Editing Master and Commander (section)

==Principal characters==
{{see also|Recurring characters in the Aubrey–Maturin series}}
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* [[Jack Aubrey]]: Royal Navy lieutenant, newly appointed [[Commander (Royal Navy)|Master and Commander]] of ''Sophie''.
* [[Stephen Maturin]]: Irish-[[Catalan people|Catalan]] physician, [[natural philosopher]] and musician, taken on as surgeon of ''Sophie.''
* Captain Harte:  Station commandant at [[Mahón|Port Mahon]].
* Molly Harte: Wife of the station commandant, lover of Aubrey.
* [[George Keith Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith|Lord Keith]]: Admiral in the Mediterranean, recently married to Queeney.
* [[Hester Maria Elphinstone, Viscountess Keith|Queeney]]: Wife of Lord Keith, in earlier days neighbour and tutor to the young Jack Aubrey.
* William Marshall: Master in ''Sophie''.
* Tom Pullings: Master's mate in ''Sophie''.
* William Mowett: Master's mate in ''Sophie''.
* Barret Bonden: [[Coxswain]] and captain of the maintop in ''Sophie''.
* Preserved Killick: Aubrey's personal steward
* Mr William Babbington: Midshipman in ''Sophie''.
* Mr James Dillon: First lieutenant in ''Sophie''.
* Captain [[George Heneage Lawrence Dundas|Heneage Dundas]]: Captain of the sloop ''Calpe'' and friend of Aubrey.
* Captain [[Jean-Anne Christy de la Pallière|Christy-Pallière]]: Captain of the French ship ''Desaix''.
* Admiral [[James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez|Sir James Saumarez]]: Rear Admiral of the squadron that succeeds in the [[Algeciras Campaign]].
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