# "The Captain always goes down with the ship"

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 13, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-captain-always-goes-down-with-the-ship/339809 "2006-01-13T13:33:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-captain-always-goes-down-with-the-ship/339809/73 "2023-11-16T20:49:56Z")

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Hmm, I don’t know about that. Reminds me a bit of this incident from the War of 1812, though: [Why did Heinlein report incorrectly about Cox in Starship Troopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-heinlein-report-incorrectly-about-cox-in-starship-troopers/428303)

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