Historical clue formulations

• Capt.'s superior — 2026-08-05
• Byrd's rank: Abbr. — 2024-05-15
• Fleet runner: Abbr. — 2021-03-28
• Navy V.I.P. — 2020-01-24
• Fleet runner: Abbr. — 2019-11-10
• Naval bigwig: Abbr. — 2019-01-30
• Naval chief: Abbr. — 2018-05-21
• Nav. rank — 2016-12-18
• What a capt. may aspire to be — 2016-07-22
• Naval leader: Abbr. — 2016-05-09
• Hyman Rickover's rank: Abbr. — 2015-07-22
• Big gun on a ship: Abbr. — 2014-09-12
• Halsey or Nimitz: Abbr. — 2014-09-10
• Nelson, e.g.: Abbr. — 2012-03-16
• Navy V.I.P. — 2011-05-09
• Naval V.I.P.: Abbr. — 2011-03-02
• Byrd's rank: Abbr. — 2010-03-14
• Navy chief: Abbr. — 2009-02-05
• Bull Halsey in W.W. II, e.g.: Abbr. — 2008-08-07
• Nav. rank — 2007-04-15
• Two-inch stripe wearer: Abbr. — 2007-04-01
• Flagship fig. — 2007-01-31
• Naval V.I.P. — 2007-01-28
• Nimitz, for one: Abbr. — 2006-11-08
• Fleet leader: Abbr. — 2006-03-09
• Mil. rank established by Cong. in 1862 — 2005-09-03
• U.S.N. rank — 2005-05-18
• Nimitz or Halsey: Abbr. — 2004-01-13
• William Halsey, e.g.: Abbr. — 2003-07-08
• Navy bigwig: Abbr. — 2002-10-28
• Fleet runner: Abbr. — 2001-05-26
• Dewey, e.g.: Abbr. — 2000-06-06
• U.S.N. bigwig — 2000-02-01
• Naval off. — 1999-05-25
• Germany's Tirpitz, for one: Abbr. — 1994-11-12
• Benbow or Farragut: Abbr. — 1994-09-23
• Farragut, e.g.: Abbr. — 1994-03-13