A flagship is a term referring to vessel commanded by a flag officer (an Admiral or similar). Typically it refers to a vessel that is also in command of other vessels, though it can just refer to a lone vessel under the command of a flag officer.
In rare cases, flagship can refer to a vessel that is equipped with the most advanced technology and the finest crew, a vessel that represents an organization as a whole. This use of the term was often applied to the USS Enterprise-D and continued with the USS Enterprise-E, despite the lack of a flag officer in command of either vessel.
Known flagships[]
Cardassian Union[]
- Gevrok, Gul Pettar (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon)
- Rhoma na'Khaldok, Gul Mesar, 15th Tar'elk (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 2: Starships of the Cardassian Union)
Federation Starfleet[]
- USS Baikonur, Admiral Urosg Vharr (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon)
- USS Calhoun, Starfleet Fourth Fleet (Frontier Fleet)
- USS Enterprise-D, Federation flagship (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
- USS Enterprise-E, Federation flagship (Star Trek: First Contact)
- USS Fe'garren, Admiral Tohas Falanner, Starfleet Fourteenth Fleet (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon)
- USS Gibraltar, Admiral Salok, Starfleet Fifth Fleet (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon)
- USS Gorkon, Admiral Alynna Nechayev
- USS Grissom, Admiral Hannah Stallsey (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon)
- USS Hakuryuu, Task Force 17 (Star Trek: United Federation of Munchkin Amazons)
- USS Hunter, Delta Fleet flagship (Delta Fleet)
- USS North Star, Admiral Borren D'gret, Starfleet Seventh Fleet (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon)
- USS Rabor, Admiral Valerie Umstead, Starfleet Seventh Fleet (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon)
- USS Roddenberry, Admiral Hayes (Star Trek: Unity)
Klingon Empire[]
- IKS Klothos, Briar Patch Fleet (Star Trek: False Vacuum: "Black Tornado")
- IKS Negh'Var, Klingon flagship (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior")
- IKS Rek'trel, totlh Krotar To'ghelj, House Kang Fleet Wing 327 (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon)
- IKS Rotarran, General Martok (DS9: "Soldiers of the Empire")
- IKS Eidolon, Klingon Prison Fleet (RIS Bouteina: "Eidolon")
Lyran Starfleet[]
Romulan Star Empire[]
- Ko'nar, Romulan flagship (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 5: Starships of the Romulan Star Empire)
- RIS Norexan, Tal Prai'ex flagship (RIS Bouteina)
Others[]
- 17-Gamma-F-39487001, Dominion flagship, 17-Gamma-F strike fleet (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon)
- Mer'jot Ducmre, Vendoth flagship (Star Trek: Unity)
- Regent's flagship, Klingon-Cardassian Alliance flagship (DS9: "Shattered Mirror")
- Sphere 911, Borg flagship, Lyran fleet (RIS Bouteina: "Sphere of Influence")
- IKS Pterodactyl-of-Prey, U'lanna Rebel Alliance flagship (Star Trek: The Stoneship Files: "A Knight without Armor")
- DSS Unconquerable, Dominion Grand Fleet flagship (Star Trek: Remington)
External links[]
- Flagship article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Flagship article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Flagship article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.