HMS Captain. From: The British Battle Fleet, its inception and growth throughout the centuries to the present day. Volume 1, by Fred T. Jane, published by Library Press Limited, London. 1915. Seven Royal Navy vessels have borne this name. A masted turret ship launched in 1869, her service was short lived as she was lost in a storm off Cape Finisterre in 1870.

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