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Commander
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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in the British navy, the title of the second grade of captains. He commands a small vessel, or is second in command of a large one. A staff commander is entrusted with the navigation of a large ship, and ranks above a navigating lieutenant. Since 1838 the officer next in rank to a captain in the U.S. navy has been called commander.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Commander'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/commander.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Commander'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/commander.html. 1910.