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HISTORICAL USAGE Fleet Captain has appeared in the navies of Germany and the United Kingdom as an unofficial title dating back to the 18th Century . During World War II , the United States Department Of The Navy proposed the rank of Fleet Captain be created for the U.S. Navy as a position between Captain and Rear Admiral . When Commodore was established in 1943, the proposal for Fleet Captain was changed in that the rank would be held by aircraft carrier captains on vessels that had multiple O-6s serving aboard. Proposals for Fleet Captain indicated the rank would display five gold stripes on a sleeve and one gold star as a collar device. The idea was dropped in 1944 and has not been proposed since. SCIENCE FICTION ]] Fleet Captain has appeared in several science fiction sources, the most notable of which is ''. Garth Of Izar and Christopher Pike are the only Star Trek characters to have ever held the rank of Fleet Captain. An episode of '''', entitled "Inquisition", may have shown a modern Fleet Captain insignia, that being four collar pips worn with a gold bar base. The insignia was worn by Section 31 Operative Luther Sloan. In the episode, Sloan was referred to as "Deputy Director". |
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