Fleet captain is a rank of officer in naval services and space forces, most notably Federation Starfleet and the Imperial Fleet of the Romulan Star Empire.

Fleet captain is an honorary rank, a grade higher than a captain and a grade below a flag officer in most rank structures, although some organizations will refer to a captain as a fleet captain in title only, to show the said captain's seniority over other captains.

In the 2250s, Garth of Izar was made a fleet captain, and Christopher Pike was promoted to fleet captain in 2264. (TOS episodes: "The Menagerie", "Whom Gods Destroy"; ST references: Star Fleet Technical Manual, The Star Trek Encyclopedia; ST comic: "Who's Who in Star Trek, Issue 2"; TNG comic: "Cry Vengeance"; FASA RPG module: Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual)

History and specifics[]

The rank of fleet captain was not always traditionally assigned a uniform insignia, however, a rank insignia that was available for Starfleet uniforms in the 2260s could be considered to have an equivalence to the fleet captain grade.

The rank system on the uniforms of the time had the possibility of a three-stripe insignia that could be used for fleet captain or vice commodore. (ST reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual)

The 'three-stripe' sleeve insignia in the Star Fleet Technical Manual was specified as a commodore's rank, however, canon sources specify a different insignia for commodores. The general equivalence of fleet captain and vice commodore ranks being referred to as 'commodores' makes this insignia a logical usage of the way it was presented in the manual.

23rd century[]

During an alternate timeline where the standoff between the Klingon Empire and Starfleet at the Binary Stars never triggered a mutiny onboard the USS Shenzhou, Philippa Georgiou was promoted to fleet captain, but maintained command over the Shenzhou, while her protege Michael Burnham was also elevated and transferred to assume captaincy of the starship USS Discovery. (DIS novel: Dead Endless)

24th century[]

In the uniform insignia introduced in the mid-24th century, a fleet captain wears five circular pips as their rank insignia. (FASA RPG module: Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual)

Fleet captain insignia[]

Starfleet fleet captain insignia
era	general wear	command division				operations division				sciences division
		command	tactical/military		flight-engineering (admin, pilot, engineer)		security	special services	sci-ops (ops, sci & tac ops)		medical
Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s)
Federation Starfleet ranks (2270s-2350s)
Federation Starfleet ranks (2350s-2366)
Federation Starfleet ranks (2366-2373)
Federation Starfleet ranks (2373-2386)

Fleet captains[]

Federation Starfleet[]

• Christopher Pike
• Garth of Izar
• Jamie Finney
• Sufik
• Philippa Georgiou (alternate timeline)

Klingon Empire[]

• Krogan

Romulan Star Empire[]

• T'Kir

Appendices[]

Connections[]

	Enlisted ranks				Commissioned ranks							Flag ranks
Earth SF	CREW	PO2 PO1		CPO SCPO MCPO	ENS	LT		CMDR		CAPT FCAPT VICE CDORE		CDORE	RADM / 2ADM	VADM / 3ADM	4ADM	FADM / 5ADM GADM
Starfleet & SFMC					ENS JG ENS ENS 1C	LT JG	LT	LT CMDR	CDR			CDORE 1ADM
	PVT	CPL	SGT MASTER SGT		SUBLT 2ND LT	1ST LT	CAPT	MAJOR	LT COL	COL		BRIG	GEN
Romulan naval & Tal Shiar (where known)	UHLAN		DECURION		ANTE CENTURION (erein)	SUBLT	SUBCMDR (erei'riov)				CMDR (rh'iov)	CMDR GEN (khre'riov) HIGH COMMANDER	ADMIRAL ADMIRAL-SUPERLATIVE
							LT	MAJOR	TRIBUNE		COLONEL		GENERAL (enriov)
								CENTURION (arrain)			LEGATE	SR CENTURION (enarrain)	HIGH CENTURION
					EQUITORIAM	SECONDAM	TRINAM					FIELD PRIMUS	PRIMUS			GRAND PRIMUS

External link[]

• Fleet captain article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.