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==Flagships in ''Star Trek''== | ==Flagships in ''Star Trek''== | ||
In [[TNG]], the ''[[Enterprise-D|USS Enterprise]]'' is repeatedly described as the "[[Federation]] flagship", even when it is not operating as part of a fleet. This indicates that Starfleet uses the term to mean "the best ship in our entire fleet" rather than the command ship of a specific fleet or task force. | In [[TNG]], the ''[[Enterprise-D|USS Enterprise]]'' is repeatedly described as the "[[Federation]] flagship", even when it is not operating as part of a fleet. This indicates that [[Starfleet]] uses the term to mean "the best ship in our entire fleet" rather than the command ship of a specific fleet or task force. | ||
[[Category: Naval Terminology]] | [[Category: Naval Terminology]] | ||
Revision as of 16:29, 27 April 2009
A flagship is a particular ship in a fleet or task force that carries the "flag officer", the officer who has command of the entire fleet.
Flagships in Star Trek
In TNG, the USS Enterprise is repeatedly described as the "Federation flagship", even when it is not operating as part of a fleet. This indicates that Starfleet uses the term to mean "the best ship in our entire fleet" rather than the command ship of a specific fleet or task force.