Beginning in April 1915, Herbert ordered his subordinates cease calling him " Sir ", and to address him only by the pseudonym " Captain William McBride.

William " Captain " Kidd ( c. 1645 – 23 May 1701 ) was a Scottish sailor remembered for his trial and execution for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean.

Captain William Kidd was either one of the most notorious pirates in the history of the world or one of its most unjustly vilified and prosecuted privateers in an age typified by the rationalisation of empire.

Captain Kidd and the Blessed William became part of a small fleet assembled by Codrington to defend Nevis from the French, with whom the English were at war.

On 11 December 1695, Bellomont, who was now governing New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, asked the " trusty and well beloved Captain Kidd " to attack Thomas Tew, John Ireland, Thomas Wake, William Maze, and all others who associated themselves with pirates, along with any enemy French ships.

* The King's Commission to William Kidd for the Capture of Captain Thomas Tew and Others

* National Archives – Images of letters and other documents concerning Captain William Kidd

* 1812 – The USS Constitution under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captures the HMS Java off the coast of Brazil after a three hour battle.

Lieutenant Jocelyn Feltham, the assistant to the fort's commander, Captain William Delaplace, was awoken by the noise, and called to wake the captain.

— William Shatner, who played Captain James T. Kirk

The Nonsuch was commanded by Captain Zachariah Gillam and accompanied by des Groseilliers, while the Eaglet was commanded by Captain William Stannard and accompanied by Radisson.

The island's first known sighting by Europeans was on 21 August 1821 by the British ship Eliza Francis ( or Eliza Frances ) owned by Edward, Thomas and William Jarvis and commanded by Captain Brown.

* 1789 – Mutiny on the Bounty: mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly journey in an open boat.

* 1854 – The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang.

In 1938, The Captain and the Kids became the subject of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's first self-produced series of theatrical short subject cartoons, directed by William Hanna, Bob Allen and Friz Freleng.

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery, and named U. S. Army Captain Meriwether Lewis its leader, who selected William Clark as his partner.

* 1701 – After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.

Some scholars have theorized that Smith became familiar with the name " Moroni " through his study of the treasure-hunting stories of Captain William Kidd.

The four panels depict: The Preservation of Captain Smith by Pocahontas ( 1825 ) by Antonio Capellano, The Landing of the Pilgrims ( 1825 ) and The Conflict of Daniel Boone and the Indians ( 1826 – 27 ) by Enrico Causici, and William Penn ’ s Treaty with the Indians ( 1827 ) by Nicholas Gevelot.

The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story Un Capitano Moro (" A Moorish Captain ") by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565.

Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew, led by Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ), first officer Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ), and chief medical officer Dr. Leonard McCoy ( DeForest Kelley ), in the 23rd century.

* William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk

" Exquisite chemistry " among Kelley, William Shatner, and Leonard Nimoy manifested itself in their performances as McCoy, Captain James T. Kirk and science officer Spock, respectively.

* Captain Lord William Paget RN ( 1 March 1803-17 May 1873 ).

William Paget, second son of the first Earl of the 1784 creation, was a Captain in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament.

Paget Bayly, younger son of the second Baronet, was also a Captain in the Royal Navy.

Appointed to the AIGLE 24, Captain Lord Clarence Edward Paget, 15 April

* " Captain Justice " ( Dynamic, Paget Publications, 1949 )

A colony there would be of great assistance to the British Navy in facilitating attacks on the Spanish possessions in Chile and Peru, as Banks's collaborators, James Matra, Captain Sir George Young and Sir John Call pointed out in written proposals on the subject.

The third British ship into action was HMS Orion under Captain Sir James Saumarez, which rounded the engagement at the head of the battle line and passed between the French main line and the frigates that lay closer inshore.

On Victoria obtaining responsible government in May 1855, the title of the then incumbent Lieutenant-Governor, Captain Sir Charles Hotham, became Governor.

File: Captain the Honourable Augustus Keppel 1725-86 by Sir Joshua Reynolds. jpg | Captain the Honourable Augustus Keppel in the pose of the Apollo Belvedere, 1753

In 1830 Captain Charles Sturt reached the river after travelling down its tributary the Murrumbidgee River and named it the Murray River in honour of the then British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, Sir George Murray, not realising it was the same river that Hume and Hovell had encountered further upstream.

Another English seaman, Captain Abraham Kendall, visited Saint Helena in 1591, and in 1593 Sir James Lancaster stopped at the island on his way home from the East.

Britain and British seafarers – including Sir Francis Drake, John Hawkins, Frobisher and Captain Brown — played a major role in the transatlantic trade in captured Africans between 1530 and 1810.

* Sir Sackville Trevor of Wales ( 1565 – 1633 ), Sea Captain and Member of Parliament

* May 23 – Jamestown, Virginia: Acting as temporary Governor, Thomas Gates, along with John Rolfe, Captain Ralph Hamor, Sir George Somers, and other survivors from the Sea Venture ( wrecked at Bermuda ) arrive at Jamestown ; they find that 60 have survived the " starving time " ( winter ), the fort palizadoes and gates have been torn down, and empty houses have been used for firewood, in fear of attacks by natives outside the fort area.

At the 2011 Chelsea Flower Show, an exhibition garden celebrated the historic link between naturalist Sir Joseph Banks and the botanical discoveries of flora and fauna on his journey through South America, Tahiti, New Zealand and eventually Australia on Captain Cook's ship Endeavour.

How she will bequeath her great wealth is a source of constant conflict between the branches of the Crawley family who vie shamelessly for her affections ; initially her favourite is Sir Pitt's younger son, Captain Rawdon Crawley.

A glittering crowd attended the first night in London, including Captain ( later Captain Sir ) Eyre Massey Shaw, head of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, whom the Fairy Queen apostrophizes in the second act (" Oh, Captain Shaw / Type of true love kept under / Could thy brigade with cold cascade / Quench my great love, I wonder ?").

After the sailors leave, the Captain confesses to Little Buttercup that Josephine is reluctant to consider a marriage proposal from Sir Joseph Porter, the First Lord of the Admiralty.

He then delivers a humiliating lesson in etiquette, telling the Captain that he must always say " if you please " after giving an order ; for " A British sailor is any man's equal " – excepting Sir Joseph's.

Later that night, under a full moon, Captain Corcoran reviews his concerns: his " kindly crew rebels ", his " daughter to a tar is partial ", his friends seem to desert him, and Sir Joseph has threatened a court-martial.

The Captain speculates that she is probably dazzled by his " exalted rank " and that if Sir Joseph can persuade her that " love levels all ranks ", she will accept his proposal.

The Captain and Sir Joseph rejoice, but Josephine is now more determined than ever to marry Ralph.

" Sir Joseph and his relatives, who have overheard this oath, are shocked to hear swearing on board a ship, and Sir Joseph orders the Captain confined to his cabin.

Sir Joseph now realises that Ralph should have been the Captain, and the Captain should have been Ralph.