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ship captain

commander of a ship or other sea-going vessel
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ship captain

Summary

ship captain is a profession[1]. It draws 253 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #169 of 1,605).[2]

Key Facts

  • ship captain's instance of is recorded as profession[3].
  • ship captain's instance of is recorded as position[4].
  • ship captain's instance of is recorded as maritime occupation[5].
  • ship captain is a type of sailor[6].
  • ship captain is a type of vessel captain[7].
  • ship captain's Commons category is recorded as Ship captains[8].
  • ship captain's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sea captains[9].
  • ship captain's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • ship captain's different from is recorded as captain[11].
  • ship captain's different from is recorded as boat captain[12].
  • ship captain's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kapitänin'}[13].
  • ship captain's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schiffsführerin'}[14].
  • ship captain's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'capitana de navío'}[15].
  • ship captain's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'ربانة السفينة'}[16].
  • ship captain's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'capitá de barco'}[17].
  • ship captain's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'capitã'}[18].
  • ship captain's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'capitã'}[19].
  • ship captain's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'capitana de nau'}[20].
  • ship captain's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'капітанка судна'}[21].
  • ship captain's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'capitana de barcu'}[22].
  • ship captain's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'laivo kapitonė'}[23].
  • ship captain's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'ربان السفينة'}[24].
  • ship captain's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'laivo kapitonas'}[25].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include profession[3], position[4], and maritime occupation[5]. Recorded subclass of include sailor[6] and vessel captain[7].

Why It Matters

ship captain draws 253 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #169 of 1,605).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . RKDthesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Dicionario da Real Academia Galega. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Female form of label → {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kapitänin'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schiffsführerin'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'capitana de navío'} +8
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → sailor, vessel captain
    Instance of → profession, position, maritime occupation
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 12082, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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