Captain of the King's Ships was the title given to the chief captain of the King's Ships in Númenor.
The title was especially associated with the great navigator Vëantur, the first Númenórean to make the sea-voyage back to Middle-earth, on his flagship Entulessë. The importance of Vëantur’s office is made clear in that his daughter Almarian was taken in marriage by the King’s Heir, Tar-Meneldur, and so went on to become a Queen of Númenor. Meneldur and Almarian had a son, Aldarion, who inherited his grandfather’s love of the sea. Aldarion became known as the Great Captain, and founded the Guild of Venturers in Númenor.
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| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Kaptein van die Koning se Skepe |
| Albanian | Kapiten të anijesh të Mbretit |
| Amharic | የንጉሡ መርከቦች ካፒቴን |
| Arabic | كابتن سفن الملك |
| Armenian | Թագավորի նավերի կապիտան |
| Azerbaijani | Kralın gəmilərinin kapitanı |
| Basque | Erregearen Itsasontziak kapitaina |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Капітан судоў караля ? |
| Bengali | রাজার জাহাজের ক্যাপ্টেন |
| Bosnian | Kapetan kraljevih brodova |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Капитан на кралските кораби |
| Cambodian | ប្រធាននៃនាវារបស់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ ? |
| Catalan | Capità dels Vaixells del Rei |
| Cebuano | Kapitan sa Mga Barko sa Hari |
| Corsican | Capità di i Navi di u Re |
| Croatian | Kapetan kraljevskih brodova |
| Czech | Kapitán králových lodí |
| Danish | Kaptajn af Kongens Skibe |
| Dutch | Kapitein van de Konings Schepen |
| Estonian | Kuninga laevu kapten |
| French | Capitaine des Navires du Roi |
| Frisian | Kriichsoerste fen 'e Kening syn Skippen |
| Galician | Capitán dos Buques do Rei |
| Georgian | მეფის გემების კაპიტანი |
| German | Kapitän der Schiffe des Königs |
| Greek | Καπετάνιος των Πλοίων του Βασιλιά |
| Gujarati | રાજાના જહાજોના કેપ્ટન |
| Hebrew | קפטן של הספינות של המלך |
| Hindi | राजा के जहाजों के कप्तान |
| Hungarian | A király hajóinak kapitánya |
| Icelandic | Fyrirliði skipa Konungs |
| Irish Gaelic | Captaen na Longa na Rí |
| Italian | Capitano delle Navi del Re |
| Japanese | 王の船の船長 ? |
| Kannada | ಕಿಂಗ್ಸ್ ಹಡಗುಗಳ ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Корольдің кемелерінің капитаны |
| Korean | 국왕의 배들이 선장 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Падышанын кемелери башчысы |
| Latvian | Karalisko laivu kapteinis |
| Lithuanian | Karaliaus laivų kapitonas |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Капетан на бродовите на кралот |
| Maltese | Kaptan ta ' l-Vapuri tar-Re |
| Marathi | राजाच्या जहाजांचे कॅप्टन ? |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Хааны ачааны ахмад ? |
| Nepalese | राजाको जहाज को कप्तान |
| Norwegian | Kaptein av Kongens Skip |
| Persian | کاپیتان کشتی های پادشاه |
| Polish | Kapitan Królewskich Statków |
| Portuguese | Capitão dos Navios do Rei |
| Romanian | Căpitanul Navelor Regelui |
| Russian | Капитан королевских кораблей |
| Scottish Gaelic | Caiptean de na Rìghrean Bàtaichean |
| Serbian | Капетан краљевих бродова (Cyrillic) Kapetan kraljevih brodova (Latin) |
| Slovak | Kapitán kráľovských lodí |
| Slovenian | Kapitan kraljevih ladij |
| Somalian | Sirkaal u ahaa Maraakiibta Boqorka |
| Spanish | Capitán de las Naves del Rey |
| Swahili | Kapteni wa Meli ya Mfalme |
| Swedish | Kapten av Kungens Fartyg |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Капитани Шипс Шоҳи |
| Tamil | கிங் கப்பல்களின் கேப்டன் |
| Telugu | కింగ్స్ షిప్స్ కెప్టెన్ |
| Turkish | Kralın Gemilerinin Yüzbaşı |
| Urdu | بادشاہ کی جہازوں کا کپتان |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Капітан королівських кораблів |
| Uzbek | Чоҳнинг кемаларининг капитани (Cyrillic) Shohning kemalarining kapitani (Latin) |
| Welsh | Capten Llongau y Brenin |
| Yiddish | קאַפּיטאַן פון דער מלך ס שיפּס |
| Yucatec Maya | Capitán le naves le ajawo' |