[ARC5] command set trivia

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

Commodore is a non-existent rank in the current US Navy AFAIK.  It MAY have been used during WW II.  It is equivalent to a one-star admiral but I don't believe it has been used for many years/decades.

Mac, K2GKK in OKC


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> On Oct 11, 2013, at 20:26, "Gary Pewitt" <garypewitt at centurytel.net> wrote:
> 
> There can only be -one- Captain on a Navy ship.  Any visiting officer with the rank of captain would be addressed as Comodore.
> 
> 
>> On 10/11/2013 2:25 PM, D C _Mac_ Macdonald wrote:
>> In the Navy, "Captain" is both a rank and a position.
>> 
>> Captain is usually the rank of the commanding officer (Captain) of major capital ships.
>> Technically, any officer below the rank of Captain could be the "Captain" of a smaller ship.
>> 
>> I suppose that probably a "cruiser" would probably have either a Commander or Lt Commander as its "Captain" with Lt Commander for "Captain" of destroyers and ships of like size.
>> 
>> Basically, the smaller the ship (or boat) the lower the rank of its "Captain."  Lieutenants were frequently the "Captain" on PT Boats and other small vessels.
>> 
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>>> Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 09:20:56 -0700
>>> From: coolbrucelong at yahoo.com
>>> To: gewhite at crosslink.net; ARC5 at mailman.qth.net
>>> Subject: Re: [ARC5] command set trivia
>>> 
>>> It seems strange to me a naval officer in 1938-39 would move from being the inspector of an important but still very small defense contractor right into command of a capital ship.
>>> Not saying it is not true but what am I missing here?  I understand the US military was very small pre-war but IIRC the naval buildup preceded Pearl Harbor by a couple of years.
>>> Was Van Valkenburgh possibly a captain on the US Arizona but not the commanding officer?
>>> 
>>> Can anybody shed any light on this?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thursday, October 10, 2013 6:05 PM, Gordon White <gewhite at crosslink.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> When I was researching the Command Sets I found one Franklin Van
>>> Valkenburgh, Capt., USN,  was the Inspector of Naval Material in New
>>> York, in 1938-39, responsible for Aircraft Radio Corp production. (this
>>> research was in the 1960s) As was my practice, I attempted to locate
>>> Capt. Van Valkenburgh in case he might add to my knowledge.
>>> Unfortunately, his next assignment was as commanding officer of the USS
>>> Arizona.......
>>> 
>>>   - Gordon White
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