Nelson Post-Captain — 1779

Generated illustration. Not a historical photograph. A sailing fleet. Not a portrait.

Overview

The captaincy is already on Nelson Horatio — Biography Overview. Nelson was made captain in 1779, aged twenty — the youngest post-captain in the Navy.¹

The Rank

This note covers that 1779 captaincy only. A ship for 1779, a squadron colour, and later postings stay on RESEARCH_QUEUE.

Post-Captain Seniority List already records the seniority rule, without named officers. That rule stays there. The 1797 flag rank stays on Rear-Admiral — Nelson after Cape St Vincent. The uncle-entry at twelve stays on Suckling Maurice — Captain.²

Sources

• @white2005nelson
• Nelson Horatio — Biography Overview

Related

Navigation

• MOC_Military_Forces
• Ranks_Hierarchy_Index

Same Subject

• Nelson Horatio — Biography Overview
• Post-Captain Seniority List
• Rear-Admiral — Nelson after Cape St Vincent
• Suckling Maurice — Captain
• San Bartolomeo — Boarded Barefoot
• Fort Charles — Port Royal 1779

Cross-Domain

• Royal Navy — Institutional Overview
• Age of Sail — Era Overview
• Age of Sail — Chronological Timeline

Footnotes

1. Captain 1779, aged 20 — youngest post-captain in the Navy: Nelson Horatio — Biography Overview. ↩

2. Seniority rule without named officers: Post-Captain Seniority List. Do not invent a 1779 ship, a squadron colour, or a later posting. The 1797 rear-admiral stay on its own page. ↩