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In its strictest sense, a flagship is any naval vessel on which a flag officer is embarked. Some navies have permanent flagships, a designation which may be either functional (ships specifically intended for use by a fleet commander) or ceremonial (a fleet's most prestigious vessel due to its age, size, or some special characteristic).
Current permanent flagships [ edit ]
Fleet
Ship
Class
Notes
References
Algerian National Navy
Kalaat Béni Abbès
Amphibious assault ship
Argentine Navy
ARA Libertad
Barque
Royal Australian Navy
HMAS Canberra
Landing helicopter dock
Canberra was designated flagship of the Royal Australian Navy in March 2015.
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Royal Bahamas Defence Force
HMBS Bahamas
Patrol ship
Royal Bahrain Naval Force
RBNS Sabha
Frigate
Bangladesh Navy
BNS Bangabandhu
Frigate
Belgian Naval Component
Leopold I
Frigate
Brazilian Navy
Atlântico
Amphibious assault ship
Royal Brunei Navy
KDB Darussalam
Patrol ship
Royal Canadian Navy (Ceremonial)
HMCS Haida
Destroyer
Haida is a WW II era Tribal Class Destroyer. She was designated flagship of the Royal Canadian Navy in May 2018. She is not an operational ship.
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Canadian Coast Guard
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent
Icebreaker
Chilean Navy
Almirante Williams
Frigate
People's Liberation Army Navy
Liaoning
Aircraft carrier
Republic of China Navy
ROCS Panshih
Fast combat support ship
Colombian Navy
ARC Gloria
Barque
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Royal Danish Navy
HDMS Absalon
Frigate
Dominican Navy
Almirante Didiez Burgos
Patrol ship
Ecuadorian Navy
BAE Guayas
Barque
Egyptian Navy
ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser
Amphibious assault ship
Estonian Navy
EML Admiral Cowan
Minehunter
Finnish Navy
Hämeenmaa
Minelayer
French Navy
Charles de Gaulle
Aircraft carrier
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German Navy
Gorch Fock
Barque
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Ghana Navy
GNS Achimota
Fast attack craft
Hellenic Navy (Ceremonial)
HS Georgios Averof
Cruiser
Georgios Averof is a ceremonial ship in service as the flagship of the Hellenic Navy.
Guyana Coast Guard
GDFS Essequibo
Minesweeper
Icelandic Coast Guard
ICGV Þór
Patrol ship
Indian Navy
INS Vikramaditya
Aircraft carrier
Indonesian Navy
KRI Banda Aceh
Landing platform dock
Italian Navy
Cavour
Aircraft carrier
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
IRIS Jamaran
Frigate
Iraqi Navy
Fateh
Patrol ship
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
JS Izumo
Aircraft carrier
Latvian Naval Forces
Virsaitis
Minelayer
Libyan Navy
Al Hani
Frigate
Al Hani was captured by Libyan rebels in 2011 following the death of Muammar Gaddafi and assumed the role as Libya's new flagship.
Lithuanian Naval Force
Jotvingis
Minelayer
Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta
P61
Patrol ship
Montenegrin Navy
Jadran
Barque
Royal Moroccan Navy
Mohammed VI
Frigate
Myanmar Navy
UNS Aung Zeya
Frigate
Royal Netherlands Navy
HNLMS Karel Doorman
Multi-role support ship
Royal New Zealand Navy
HMNZS Aotearoa
Replenishment ship
Nigerian Navy
NNS Thunder
High endurance cutter
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Royal Norwegian Navy
HNoMS Maud
Replenishment ship
Royal Navy of Oman
RNOV Shabab Oman
Barquentine
Paraguayan Navy
ARP Humaitá
Gunboat
ARP Humaitá has remained the Paraguayan flagship since her commissioning in 1931.
Peruvian Navy
BAP Almirante Grau
Frigate
The frigate BAP Montero was rechristened Almirante Grau following the decommissioning of the cruiser BAP Almirante Grau in 2017. Under Peruvian law, there must always be a ship named for Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario active in the Peruvian Navy, and it must assume the role as the flagship.
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Philippine Navy
BRP Jose Rizal
Frigate
Philippine Coast Guard
BRP Teresa Magbanua
Patrol ship
Polish Navy (Ceremonial)
ORP Błyskawica
Destroyer
Błyskawica is Poland's ceremonial flagship, with an active duty crew, but no longer has functioning boilers.
Portuguese Navy
NRP Sagres
Barque
Romanian Naval Forces
Regele Ferdinand
Frigate
Russian Navy
Admiral Kuznetsov
Aircraft carrier
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Russian Navy (Ceremonial)
Aurora
Cruiser
In 2013, the Russian Navy recommissioned Aurora and made her the ceremonial flagship of the Russian Navy.
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Serbian River Flotilla
Kozara
Command ship
South African Navy
SAS Amatola
Frigate
Republic of Korea Navy
ROKS Dokdo
Amphibious assault ship
Spanish Navy
Juan Carlos I
Amphibious assault ship
Juan Carlos I assumed the role as Spain's flagship following the decommissioning of the Príncipe de Asturias in 2013.
Sri Lankan Navy
SLNS Sayurala
Patrol ship
Swedish Royal Navy
HSwMS Carlskrona
Patrol ship
,Royal Thai Navy
HTMS Chakri Naruebet
Aircraft carrier
Tongan Maritime Force
Ngahau Koula
Patrol ship
Turkish Naval Forces
TCG Anadolu
Amphibious assault ship
Royal Navy
HMS Queen Elizabeth
Aircraft carrier
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) took over as the Royal Navy's flagship on Wednesday 27 January 2021.
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Royal Navy (Ceremonial)
HMS Victory
Ship of the line
HMS Victory is the oldest commissioned warship in the world, and although no longer sails, remains the flagship of the First Sea Lord .
United States Coast Guard
USCGC Eagle
Barque
Eagle is one of only two commissioned sailing vessels in the United States armed forces, the other being the U.S. Navy's USS Constitution .
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (United States)
NOAAS Ronald H. Brown
Research vessel in NOAA fleet .
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United States Navy (Ceremonial)
USS Constitution
Sailing Frigate
Commissioned in 1797, oldest active warship in the US Navy and afloat in the world. Designated as the official Ship of State under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2009.[ 14]
National Navy of Uruguay
ROU General Artigas
Replenishment ship
Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
ARV Mariscal Sucre
Frigate
Fleet
Ship
Class
Notes
References
Argentine Navy
ARA Rivadavia
Battleship
1914-1952
Argentine Navy
ARA Independencia
Aircraft carrier
1958-1969
Argentine Navy
ARA Veinticinco de Mayo
Aircraft carrier
1969-1997
Royal Australian Navy
HMAS Australia
Battlecruiser
1913-1921
Royal Australian Navy
HMAS Sydney
Aircraft carrier
1948-1955
Royal Australian Navy
HMAS Melbourne
Aircraft carrier
1955-1982
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Belgian Navy
Lieutenant ter zee Victor Billet
Frigate
1947-1958
Brazilian Navy
Riachuelo
Battleship
1889-1910
Brazilian Navy
Minas Geraes
Battleship
1910-1951
Brazilian Navy
Almirante Tamandaré
Cruiser
1951-1976
Brazilian Navy
Minas Gerais
Aircraft carrier
1976-2001
Brazilian Navy
São Paulo
Aircraft carrier
2001-2017
Royal Canadian Navy
HMCS Uganda
Cruiser
1944-1946
Royal Canadian Navy
HMCS Warrior
Aircraft carrier
1946-1948
Royal Canadian Navy
HMCS Magnificent
Aircraft carrier
1948-1957
Royal Canadian Navy
HMCS Bonaventure
Aircraft carrier
1957-1970
Royal Canadian Navy
HMCS Iroquois
Destroyer
1972-2015
Royal Canadian Navy
HMCS Athabaskan
Destroyer
2015-2017
Chilean Navy
Capitán Prat
Battleship
1893-1920
Chilean Navy
Almirante Latorre
Battleship
1920-1958
Chilean Navy
O'Higgins
Cruiser
1958-1992
Chilean Navy
Blanco Encalada
Destroyer
1992-2003
Imperial Chinese Navy
Dingyuan
Battleship
1885-1895, sunk in action
Republic of China Navy
CNS Ning Hai
Cruiser
1932-1937, sunk in action
Republic of China Navy
CNS Chung King
Cruiser
1948-1949, sunk in action
Dominican Navy
Presidente Trujillo / Mella
Frigate
1946-1998
Royal Danish Navy
HDMS Niels Juel
Coastal defense ship
1923-1943, sunk in action
Ethiopian Navy
Ethiopia
Frigate
1962-1991
Estonian Navy (Ceremonial)
EML Lembit
Submarine
1994-2011
Estonian Navy
EML Admiral Pitka
Frigate
2000-2013
Finnish Navy
Väinämöinen
Coastal defense ship
1932-1947
French Navy
Béarn
Aircraft carrier
1940-1943
French Navy
Richelieu
Battleship
1943-1946
French Navy
Arromanches
Aircraft carrier
1946-1961
French Navy
Clemenceau
Aircraft carrier
1961-1997
French Navy
Foch
Aircraft carrier
1997-2000
Royal Hellenic Navy
HS Elli
Cruiser
1951-1965
Indian Navy
INS Delhi
Cruiser
1948-1961
Indian Navy
INS Vikrant
Aircraft carrier
1961-1987
Indian Navy
INS Viraat
Aircraft carrier
1987-2013
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Indonesian Navy
KRI Irian
Cruiser
1963-1970
Irish Naval Service
LÉ Eithne
Patrol ship
1984-2022
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Italian Navy
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Cruiser
1961-1969
Italian Navy
Vittorio Veneto
Cruiser
1969-1985
Italian Navy
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Aircraft carrier
1985-2008
Imperial Japanese Navy
Mikasa
Battleship
1904-1905
Imperial Japanese Navy
Yamato
Battleship
1942-1943, 1944-1945, sunk in action
Imperial Japanese Navy
Musashi
Battleship
1943-1944, sunk in action
Royal Netherlands Navy
HNLMS Karel Doorman
Aircraft carrier
1948-1968
Royal Norwegian Navy
HNoMS Norge
Coastal defense ship
1900-1940, sunk in action
Royal Norwegian Navy
HNoMS Stord
Destroyer
1943-1959
Pakistan Navy
PNS Babur
Cruiser
1956-1985
Peruvian Navy
BAP Almirante Grau
Cruiser
1906-1958
Peruvian Navy
BAP Almirante Grau
Cruiser
1959-1973
Peruvian Navy
BAP Almirante Grau
Cruiser
1973-2017
Portuguese Navy
NRP Vasco da Gama
Cruiser
1876-1935
Romanian Naval Forces
ROS Mărășești
Destroyer
1985-2001. Still in active service.
Spanish Navy
Pelayo
Battleship
1888-1914
Spanish Navy
España
Battleship
1914-1923
Spanish Republican Navy
Jaime I
Battleship
1933-1937
Spanish Navy
Canarias
Cruiser
1939-1967
Spanish Navy
Dédalo
Aircraft carrier
1967-1989
Spanish Navy
Príncipe de Asturias
Aircraft carrier
1989-2013
Swedish Royal Navy
HSwMS Gustav V
Coastal defense ship
1939-1945, 1947-1957
Turkish Naval Forces
TCG Yavuz
Battlecruiser
1914-1950
Ukrainian Navy
Hetman Sahaidachniy
Frigate
1993-2022. Scuttled during the Russian Invasion of Ukraine . Final Status TBD
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (United States)
NOAAS Oceanographer
Research vessel
Prior to serving as flagship of the NOAA fleet , Oeanographer was flagship of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey .
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Uruguayan Navy
ROU Uruguay
Frigate
2008-2022
Royal Yugoslav Navy
KB Dubrovnik
Destroyer leader
1932-1941, captured in action
Yugoslav Navy
JRM Split
Destroyer leader
1958-1980
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