flagships in English
noun
1
the ship in a fleet that carries the commanding admiral.
Cornwall is due to hand over her flagship duties to sister ship HMS Campbeltown in October.
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1. Providence and Springfield were outfitted as fleet flagships, but Topeka was not.
2. Inspired by the Kentucky colonels and other honorary title designations, Smith decided to make particularly valued passengers "admirals" of the "Flagship fleet" (AA called its aircraft "Flagships" at the time).
3. Battleships have traditionally been the flagships of a given nation's navy, originating from the Age of Sail's ships-of-the-line, to World War I's dreadnoughts, to modern day Battleships sporting longer ranges, higher speeds, and advanced equipment.