Flagship

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, although, in smaller fleets, a frigate or destroyer may be the flagship. In the post-war period the UNSC's overall flagship is considered to be the, an and humanity's largest and most powerful ship.

In the Covenant fleet, flagships tend to be s or s in the typical fleet. However, in battle groups, the flagship may be a cruiser or, rarely, a destroyer. In particularly large and important fleets, the flagship may even be a. In a couple of smaller flotillas the flagships were intrusion corvettes. In one case, the flotilla, made up entirely of corvettes, belonged to the Silent Shadow and was used for their operations. In the second instance, the flotilla, again made up of corvettes aside from a single Covenant frigate, was a rogue faction.

In the Covenant remnants, the flagships, at least in the smaller groups, tend to be cruisers or in the case of the Kig-Yar pirate queen and Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group, s. Only the larger groups such as the Banished, Jul 'Mdama's Covenant and Sali 'Nyon's Covenant have assault carriers as their flagships.

Covenant

 * Ascendant Justice:
 * Anodyne Spirit: Forerunner keyship
 * Unyielding Hierophant: Command-and-control battle station
 * Doctrine's Command: Unknown class
 * Incorruptible:
 * Long Night of Solace:
 * Seeker of Truth:
 * Solemn Penance:
 * Sublime Transcendence: Unconfirmed supercarrier class
 * Truth and Reconciliation:
 * Pious Rampage:
 * Sacred Whisper: Intrusion corvette
 * Quiet Faith: Intrusion corvette

UNSC

 * Mobile battlefield hospital
 * Cairo Station:
 * Mobile battlefield hospital
 * Cairo Station:
 * Cairo Station:
 * Cairo Station:
 * Cairo Station:
 * Cairo Station:
 * Cairo Station:
 * Cairo Station:
 * Cairo Station:
 * Cairo Station:
 * Cairo Station:
 * Cairo Station:

Forerunner

 * Mantle's Approach: Unknown class

Covenant remnants

 * Enduring Conviction:
 * Song of Retribution:
 * Shadow of Intent:
 * Unwavering Discipline:
 * Foebane:
 * Spear of Light:
 * Breath of Annihilation: