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The captain of the Wicked Wench.

"Well, well. Jack Sparrow, isn't it?"
"Captain Jack Sparrow, if you please, sir."
"Well, I don't see your ship, Captain."
"I'm in the market, as it were."
―James Norrington and Jack Sparrow[src]

Captain was a nautical term and the traditional title given to a person in charge of a ship at sea. Legal documents often correctly refer to these people as the ship's Master. The word came to English via French from the Latin capitaneus ("chief") which itself was derived from the Latin word caput ("head"). The analogous French title is Capitaine, it was notably used by the Pirate Lord Chevalle. The analogous Spanish title is Capitán, it was notably used by the Pirate Lord Esmeralda Maria Consuela Anna de Sevilla and the Spanish Royal Navy officer Armando Salazar. The "Captain" was usually helped by the first mate, or bo'sun.

History[]

"You have a debt to pay. You've been captain of the Black Pearl for thirteen years. That was our agreement."
"Technically I was only captain for two years, then I was viciously mutinied upon."
"Then you were a poor captain, but a captain nonetheless. Have you not introduced yourself all these years as Captain Jack Sparrow?"
―Davy Jones and Jack Sparrow[src]

Over the years, the captain was responsible for its safe and efficient operation, including cargo operations, navigation, crew management and ensuring that the vessel complied with local and international laws, as well as company and flag state policies. All persons on board, including officers and crew, other shipboard staff members, passengers, guests and pilots, were under the captain's authority and are his ultimate responsibility.

In the Royal Navy, the term 'captain' referred to the officer in command of the ship whether he was a Lieutenant, Commander or Post Captain. The actually rank of Captain was referred to as 'Post Captain' to distingush it.

Some captains, like Jack Sparrow, owned their ships, while others such as James Norrington, commanded ships for others. The captain was the one to give the order to abandon ship. Disobeying the captain could be considered mutiny.

Gallery of notable captains[]

Behind the scenes[]

Captains first appeared through Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean in 1967,[1]

In Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio's screenplay for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa have comical fights over the captaincy of the Black Pearl, one of which occurs as the two captains take the helm as they journey through the endless seas of Davy Jones' Locker.[2] The scene was omitted in the final cut of the film, but was retained in the film's junior novelization[3] as well as the deleted scene "Two Captains, One Ship" featured in its DVD release beginning in 2007.[4]

In Pirates of the Caribbean Online, there are weapons called the Captain's Cutlass, Captain's Resolve and Captain's Sabre.

Appearances[]

Sources[]

External links[]

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Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ Disneyland: From the Pirates of the Caribbean to the World of Tomorrow
  2. ↑ Wordplayer.com: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio
  3. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (junior novelization)
  4. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Deleted Scene: "Two Captains, One Ship"
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