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Fleet captain was a Starfleet title given to a senior captain with a different set of responsibilities than a starship captain. This may have been a higher rank than captain or even commodore, although it did not possess a permanent position in the rank hierarchy.

In 2265, after promotion to fleet captain, Christopher Pike passed command of the starship USS Enterprise on to Captain James Kirk. In 2266, as a fleet captain, Pike was engaged in a training exercise aboard an antiquated Class J starship. The vessel's baffle plate ruptured and many of the trainees were killed. A number were saved by Pike--at the cost of him being rendered a "complete invalid". Despite his catastrophic injuries, Pike remained on the active duty roster as a command-grade officer. (TOS: "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II")

In the 2260s, Fleet Captain Garth was one of Starfleet's most decorated captains, the hero of the Battle of Axanar. Garth was injured and recovered among the natives of Antos IV, where he learned of the Antosians' bizarre metamorphic biochemistry control. The strain on Garth's system was too much, he was driven insane by learning their abilities. His life was saved, but maddened, he ordered a starship to fire on the planet, the crew mutinied and Fleet Captain Garth was sentenced to treatment at Elba II. (TOS: "Whom Gods Destroy")

**Ranks**
	Enlisted personnel							Commissioned officers							Flag officers
Fleet:	CRM		PO		CPO		MID CDT OC WO	ENS	LT JG	LT	LT CMDR	CMDR	CAPT	FCAPT	CDORE	RADM	VADM	ADM	FADM
Military:	PVT AMN	CPL LCP		SGT	SSGT	MSGT 1SGT	MID CDT OC WO	2nd LT	1st LT	CAPT	MAJ	LT COL	COL		BRIG	MAJ GEN	LT GEN	GEN	MARSHAL
Services:	Andorian • Bajoran • Cardassian • Ferengi • Human (CSA • Third Reich • UE MACO • USA) • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Romulan • United Earth/Federation Starfleet • Vulcan Mirror universe: Terran Empire Starfleet • Terran Empire MACO

This chart shows only general equivalencies based on the ranks used by many governments on Earth, as well as the rest of the galaxy.

Appendices

Background information

File:FleetCapt.jpg

The Star Trek Encyclopedia movie pin

The name plate on the door to Pike's room on Starbase 11 reads simply "Captain Christopher Pike," suggesting that the title "Fleet Captain" is an honorary title and not a rank. [1] Nevertheless, Kirk explicitly stated that Enterprise was summoned by "Fleet Captain Pike", whom he had met when Pike "was promoted to fleet captain." While not definitive, Pike was referred to as "fleet captain" only in the teaser of "The Menagerie, Part I". The phrase "fleet captain" was never uttered in "Part II", nor was Pike addressed by that title in either part of the episode.

File:Tmp cdore.png

The three stripe rank insignia from the Star Fleet Technical Manual

Examination of Kirk's sleeve stripe rank, when compared to that of a commodore, suggests that there may be a "missing rank" between captain and commodore comprised of three solid sleeve stripes in comparison to Kirk's two solid with a center hash mark. This insignia has never made an appearance in any canon or licensed material. The Star Fleet Technical Manual depicts the three stripe insignia (incorrectly) as that of commodore.

The Star Trek Encyclopedia featured a Star Trek movies-era fleet captain pin, however, there was no on-screen appearance of the pin, and the insignia was not even part of uniform designer Robert Fletcher's detailed rank notes. Besides the Encyclopedia, there is no insignia for this rank in any other Starfleet uniform code devised, and no similar rank exists in the real-world navies Starfleet was based on. This makes it appear this is simply a title accorded a senior captain.

The reference manual Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual also speaks on the rank of fleet captain, stating that it is a position held by the heads of ship design teams, with three fleet captains throughout all of Starfleet who are in charge of cruiser-, destroyer-, and escort-class ships respectively. The Manual states that the rank is comprised of five gold pips worn on a uniform collar and, oddly enough, is senior to the rank of commodore.

External links

Fleet captain at Wikipedia
Fleet captain at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+[[File:Garth.jpg|thumb|Garth, a Starfleet fleet captain]]
-'''Fleet captain''' is a [[Starfleet]] title, not rank, given to a senior [[captain]] with a different set of responsibilities than a [[starship]] captain. This could be thought of as a higher [[rank]] than captain or even [[commodore]], although it does not possess a permanent position in the rank hierarchy (a captain could also be directly promoted to [[commodore]], the next highest rank, without spending time at a fleet captain posting). A fleet captain may designate a senior commanding officer who is in charge of multiple starships, or a single officer, such as a commodore, who is charge of all commanding ship's officers, rank of commodore and lower.
+'''Fleet captain''' was a [[Starfleet]] title given to a senior [[captain]] with a different set of responsibilities than a [[starship]] captain. This may have been a higher [[rank]] than captain or even [[commodore]], although it did not possess a permanent position in the rank hierarchy.
-In [[2264]], after promotion to fleet captain, [[Christopher Pike]] passed command of the starship {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} on to Captain [[James T. Kirk|James Kirk]]. In [[2266]], as a fleet captain, Pike was engaged in a training exercise aboard an antiquated [[J class|Class J starship]].  The vessel's [[baffle plate]] ruptured and many of the [[Cadet|trainees]] were killed.  A number were saved by Pike, but at the cost of being rendered a "complete invalid". Despite his catastrophic injuries, Pike remained on the active duty roster as a command-grade officer. ({{TOS|The Menagerie, Part I|The Menagerie, Part II}})
+In [[2265]], after promotion to fleet captain, [[Christopher Pike]] passed command of the starship {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} on to Captain [[James T. Kirk|James Kirk]]. In [[2266]], as a fleet captain, Pike was engaged in a training exercise aboard an antiquated [[Class J starship]].  The vessel's [[baffle plate]] ruptured and many of the [[Cadet|trainees]] were killed.  A number were saved by Pike--at the cost of him being rendered a "complete invalid". Despite his catastrophic injuries, Pike remained on the active duty roster as a command-grade officer. ({{TOS|The Menagerie, Part I|The Menagerie, Part II}})
+In the [[2260s]], Fleet Captain [[Garth of Izar|Garth]] was one of Starfleet's most decorated captains, the hero of the [[Battle of Axanar]]. Garth was injured and recovered among the natives of [[Antos IV]], where he learned of the [[Antos native|Antosians]]' bizarre metamorphic biochemistry control. The strain on Garth's system was too much, he was driven insane by learning their abilities. His life was saved, but maddened, he ordered a starship to fire on the planet, the crew mutinied and Fleet Captain Garth was sentenced to treatment at [[Elba II]]. ({{TOS|Whom Gods Destroy}})
-[[Image:Tng_fcapt.png|right|frame|deputy director]]
-In the [[2260s]], Fleet Captain [[Garth of Izar|Garth]] was one of Starfleet's most decorated captains, the hero of the [[Battle of Axanar]]. Garth was injured and recovered among the natives of [[Antos IV]], where he learned of the [[Antos native|Antosian]]s' bizarre metamorphic biochemistry control. The strain on Garth's system was too much, he was driven insane by learning their abilities. His life was saved, but maddened, he ordered a starship to fire on the planet, the crew mutinied and Fleet Captain Garth was sentenced to treatment at [[Elba II]]. ({{TOS|Whom Gods Destroy}})
+{{ranks}}
-==Background==
-[[Image:FleetCapt.JPG|left|thumb|100px|The ''Star Trek Encyclopedia'' movie pin]]
-The name plate on the door to Pike's room on [[Starbase 11]] reads simply "Captain Christopher Pike," suggesting that the title "Fleet Captain" is an honorific and not a rank. [http://tos.trekcore.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=38&pos=17] Nevertheless, Kirk explicitly stated that ''Enterprise'' was summoned by "Fleet Captain Pike", whom he had met when Pike "was promoted to fleet captain." While not definitive, Pike was referred to as "fleet captain" only in the teaser of "The Menagerie, Part I". The phrase "fleet captain" was never uttered in "Part II", nor was Pike addressed by that title in either part of the episode.
+== Appendices ==
-Examination of Kirk's sleeve stripe rank, when compared to that of a [[commodore]], would seem to indicate that there is a "missing rank" between captain and commodore comprised of three solid sleeve stripes in comparison to Kirk's two solid with a center hash mark.  This insignia has appeared on a handful of internet fan sites, but never in official ''Star Trek'' [[canon]].
+=== Background information ===
+[[File:FleetCapt.jpg|thumb|100px|The ''Star Trek Encyclopedia'' movie pin]]
+The name plate on the door to Pike's room on [[Starbase 11]] reads simply "Captain Christopher Pike," suggesting that the title "Fleet Captain" is an honorary title and not a rank. [http://tos.trekcore.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=38&pos=17] Nevertheless, Kirk explicitly stated that ''Enterprise'' was summoned by "Fleet Captain Pike", whom he had met when Pike "was promoted to fleet captain." While not definitive, Pike was referred to as "fleet captain" only in the teaser of {{e|The Menagerie, Part I}}. The phrase "fleet captain" was never uttered in "Part II", nor was Pike addressed by that title in either part of the episode.
+[[File:tmp cdore.png|thumb|left|The three stripe rank insignia from the ''Star Fleet Technical Manual'']]
-The ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' featured a [[Star Trek films|''Star Trek'' movies]]-era fleet captain pin, however, there was no on-screen appearance of the pin, and the insignia was not even part of uniform designer [[Robert Fletcher]]'s detailed rank notes. Besides the ''Encyclopedia'', there is no insignia for this rank in any other Starfleet uniform code devised, and no similar rank exists in the real-world navies Starfleet was based on. This makes it appear this is simply a title accorded a senior captain. However, many fans speculate that [[Luther Sloan]]'s [[deputy director]] rank would be equivalent to fleet captain; his insignia was four pips above a horizontal bar (indicating a grade higher than captain, but below the rectangle-enclosed pips of an admiral), but there is no canonical justification for associating the two rank/titles, simply a relation between the insignia.
+Examination of Kirk's sleeve stripe rank, when compared to that of a [[commodore]], suggests that there may be a "missing rank" between captain and commodore comprised of three solid sleeve stripes in comparison to Kirk's two solid with a center hash mark. This insignia has never made an appearance in any [[canon]] or licensed material. The ''[[Star Fleet Technical Manual]]'' depicts the three stripe insignia (incorrectly) as that of commodore.
+The ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' featured a [[Star Trek films|''Star Trek'' movies]]-era fleet captain pin, however, there was no on-screen appearance of the pin, and the insignia was not even part of uniform designer [[Robert Fletcher]]'s detailed rank notes. Besides the ''Encyclopedia'', there is no insignia for this rank in any other Starfleet uniform code devised, and no similar rank exists in the real-world navies Starfleet was based on. This makes it appear this is simply a title accorded a senior captain.
 The reference manual ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual]]'' also speaks on the rank of fleet captain, stating that it is a position held by the heads of ship design teams, with three fleet captains throughout all of Starfleet who are in charge of cruiser-, destroyer-, and escort-class ships respectively.  The ''Manual'' states that the rank is comprised of five gold pips worn on a uniform collar and, oddly enough, is ''senior'' to the rank of commodore.
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