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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
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
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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Royal Yugoslav Navy
KB Dubrovnik
Destroyer leader
1932-1941, captured in action
Yugoslav Navy
JRM Split
Destroyer leader
1958-1980
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