedish MS Stockholm. Italian Line's Senior Captain.	Italy	Yes		1901	1972
	Peter Campbell Irish-born founder of the Uruguayan Navy.	Uruguay		Yes	1780	1832
	Chauncey, Isaac Officer in the United States Navy	United States		Yes	1772	1840
	Columbus, Christopher Genoese navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, funded by Queen Isabella of Spain, led to general European awareness of the Americas in the Western Hemisphere.	Genoa		Yes	1451	1506
	Coram, Thomas Sea captain who later operated a ship building business at Taunton, Massachusetts. He afterwards became a successful merchant in London and, in 1732, a trustee of James Oglethorpe's Georgia colony.	United Kingdom	Yes		1668	1751
	Cushing, William B. Officer in the United States Navy, best known for sinking the Confederate ironclad CSS Albemarle during a daring nighttime raid on October 27, 1864, a feat for which he received the thanks of Congress.	United States		Yes	1842	1874
	Decatur, Stephen American naval officer notable for his heroism in the First Barbary War and the Second Barbary War and in the War of 1812. He was the youngest man to reach the rank of captain in the history of the U.S. Navy, and the first American celebrated as a national military hero who had not played a role in the American Revolution.	United States		Yes	1779	1820
	Drake, Francis English privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era. He is known for circumnavigating the globe in command of Golden Hind between 1577 and 1580.	United Kingdom	Yes	Yes	c. 1540	1595
	Duff, George British naval officer during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, whose excellent career was cut short when he was killed by a cannonball at the Battle of Trafalgar.	United Kingdom		Yes	1764	1805
	FitzRoy, Robert Vice-Admiral FitzRoy achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage, and as a pioneering meteorologist who made accurate weather forecasting a reality. He was an able surveyor and hydrographer and served as Governor of New Zealand from 1843 to 1845.	United Kingdom		Yes	1805	1865
	Flavel, George One of the first licensed marine pilots in the state of Oregon. Flavel would go on to amass a fortune with a business managing pilot boats on the Columbia River, making him one of the first millionaires in the state's history.	United States			1850	1893
	Fryatt, Charles Master of the Great Eastern Railway's steamship Brussels, and he was shot by the Germans in 1916 after he used his ship to try and ram U-33. Sometime after the attempt the Germans lay in wait for his ship and captured him.	United Kingdom	Yes		1872	1916
	da Gama, Estêvão Second son of Vasco da Gama and brother of Cristóvão da Gama, and named after his paternal grandfather Estêvão da Gama. He commanded the fleet that entered the Red Sea, with the intent of attacking the Ottoman fleet in its harbor at Suez.	Portugal		Yes	ca. 1505	1576
	da Gama, Cristóvão Son of explorer Vasco da Gama, commanded a ship in the Red Sea against the Ottoman naval base at Suez.	Portugal		Yes	1516	1542
	da Gama, Paulo Portuguese explorer, son of Estêvão da Gama and the older brother of Vasco da Gama, he took part on the first sea trip from Europe to India, led by his brother, commanding the ship São Rafael, which would be later scuttled in the return trip. Paulo da Gama joined São Gabriel, but, already sick, died the day after his ship arrived at the Azores.	Portugal	Yes		?	1499
	da Gama, Vasco Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.	Portugal	Yes		ca. 1460–1469	1524
	Garibaldi, Giuseppe Italian patriot, merchant marine captain, and soldier of the Risorgimento.	Italy	Yes		1807	1882
	Genda, Minoru Served in the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during World War II, and was the strategist behind the successful December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Considered one of the most successful naval strategists and leaders in the history of the Imperial Japanese Navy.	Japan		Yes	1904	1989
	Gold, Edgar German-born, Australian-Canadian lawyer, author, academic, and Master Mariner.	Canada	Yes		1934
	Gower, Richard Hall English mariner, empirical philosopher, nautical inventor, entrepreneur, and humanitarian.	United Kingdom	Yes		1768	1833
	Halpin, Robert Captained the Brunel-designed leviathan SS Great Eastern which laid transoceanic telegraph cables in the late 19th century.	Ireland	Yes		1836	1894
	Hara, Tameichi Imperial Japanese naval commander during the Pacific War and the author of the IJN manual on torpedo attack techniques, famous for his high skill (particularly in torpedo warfare and night fighting).	Japan		Yes	1900	1980
	Hashimoto, Mochitsura Commander of the Japanese submarine I-58 which sank USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945, which was the single greatest disaster in US naval history.	Japan		Yes	1909	2000
	Hazelwood, Joseph Captain of Exxon Valdez at the time of its 1989 oil spill.	United States	Yes		1946
	Hirose, Takeo Officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. His selfless sacrifice during the Russo-Japanese War elevated him to the status of a deified national hero.	Japan		Yes	1868	1894
	Hudson, Henry English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States. The Hudson River in the US, Hudson Bay in Canada, and numerous other geographical features are named after him.	United Kingdom	Yes		~1565	1611
	Jong, Piet de Officer in the Royal Netherlands Navy. A veteran submarine commander of World War II. De Jong graduated from the Royal Netherlands Naval College in 1934 and joined the Royal Netherlands Navy Submarine Service and served on HNLMS O 24 during World War II, he ended the war as the commanding officer of that vessel, HNLMS O 24 was one of the few Dutch submarines that survived the war. During his service in World War II he was awarded the Bronze Cross twice, the first time in 1934 and for the second time in 1940. He was also awarded the Distinguished Service Cross of the United Kingdom for his services during World War II. After World War II De Jong continued to serve in the Royal Netherlands Navy, commanding two frigates and serving as aide-de-camp to Queen Juliana. He eventually rose to the rank of captain but retired from active service in 1959. Later served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from April 5, 1967 until July 6, 1971.	Netherlands		Yes	1915	2016
	Hull, Isaac Commodore, in the United States Navy. During the mid-1790s, the young Hull commanded several merchant vessels, losing some to French privateers. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the newly formed United States Navy in March 1798 and distinguished himself during the next two years while serving on board the frigate Constitution in the Quasi-War with France.	United States	Yes	Yes	1773	1843
	Johnstone, George Began his career at sea in the Merchant Navy, then entered the Royal Navy in 1746. Shortly after his promotion to lieutenant in 1755, Johnstone was court martialed for "insubordination and disobedience" however, his record of gallantry in combat taken into account, he was given a reprimand in 1757. He was promoted captain in 1762, and commodore in 1763. Later served as Member of Parliament.	United Kingdom	Yes	Yes	1730	1787
	Jones, Catesby ap Roger Officer in the U.S. Navy who became a commander in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.	United States		Yes	1821	1887
	Jones, John Paul Scottish sailor and the United States' first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolution.	United States	Yes	Yes	1747	1792
	Jones, Thomas ap Catesby U.S. Navy Commodore during the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War. He began his naval career during the War of 1812, receiving honors for bravery at the Battle of Lake Borgne, Louisiana, delaying the British before the Battle of New Orleans. In 1826, he signed a treaty with King Kamehameha III of the Sandwich Islands.	United States		Yes	1790	1858
	Kaishū Japanese naval officer and statesman during the Late Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji period. Kaishū was a nickname which he took from a piece of calligraphy (Kaishū Shooku 海舟書屋) by Sakuma Shōzan. His actual name was Rintarō.	Japan		Yes	1823	1899
	Killick, James Captain of the tea clipper Challenger and founder of the firm Killick Martin & Company. He became affectionately known as the ‘China Bird’ and the ‘Admiral’.	United Kingdom	Yes	No	1816	1889
	Kountouriotis, Pavlos Greek naval admiral and statesman (first and third President of the Second Hellenic Republic). He was the head commander of the Hellenic Navy General Staff during the victorious Balkan Wars and World War I.	Greece	kymer Christopher captain	Yes	1855	1935
Captain Michael Lander on contract in Germany in 1956	Lander, Michael Deep Sea Captain, in former USSR, Ukraine and USA	USSR Ukraine  United States	Yes	Yes	1925	2020
	Le Lacheur, William Guernsey Sea Captain widely credited in Costa Rica as having transformed the economy of this Central American country by establishing a direct regular trade route for Costa Rican coffee growers to the European market, thereby helping to establish the Costa Rican coffee trade.	United Kingdom	Yes		1802	1863
	Ladd, William American anti-war activist. He was born in Exeter, New Hampshire. After graduating at Harvard in 1797 he took to the sea and came to be known as a capable New England captain. A disbeliever in war for any purpose, he turned landsman at the outbreak of the War of 1812 and devoted both his tongue and his pen to preaching non-resistance.	United States	Yes		1778	1841
	Lawrence, James American naval hero. During the War of 1812, he commanded USS Chesapeake in a single-ship action against HMS Shannon (commanded by Philip Broke). He is probably best known today for his dying command "Don't give up the ship!", which is still a popular naval battle cry.	United States		Yes	1781	1813
	Macdonough, Thomas American naval officer, most notably as commander of American naval forces in Lake Champlain during the War of 1812. One of the leading members of "Preble's Boys", a small group of naval officers who served during the First Barbary War, Macdonough's actions during the decisive Battle of Lake Champlain are often cited as a model of tactical preparation and execution.	United States	Yes	Yes	1783	1825
	Magellan, Ferdinand Portuguese maritime explorer who led the first circumnavigational expedition, and located the eponymous Strait of Magellan. He was also the first European to reach the Philippines.	Portugal		Yes	1480	1521
	Maynard, Robert Lieutenant in the British Royal Navy aboard HMS Pearl, known for defeating the infamous pirate Blackbeard in battle.	United Kingdom		Yes
	McClelland, Thomas Captain in the United States Navy, notable for his command of Amphibious Squadron Five in the Gulf War.	United States		Yes	1942
	McGiffen, Philo Late 19th century American naval officer later serving in Chinese service as a naval advisor during the First Sino-Japanese War. Although primarily skilled as an instructor and administrator, he proved a talented tactician during the Battle of the Yalu as well as the first American to command a modern battleship in wartime.	United States		Yes	1860	1897
	Mulzac, Hugh First African American to command a vessel in the United States Merchant Marine.	United States	Yes		1886	1971
	Murphy, Richard New England fishing schooner captain, noted for surviving a series of close calls at sea.	United States	Yes		1838	1916
	Nelson, Horatio British flag officer known for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars. He served in the Royal Navy for most of his life and won a number of significant victories, most notably at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, during which he lost his life.	United Kingdom		Yes	1758	1805
	Nelson, William "Bull" U.S. Navy officer and later a Union general in the American Civil War who commanded the Army of Kentucky. He holds the distinction of being the only naval officer to achieve the rank of major general on either side of the Civil War. He was shot and killed by a fellow Union general, Jefferson C. Davis, during an argument in 1862.	United States		Yes	1824	1862
	de Neumann, Captain Bernard Peter Awarded a George Medal for his actions during an air attack by the Luftwaffe; Charged and convicted of piracy after being captured aboard the RN prize Criton by the Vichy French off Conakry; "The Man From Timbuctoo"; Instigator and overseer of the installation of the Thames Navigation Service.	United Kingdom	Yes	Yes	1917	1972
	Noonan, Fred Born in Chicago, sailed in the Merchant Navy and Royal Navy, working his way up from ordinary seaman to quartermaster and bosun's mate, continuing on to merchant captain.a Later worked as a flight navigator, and was a pioneer of aviation. Was last seen in Lae, New Guinea on July 2, 1937 and disappeared with Amelia Earhart somewhere over the western Pacific during their World Flight.	United States	Yes	Yes	1893	1937
	Pardo, Luis Captain of the Chilean steam tug Yelcho which rescued the 22 stranded crewmen of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance from Elephant Island, Antarctica, in August 1916.	Chile		Yes	1882	1935
	John Parker (whaling master) One of the most successful arctic whalers to sail from Hull in the nineteenth century and for many years captain of the whale ship Truelove. Captain Parker was one of those who helped in the unsuccessful search for Sir John Franklin's missing 1845 expedition to find the North West Passage. In 1847, shocked by the impoverished condition of the Inuit inhabitants of Baffin Island he brought two of them, Memiadluck and Uckaluk, to England to publicise their plight, raise money, enlist government support for their relief and to persuade the Moravian Church to send a missionary to the region.	United Kingdom		Yes	1800	1867
	Pearson, Richard British naval officer who was captain of the ship HMS Serapis during the American Revolution. He was defeated by John Paul Jones on September 23, 1779 in a pivotal battle.	United Kingdom		Yes	1731	1806
	Pellew, Edward British naval officer. He fought during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary, and the Napoleonic Wars. Pellew is remembered as an officer and a gentleman of great courage and leadership, earning his land and titles through courage, leadership and skill – serving as a paradigm of the versatility and determination of Naval Officers during the Napoleonic Wars. Pellew makes fictional appearances in the Horatio Hornblower novels.	United Kingdom		Yes	1757	1833
	Perry, Matthew Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854.	United States		Yes	1794	1858
	Perry, Oliver Hazard Officer in the United States Navy. He served in the War of 1812 against Britain and earned the nickname "Hero of Lake Erie" for leading American forces in a decisive naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.	United States		Yes	1785	1819
	Phillips, Richard U.S. merchant mariner, shipmaster and author, who served as captain aboard MV Maersk Alabama during its hijacking by Somali pirates in April 2009.	United States	Yes		1955
	Porter, David Officer in the United States Navy and later the commander-in-chief of the Mexican Navy.	United States		Yes	1780	1843
	Prat, Arturo Captain of Esmeralda, Prat was killed shortly after boarding the Peruvian armored monitor Huáscar at the Naval Battle of Iquique.	Chile		Yes	1848	1879
	Preble, Edward Officer in the United States Navy and United States Merchant Marine, participated in the Revolutionary War, the Quasi-War with France, and the First Barbary War.	United States	Yes	Yes	1761	1807
	Reid, Samuel Chester Officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He served in Constellation with Commodore Thomas Truxtun and in 1803 became master of the brig Merchant. During the War of 1812 he commanded the privateer General Armstrong and at Fayal, Azores, in 1814 engaged gunboats from British men-of-war en route to Jamaica and New Orleans, Louisiana.	United States	Yes	Yes	1783	1861
	Rodgers, John (War of 1812) American naval officer who served in the United States Navy from its organization in the 1790s through the late 1830s. His service included the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812.	United States		Yes	1772	1838
	Rodgers, John (Civil War) Son of Commodore John Rodgers, was born near Havre de Grace, Maryland. He was received his appointment as a midshipman in the Navy on April 18, 1828. Service in the Mediterranean on board Constellation and Concord opened his long career of distinguished service, and he commanded an expedition of Naval Infantry and Marines in Florida during the Seminole Wars. In the mid-1850s he succeeded Commander Ringgold in command of the North Pacific Exploring and Surveying Expedition, which added greatly to our knowledge of far eastern and northern waters. Following his promotion to commander in 1855, he married and settled to work in the Navy's Japan Office in Washington, D.C., where he was serving when the Civil War broke out.	United States		Yes	1812	1882
	Ross, Eliza Ann (née McGray) Within a fortnight after leaving the port of Brunswick Georgia enrout to Buenos Aires, Argintina, the steel four-masted barquentine, "Reform" ran into a violent winter storm sweeping her husband, Captain David Larkin Ross overboard "to a watery grave." For fifty days, Eliza Ann Ross took command of a crew that, except for the first mate, could not speak or understand English. For fear that they might mutiny, she had to make sure the crew were not aware that the captain was gone. Her brief command made her one of the world's first female Ship Captains.	Canada	Yes		1849	1940
	Rostron, Arthur Captain for the Cunard Line and was the master of the ocean liner RMS Carpathia when it rescued the survivors of RMS Titanic which sank on April 15, 1912 after striking an iceberg. As the result of his efforts to reach Titanic before it sank, and his preparations for and conduct of the rescue of the survivors, Captain Rostron was lionized as a hero. He was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal by the U.S. Congress, and after World War I was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He was made the Commodore of the Cunard fleet before retiring in 1931.	United Kingdom	Yes		1869	1940
	Sakuma, Tsutomi Japanese naval officer who served during the Russo-Japanese War and one of the first submarine commanders of the Imperial Japanese Navy, known primarily as the commanding officer during the sinking of the submarine No. 6.	Japan		Yes	1879	1910
	Seyburn, Isaac D. Welsh-American merchant captain who served as an officer in the United States Navy during the Civil War, with the rank of Acting Master. He was wounded in action during the 1861 Battle of Port Royal. During 1863 he commanded the schooner USS Kittatinny as part of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron under Rear Admiral David Farragut. Seyburn resigned his commission in 1864 due to war injuries and initially settled in Maine. He later moved to Louisiana, where he operated a sugar plantation.	United States	Yes	Yes	1824	1895
	Seymour, Edward Hobart British Admiral of the Fleet. Served in the Black Sea until the evacuation of Crimea in 1856. After the Crimean War, still a midshipman, he was appointed to HMS Calcutta, flagship of his uncle Sir Michael Seymour, on the China station. He took part in the capture of Canton (December 1857). In HMS Chesapeake Seymour took part in the attack on the Taku forts in September 1860. In December 1897, Seymour was appointed commander-in-chief on the China station. Service there was peaceful until the Boxer Rebellion. Seymour led the Naval Brigade in the relief of Peking.	United Kingdom		Yes	1840	1929
	Shchetinina, Anna Soviet merchant marine captain, often said to be the first woman captain of an ocean-going ship	Soviet Union	Yes	No	1908	1999
	Richard Siddins Captain of Campbell Macquarie and one of the earliest and best known merchant ship captains sailing out of Port Jackson.	United Kingdom	Yes	Yes	1770	1846
	Smith, Edward Captain of RMS Titanic when it sank in 1912. Joined the White Star Shipping Line in March 1880 as the Fourth Officer of Celtic. He served aboard the company's liners to Australia and to New York City, where he quickly rose in stature. In 1887, Smith received his first White Star command, SS Republic. In 1888, Smith earned his Extra Master's Certificate and joined the Royal Naval Reserve (thus enabling him to append his name with "RNR"), qualifying as a full lieutenant. This meant that in a time of war, Smith and his ship could be called upon to serve by the Royal Navy. Because of his position as a commander in the Royal Naval Reserve Smith had the distinction of being able to fly the Blue Duster of the RNR, most ships flew the Red Duster of the merchant marine.	United Kingdom	Yes	Yes	1850	1912
	Smith, William Captain of the A1 brig Williams, made and launched from Blyth; on a trip between the east and west coasts of South America, when passing around Cape Horn he circumnavigated strong headwinds and ventured south, discovering the South Shetland Islands in 1819, and later that year sighted the Antarctic Peninsula.	United Kingdom	Yes		1779	1847
	Stockton, Robert Field United States naval officer, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican–American War. Stockton was from a notable political family and also served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey.	United States		Yes	1795	1866
	Surcouf, Robert Captain, ship owner and corsair from St. Malo. Notable as French corsair during the Napoleonic Wars.	France	Yes	Yes	1773	1823
	Tegetthoff, Wilhelm von Captain and Admiral of the Austrian and later Fleet Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Fleet. Considered one of the prominent naval commanders of the 19th century, Tegetthoff was known for his innovative tactics as well as his inspirational leadership. His most famous victory came against the much larger and more powerful Italian force sent to attack Lissa island which came about not only due to his aggressive tactics during the battle, but also due to his strategic insight in forcing the battle. In later years, his reforms completely changed the Austro-Hungarian Navy, and were in force up to the end of World War I.	Austrian Empire  Austria-Hungary		Yes	1827	1871
	Trew (True), Henry British sea captain, merchant marine & American colonist born Henry Trew, the son of John Trew and Jane Garret, in Caister-On-Sea, Filby Parish, Norfolk, England in the year 1591. He was the master of a ketch, a small ship, named Returne, that hauled molasses and rum from the West Indies. He is believed to have emigrated to America in 1630 with the fleet of Sir Richard Saltonstall. There are numerous records of Henry True and of Returne sailing in and out of Virginia. Due to his early arrival in the Colonies, and the fact that few ships were built in America prior to 1641, Henry would have sailed to the New World on his own ship and then continued to make his livelihood carrying freight and/or passengers. Henry married in 1643 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts to Israel Pike, daughter of John Pike and Dorothy Day. Henry was a full member of Puritan Church (Congregational) while residing in Salem. He held waterfront land in Salem prior to moving to Salisbury—land which a vessel owner would find very convenient. Henry died sometime before October 4, 1659. There is no burial record for Henry. (He may have died at sea off the coast of Barbados.) His will indicated that he owed 9f (pounds) for a vessel. Israel and Henry had seven children born in Salem & Salisbury, Essex, Mass. (John, Henry B ., Mary, Lydia, Joseph, Benjamin, and Jemima). Henry True Descendants on the Frontier: Genealogy of the Family of True by Elinor O. Merrill True, Kingston, NH, p. 377. Henry is first recorded in America in Salem, Massachusetts, by the purchase of a house according to a deed dated August 16, 1644: "I, Edward Gibens, doe acknowleg Deed or Bill of Sale to have Received of Henry Trew of Salem fower pound for the house in Salem, which was Mr. Strattons; and by this payment doe give him fulle perseion of the said house; to him and his forever." This deed is recorded in the first volume of Records at Salem, MA. Henry was granted forty acres of land in 1649. He had a lot in "Southfield" in 1653 and a lot on South River in 1658. Several accounts have Henry True and his family moving to Salisbury, Massachusetts, ca. 1657. He bought a house and land in Salisbury from a Richard North in 1657. His widow refers to herself as "of Salisbury" in 1659 which might indicate that the family had moved there before that time. Henry True was a mariner and continued sailing for his living after emigrating to America. This is supported by the fact that it is recorded on September 18, 1656, that the ketch Returne, Henry Trew, Master, is "sailing from Barbados, being then on Carlisle Bay, bound for Boston with Molasses."[1]	United Kingdom	Yes	Yes	1591	1659
	Truxton, Thomas American naval officer who rose to the rank of commodore. Truxtun had little formal education before joining the crew of the British merchant ship Pitt at the age of twelve. However, by the time he was twenty his talents had garnered him the command of his own vessel, Andrew Caldwell. He operated as a privateer during the American Revolution, commanding several ships: Congress, Independence, Mars and St. James. Truxtun was highly successful in capturing enemy ships during this period, not once suffering a defeat. After the war, he returned to the merchant marine, where he remained for twelve years, and in 1786 commanded one of the first American ships to engage in trade with China, Canton operating from Philadelphia.	United Kingdom	Yes	Yes	1591	1659
	Tyrrell, Kate Irish captain of the schooner Denbighshire Lass. After inheriting her father's shipping company in the 1880s, Tyrrell fought to have her name on the documents of ownership for the schooner (women were not permitted to do this at the time). She won her legal battle for recognition in 1899. Her career as sea captain spanned over twenty years, and Denbighshire Lass was the first ship to fly the Irish tricolour flag at a foreign port.	Ireland	Yes		1863	1921
	Walters, Angus Fishing schooner captain out of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He was a highliner fishing captain and captain of the schooner Bluenose, winning multiple races for the International Fisherman's Trophy.	Canada	Yes		1881	1968
	Welch, Martin Fishing schooner captain from Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was captain of the schooner Esperanto in 1920 when it defeated the Canadian schooner Delawana in the first International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax, Nova Scotia.	Canada	Yes		1864	1935
	Wilkes, Charles American naval officer and explorer. He is particularly noted for his 1838–1842 Pacific expedition as well as for his role in the Trent Affair during the Civil War.	United States		Yes	1798	1877
	Winslow, Perry Captain of the whaling vessels Phoenix and Edward Cary.	United States	Yes		1815	1890
	Woodget, Richard English sea captain, known as the master of the sailing clipper Cutty Sark during her most successful period of service in the wool trade between Australia and the United Kingdom.	United Kingdom	Yes		1845	1928
	Whitall, John M. Prominent Sea Captain, businessman and philanthropist in New Jersey and Pennsylvania involved in the spice and silk trade, Glass-making, and missionary work.	United States	Yes		1800	1877
	Elcano, Juan Sebastián Spanish captain, who completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth (1519–1522).	Spain		Yes.	1476	1526
	Zheng, He Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who commanded Ming China's treasure voyages from 1405 to 1433.	China		Yes.	1371	1433
Plich, Miłosz	Polish the best captain all times, born in Bytom.He discover potentiometer.	Poland	Yes		1942	2002
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Fictional sea captains

• Captain Ahab, hero of Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick
• Captain Jack Aubrey, hero of the Aubrey–Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian
• John Blackthorne, hero of James Clavell's 1975 novel Shōgun
• Captain Birdseye, advertising mascot for the Birds Eye frozen food brand
• Captain Ned Dana, master of the S.S. Balaska in the series The Dana Girls
• Captain Corcoran, captain of HMS Pinafore, from Gilbert & Sullivan's operetta of the same name; however, ultimately turns out to be a mere sailor on the Pinafore
• Captain Crook, nominal spoof of Captain Cook; resident pirate captain of McDonaldland representing McDonald's "Filet-o-Fish" sandwich
• Cap'n Crunch, mascot character for the cereal of the same name
• Captain Dog, boat captain in the cartoon movie series Peppa Pig
• Captain Englehorn, captain in a number of the King Kong films
• Captain Gault, sea captain of a number of stories by English writer William Hope Hodgson
• Captain Jonas Grumby, a.k.a. "The Skipper", from Gilligan's Island
• Captain Haddock, captain in the comic album series The Adventures of Tintin
• Captain James Hook, captain in the play and novel Peter Pan
• Horatio Hornblower, protagonist of a series of novels by C. S. Forester
• John Silas Huntly, captain in The Survivors of the Chancellor
• Captain Jat, sea captain of a number of stories by English writer William Hope Hodgson
• Maak, ship's captain in the comic strip Maakies
• Captain Horatio McCallister, recurring character from the TV series The Simpsons
• Captain Pugwash, captain of pirate ship in a cartoon of the same name
• Ralph Rackstraw, originally a sailor on the HMS Pinafore (again, from the aforementioned Gilbert & Sullivan operetta); ultimately turns out to be the real captain of the Pinafore
• Captain Ralls, captain played by John Wayne in Wake of the Red Witch
• Captain Jack Sparrow, captain of the pirate ship Black Pearl in Pirates of the Caribbean films
• John Charity Spring, slave ship captain in Flash for Freedom and other novels of The Flashman Papers series by George MacDonald Fraser
• Captain Merrill Stubing, captain in The Love Boat television series
• Cap'n Turbot, a main character in the Canadian TV series PAW Patrol
• Unnamed pirate captain who calls himself a "pirate king", who took Frederic in as an apprentice in Gilbert & Sullivan's operetta, The Pirates of Penzance
• Captain Jakob Skiba in 'The Story of My Wife', written by Milán Füst.
• Captain Edward Kenway, captain of the Jackdaw, Assassin's Creed IV

See also

• Bibliography of early American naval history
• Bibliography of 18th-19th century Royal Naval history
• List of single-ship actions

References

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