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