# Captain S⸺ — The Mirror of the Sea character guide

> Captain S⸺ in The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** S⸺

**First appearance:** 0014-vii

## Who they are

A competent and respected shipmaster encountered by the narrator.

## In the story

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mirror_of_the_sea_se/chapters/xi)

The captain under whom the narrator served, known for his sailor-like qualities and incisive criticism; he would emerge from his cabin to berate Mr. P⸺ for carrying too much sail.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mirror_of_the_sea_se/chapters/xii)

Commanded the iron clipper; nostalgic for his former ship Tweed; gave ambiguous orders to carry on but not carry away.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mirror_of_the_sea_se/chapters/xxiii)

The commander of a fine iron ship of the old wool fleet who nodded at the pretty brigantine and muttered about its small size.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mirror_of_the_sea_se/chapters/xxiv)

Not directly mentioned, but the chapter is set off Cape Horn, a location associated with Captain S⸺ in other contexts.

### [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mirror_of_the_sea_se/chapters/xxxvi)

The captain of the narrator's ship, who gives cautious orders during the rescue and warns the narrator about the danger of being pulled down by the sinking brig.

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