Commodore
Encyclopedia
Aircraft
- Consolidated Aircraft CommodoreConsolidated Aircraft Commodore|-See also:-External links:*...
, a flying boat used for passenger travel in the 1930s
Animals
- Several species of brush-footed butterflies in the subfamily Limenitidinae, in particular A. danavaAuzakia danavaThe Commodore is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia.-Description:Upperside of male is fuliginous brown, paling on the terminal half of the wings...
Automobiles
- Hudson CommodoreHudson CommodoreThe Hudson Commodore was an automobile produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan between 1941 and 1952. During its time in production, the Commodore model represented the largest and most luxurious Hudson model.- 1941 :...
, an automobile produced in the 1940s and 1950s by Hudson Motor Car Company - Holden CommodoreHolden CommodoreThe Holden Commodore is an automobile manufactured since 1978 by the Holden subsidiary of General Motors in Australia, and, formerly, in New Zealand. In the mid-1970s, Holden established proposals to replace the long-serving Kingswood nameplate with a smaller, Opel-based model...
, an automobile produced by the Holden division of General Motors in Australia - Opel CommodoreOpel CommodoreThe Opel Commodore is an executive car produced by Opel. It is the six-cylinder variant of the Rekord with styling differences. The Commodore nameplate was used by Opel from 1967 to 1982. However, its lineage continues with the Australian Holden Commodore...
, an intermediate-sized car from Opel of Germany
Computers and software
- Commodore InternationalCommodore InternationalCommodore is the commonly used name for Commodore Business Machines , the U.S.-based home computer manufacturer and electronics manufacturer headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, which also housed Commodore's corporate parent company, Commodore International Limited...
(also known as Commodore Business Machines), a computer company founded in 1954 and declared bankrupt in 1994, or several of its products and affiliates, including:- Commodore Amiga, a family of personal computers introduced to the market in 1985 after Commodore International purchased the original developers, Amiga Corporation
- Commodore 64Commodore 64The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
(or C64 or C=64), an 8-bit home computer released by Commodore International in August 1982, the single best-selling personal computer model of all-time - Commodore 128Commodore 128The Commodore 128 home/personal computer was the last 8-bit machine commercially released by Commodore Business Machines...
(or C128, CBM 128, or C=128), a home/personal computer introduced in January 1985, the last 8-bit machine commercially released by Commodore Business Machines - Commodore Plus/4Commodore Plus/4The Commodore Plus/4 was a home computer released by Commodore International in 1984. The "Plus/4" name refers to the four-application ROM resident office suite ; it was billed as "the productivity computer with software built-in"...
, a home/personal computer featuring standard office software applications built-in, released in 1984 - Commodore PETCommodore PETThe Commodore PET was a home/personal computer produced from 1977 by Commodore International...
, Commodores first full-featured computer, a home/personal computer first produced in 1977 - Commodore VIC-20Commodore VIC-20The VIC-20 is an 8-bit home computer which was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in 1980, roughly three years after Commodore's first personal computer, the PET...
, an 8-bit home computer announced in 1980 - Commodore Semiconductor Group, also known as MOS Technology, Inc., famous for its various designs for Commodore Internationals range of home computers
- Commodore Gaming, a 2007 rebirth of Commodore International that manufactures gaming-oriented PCs
- Commodore International Corporation, a Netherlands-based company that bought all the global rights, patents and assets to the Commodore brand in 2005
Fiction
- The CommodoreThe CommodoreThe Commodore is a Horatio Hornblower novel written by C. S. Forester. It was published in the United States under the title Commodore Hornblower.-Plot summary:...
, a Horatio Hornblower novel by C. S. Forester - The Commodore (book), a novel in the Aubrey–Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian
- Commodore (Star Trek), a fictional Starfleet rank in Star Trek
Music and music venues
- Commodore BallroomCommodore BallroomThe Commodore Ballroom is a renowned music venue, dance floor, and nightclub located on 800 block of Granville Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. The building was built in the Art Deco style of the late 1920s by George Conrad Reifel and designed by architect H.H. Gillingham. Best known for...
, a nightclub and music venue in Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore RecordsCommodore RecordsCommodore Records was a United States-based independent record label known for issuing many well regarded recordings of jazz and swing music....
, a jazz and swing music record label - The Commodores, a soul/funk band in the 1970s
People
- "The Commodore", the nickname of American entrepreneur Cornelius VanderbiltCornelius VanderbiltCornelius Vanderbilt , also known by the sobriquet Commodore, was an American entrepreneur who built his wealth in shipping and railroads. He was also the patriarch of the Vanderbilt family and one of the richest Americans in history...
(1794–1877) - Mike CommodoreMike CommodoreMichael Commodore is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
(born 1979), a Canadian ice hockey defenseman who plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the United States
Places
- Commodore, PennsylvaniaCommodore, PennsylvaniaCommodore is a census-designated place in Green Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 337 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, an unincorporated village in Pennsylvania in the United States - Commodore IslandCommodore IslandCommodore Island is a northern Canadian island in eastern Hudson Bay. While situated off the western coast of Quebec's Ungava Peninsula, it's a part of Qikiqtaaluk Region in the territory of Nunavut....
, an island in Hudson Bay in the territory of Nunavut in Canada
Ranks
- Commodore (rank)Commodore (rank)Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...
, a naval rank- Commodore (Royal Navy)Commodore (Royal Navy)Commodore is a rank of the Royal Navy above Captain and below Rear Admiral. It has a NATO ranking code of OF-6. The rank is equivalent to Brigadier in the British Army and Royal Marines and to Air Commodore in the Royal Air Force.-Insignia:...
, in the Royal Navy - Commodore (United States), in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard
- Commodore (Canada)Commodore (Canada)Commodore is the lowest of the flag officer ranks in the Royal Canadian Navy; it is equivalent to Brigadier General in the Army and Air Force. It is junior to Rear Admiral and Major General, and senior to Captain and Colonel....
, in the Canadian Forces - Commodore (Finland)Commodore (Finland)Commodore is a rank of Finnish Navy equal to Captain in English-speaking navies being above Commander and below Flotilla Admiral , equal Army rank is Colonel....
, in the Finnish Navy - Commodore (Germany) or Kommodore, in German naval forces
- Commodore (Royal Navy)
- Air CommodoreAir CommodoreAir commodore is an air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
, a rank in the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces - 'Commodore (yacht club), an officer of a yacht club
- Commodore (Sea Scouts), a position in the Boy Scouts of America's Sea Scout program
- Convoy commodoreConvoy commodoreA Convoy Commodore was the title of a civilian put in charge of the good order of the merchant ships in the British convoys used during World War II. Usually the convoy commodore was a retired naval officer or a senior merchant captain drawn from the RNVR...
, a civilian in charge of a shipping convoy during the Second World War
Ships
- Commodore (shipwreck)Commodore (shipwreck)The Commodore was an American steamboat that shipwrecked off the coast of Florida on January 2, 1897, while en route to Cuba. The event was immortalized when passenger and author Stephen Crane, who was traveling as a war correspondent for the Bacheller-Johnson syndicate, wrote the classic short...
, a steamer lost to a maritime disaster in 1897 that occurred off the coast of Daytona Beach, Florida, of which American novelist Stephen Crane was a surviving passenger - USS CommodoreUSS CommodoreUSS Commodore may refer to:, a side wheel steamer, was built at New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1863, built in 1875 at Cleveland, Ohio, a motorboat, served in the Navy during 1917-19, a landlocked training ship used during World War II...
, the name of various United States Navy ships
Sports mascots and team names
- Commodore, the mascot of Vanderbilt University intercollegiate athletics teams