Sentence examples for command of the ship from inspiring English sources

Captain Franz von Hipper was the ship's first commanding officer; he took command of the ship the day she was commissioned.

In September 1934, Karl Dönitz, the future commander of the Kriegsmarine, took command of the ship and remained in the position until September 1935.

Owen Honors, 49, to lose his command of the ship.

History has shown again and again that a vice president must be ready to assume command of the ship of state on a moment's notice.

(Ages 10 to 14) In 1768, James Cook was given command of the ship Endeavour for a three-year around-the-world voyage of exploration and map making.

Eliza N. Garfield, a Manhattan native, Harvard graduate and experienced sailor, took command of the ship this summer and hopes to get students more involved with the ship.

In 1916, he was put in command of the, the ship on which he previously was the navigator.

Monson's last service at sea was in command of the ship-money fleet of 1635.

From 1839 to 1843, the British rear admiral James Ross, in command of the ships Erebus and Terror, explored the coast of Victoria Land.

Prosecutor Francesco Verusio said the captain had confirmed that he was in command of the cruise ship at the moment of impact.

Balchen had spent the war aboard HMS Dragon and HMS Cambridge under Admiral John Neville, who was impressed enough with his subordinate to give him command of the prize ship HMS Virgin, the safe conduct of which to England earned him the step to captain.