Flagship
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A flagship is a warship used by the commanding officer of a fleet or battle group. It can be any warship and is not restricted to any particular classification; however, it is typically one of the largest ship types within the fleet, such as a cruiser or a carrier, even an orbital platform. The purpose of a flagship is often for command and control.
Flagships in the UNSC tends to be cruisers or carriers.[1] Although, in smaller fleets, a frigate or destroyer may be the flagship. In the Covenant fleet, flagships tend to be CCS-class battlecruisers or CAS-class assault carriers in the typical fleet. However, in battle groups, the flagship may be a cruiser or, rarely, a destroyer.[2] In particularly large and important fleets, the flagship may even be a CSO-class supercarrier.[3]
Known flagships
Covenant
- Ascendant Justice: DDS-class carrier
- Doctrine's Command
- Incorruptible: ORS-class heavy cruiser
- Long Night of Solace: CSO-class supercarrier
- Seeker of Truth: CAS-class assault carrier
- Shadow of Intent: CAS-class assault carrier
- Song of Retribution: CAS-class assault carrier
- Sublime Transcendence: CSO-class supercarrier
- Truth and Reconciliation: CCS-class battlecruiser
UNSC
- UNSC Forward Unto Dawn: Charon-class light frigate
- UNSC Trafalgar: Punic-class supercarrier
- UNSC Hopeful: Mobile battlefield hospital
- UNSC Leviathan: Marathon-class heavy cruiser
- UNSC Canberra: Marathon-class heavy cruiser
- UNSC Pillar of Autumn: Halcyon-class light cruiser
- UNSC Everest: Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser
- UNSC In Amber Clad: Stalwart-class light frigate
- UNSC Infinity: Infinity-class battlecruiser
- Cairo Station: Orbital defense platform
Forerunner
- Mantle's Approach: Unknown class
Sources
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 261
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 276
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, Long Night of Solace
