Fleet |
Ship |
Class |
Notes |
References
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Algerian National Navy |
Kalaat Béni Abbès |
Amphibious assault ship |
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Argentine Navy |
ARA Libertad |
Barque |
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Royal Australian Navy |
HMAS Canberra |
Landing helicopter dock |
Canberra was designated flagship of the Royal Australian Navy in March 2015. |
[1]
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Royal Bahamas Defence Force |
HMBS Bahamas |
Patrol ship |
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Royal Bahrain Naval Force |
RBNS Sabha |
Frigate |
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Bangladesh Navy |
BNS Bangabandhu |
Frigate |
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Belgian Naval Component |
Leopold I |
Frigate |
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Brazilian Navy |
Atlântico |
Amphibious assault ship |
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Royal Brunei Navy |
KDB Darussalam |
Patrol ship |
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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. |
[2]
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Canadian Coast Guard |
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent |
Icebreaker |
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Chilean Navy |
Almirante Williams |
Frigate |
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People's Liberation Army Navy |
Liaoning |
Aircraft carrier |
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Republic of China Navy |
ROCS Panshih |
Fast combat support ship |
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Colombian Navy |
ARC Gloria |
Barque |
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[3]
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Royal Danish Navy |
HDMS Absalon |
Frigate |
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Dominican Navy |
Almirante Didiez Burgos |
Patrol ship |
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Ecuadorian Navy |
BAE Guayas |
Barque |
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Egyptian Navy |
ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser |
Amphibious assault ship |
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Estonian Navy |
EML Admiral Cowan |
Minehunter |
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Finnish Navy |
Hämeenmaa |
Minelayer |
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French Navy |
Charles de Gaulle |
Aircraft carrier |
|
[4]
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German Navy |
Gorch Fock |
Barque |
|
[5]
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Ghana Navy |
GNS Achimota |
Fast attack craft |
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Hellenic Navy (Ceremonial) |
HS Georgios Averof |
Cruiser |
Georgios Averof is a ceremonial ship in service as the flagship of the Hellenic Navy. |
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Guyana Coast Guard |
GDFS Essequibo |
Minesweeper |
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Icelandic Coast Guard |
ICGV Þór |
Patrol ship |
|
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Indian Navy |
INS Vikramaditya |
Aircraft carrier |
|
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Indonesian Navy |
KRI Banda Aceh |
Landing platform dock |
|
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Italian Navy |
Cavour |
Aircraft carrier |
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Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
IRIS Jamaran |
Frigate |
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Iraqi Navy |
Fateh |
Patrol ship |
|
[6]
|
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
JS Izumo |
Aircraft carrier |
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|
Latvian Naval Forces |
Virsaitis |
Minelayer |
|
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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 |
|
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Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta |
P61 |
Patrol ship |
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Montenegrin Navy |
Jadran |
Barque |
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Royal Moroccan Navy |
Mohammed VI |
Frigate |
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Myanmar Navy |
UNS Aung Zeya |
Frigate |
|
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Royal Netherlands Navy |
HNLMS Karel Doorman |
Multi-role support ship |
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Royal New Zealand Navy |
HMNZS Aotearoa |
Replenishment ship |
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Nigerian Navy |
NNS Thunder |
High endurance cutter |
|
[7]
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Royal Norwegian Navy |
HNoMS Maud |
Replenishment ship |
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Royal Navy of Oman |
RNOV Shabab Oman |
Barquentine |
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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. |
[8]
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Philippine Navy |
BRP Jose Rizal |
Frigate |
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Philippine Coast Guard |
BRP Teresa Magbanua |
Patrol ship |
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Polish Navy (Ceremonial) |
ORP Błyskawica |
Destroyer |
Błyskawica is Poland's ceremonial flagship, with an active duty crew, but no longer has functioning boilers. |
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Portuguese Navy |
NRP Sagres |
Barque |
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Romanian Naval Forces |
Regele Ferdinand |
Frigate |
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Russian Navy |
Admiral Kuznetsov |
Aircraft carrier |
|
[9]
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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. |
[10]
|
Serbian River Flotilla |
Kozara |
Command ship |
|
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South African Navy |
SAS Amatola |
Frigate |
|
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Republic of Korea Navy |
ROKS Dokdo |
Amphibious assault ship |
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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. |
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Sri Lankan Navy |
SLNS Sayurala |
Patrol ship |
|
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Swedish Royal Navy |
HSwMS Carlskrona |
Patrol ship |
|
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, Royal Thai Navy |
HTMS Chakri Naruebet |
Aircraft carrier |
|
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Tongan Maritime Force |
Ngahau Koula |
Patrol ship |
|
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Turkish Naval Forces |
TCG Anadolu |
Amphibious assault ship |
|
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Royal Navy |
HMS Queen Elizabeth |
Aircraft carrier |
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) took over as the Royal Navy's flagship on Wednesday 27 January 2021. |
[11]
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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. |
[12]
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (United States) |
NOAAS Ronald H. Brown |
Research vessel in NOAA fleet. |
|
[13]
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Uruguayan Navy |
ROU Uruguay |
Frigate |
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Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela |
ARV Mariscal Sucre |
Frigate |
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