Re: General Questions About Things.
In the US Navy, Commadoore is not a rank as such, it is a title. Any Captain placed in charge of a group of ships (a task force, destroyer squadron, ect.) is is called Commadoore to differentate from the run of the mill Captains in charge of each ship.
The person in charge of a ship is called a Captain even if his rank is not "Captain". He could be an ensign, or even an enlisted man. (as an asside, Dry services also have a rank of captain. If on a ship they get a brevit promotion to major (or whatever) while on the ship. There can only be one Captain.)
Any Multiple named rank will be called by the highest rank included. A Lieutenant Commander is called "Commander", a Rear Admiral is called "Admiral" when talking about or to him.
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