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Note worthy Captains since World War II
F F Churchton Started conversation Sep 12, 2004
I watched Nadesico last night and they said that there were no note worthy Captains since World War II, there have been admirals, pilots and foot soldiers but to be far there have'nt been any naval conflicts since WWII apart from the Falklands. So can anyone name any famous Captains after WWII???
Note worthy Captains since World War II
Zak T Duck Posted Sep 12, 2004
Captain Birdseye. He fought in the Cod War.
Note worthy Captains since World War II
IctoanAWEWawi Posted Sep 12, 2004
Captain Caveman!
Depends what you mean by noteworthy. Some might feel that under a certain viewpoint the names James and Hewitt might pop up, as it were.
Note worthy Captains since World War II
Mu Beta Posted Sep 12, 2004
Captain Galazo?
You weren't just looking for British ones were you?
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Note worthy Captains since World War II
U168592 Posted Sep 13, 2004
To tell you the truth the only famous Captain I can think of post 1945 is one.
Captain James T. Kirk 
PGHF 
Note worthy Captains since World War II
Whisky Posted Sep 14, 2004
"But to be far there have'nt been any naval conflicts since WWII apart from the Falklands"
Lets go back in time..
Ignoring two gulf wars - the RN has been involved in combat operations in literally dozens of places around the world since WWII
Korea, Suez, Malaya, Iceland, Iran-Iraq, Kuweit, Balkans, Iraq...
They tend not to be high-profile missions as it's rare they're involved in classic navy v navy engagements
As to famous contemporary naval officers - probably the best known in recent years would have been Sandy Woodward (but as he's an admiral I don't know if that comes under your heading of 'noteworthy captains'
Note worthy Captains since World War II
Geggs Posted Sep 14, 2004
James Hewitt was a major, I think, rather than a captain.
When did Captain W E Johns write the Biggles books?
Geggs
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IctoanAWEWawi Posted Sep 14, 2004
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/newsmakers/2646441.stm
"Hewitt's career in the army had its ups and downs. Though he commanded A Squadron, Scots Guards, in the 1991 Gulf War, he twice failed his major's examination and left the service as a captain, no great achievement after 17 years of service. "
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Xanatic Posted Sep 14, 2004
But is he noteworthy of anything other than getting it on with Princess Diana?
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F F Churchton Posted Sep 15, 2004
Yeah but the RN just tend to sit around or transport people these days, they don't actually do any fighting. I mean we have an entire fleet of RN vessels chasing hurricanes helping people out along the way. The RN is probabily more of a relief force than a fighting force, the flagship the HMS ArkRoyal only has enough fuel for one engine and spends most of it's life in Plymouth harbour holding parties for the admiralty!!!
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Whisky Posted Sep 16, 2004
The Ark Royal's been laid up simply because they haven't the money to run three carriers at a time - (or the crew numbers come to that)...
And as to being a relief force - that's always been part of their job - There's a certain model village ontop of a hill outside Portland that's been 'rescued' at least once a week for decades...
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Icy North Posted Sep 23, 2004
He said Mike Brearley, not Brian Lara.
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- 9: Whisky (Sep 14, 2004)
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