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{{Era|Forerunner|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW|Post}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Wikipedia}}
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[[File:H4 Infinity escort.jpg|thumb|325px|The {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, experimental flagship of the [[UNSC Navy]].]]
[[File:H4 Infinity escort.jpg|thumb|325px|The {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, experimental flagship of the [[UNSC Navy]].]]
A '''flagship''' is a title designated to the command vessel in a given [[fleet]].{{Ref/Book|Id=encyc2011 pg276|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)]]|Section=<nowiki>Covenant Ship</nowiki>|Page=276}}
A '''flagship''' is a title designated to the command vessel in a given [[fleet]].{{Ref/Book|Id=encyc2011 pg276|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)]]|Section=<nowiki>Covenant Ship</nowiki>|Page=276}} Flagships can also be designated as the commanding ship for an entire faction.{{Ref/Book|Id=en|Enc22|Page=461}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Song}}  


==Overview==
==Overview==
Flagships in the [[UNSC]] tends to be [[cruiser]]s or [[carrier]]s,<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 261''</ref> 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 {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, an {{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}} and humanity's largest and most powerful ship.
Flagships in the [[UNSC]] tends to be [[cruiser]]s or [[carrier]]s,<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 261''</ref> 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 {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, an {{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}} and humanity's largest and most powerful ship.


In the [[Covenant fleet]], flagships tend to be {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s or {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s in the typical fleet. However, in [[battle group]]s, the flagship may be a cruiser or, rarely, a destroyer.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 276''</ref>
In the [[Covenant fleet]], flagships tend to be {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s or {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s in the typical fleet. However, in [[battle group]]s, the flagship may be a cruiser or, rarely, a destroyer.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 276''</ref>


In a couple of smaller flotillas the flagships were [[intrusion corvette]]s. 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.<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'''</ref>
In a couple of smaller flotillas the flagships were [[intrusion corvette]]s. 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.<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'''</ref>


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]], {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}s. Only the larger groups such as the [[Banished]], [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] and [[Sali 'Nyon's Covenant]] have assault carriers as their flagships.
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]], {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}s. Only the larger groups such as the [[Banished]], [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] and [[Sali 'Nyon's Covenant]] have assault carriers as their flagships.


==Known flagships==
==Known flagships==
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!scope="col"|Tactical grouping
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|{{Class|ORS|heavy cruiser}}
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|''[[Incorruptible]]''{{Ref/Reuse|encyc2011 pg276}}
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|[[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]]
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|''[[Long Night of Solace]]''{{Ref/Book|Halo: The Essential Visual Guide|Page=10}}
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|rowspan="3"|{{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}
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|''[[Song of Retribution]]''<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/song-of-retribution '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Song of Retribution'']</ref>
|''[[Song of Retribution]]''{{Ref/Site|SiteName=Halo Waypoint: Song of Retribution|Id=Song|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/song-of-retribution|ArchiveURL=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126160807/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/song-of-retribution}}
|[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]
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|''[[Breath of Annihilation]]''{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/infinity|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Universe - UNSC Infinity}}
|''[[Breath of Annihilation]]''{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/infinity|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Universe - UNSC Infinity}}
|[[Sali 'Nyon's Covenant]]
|[[Sali 'Nyon's Covenant]]
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|rowspan="1"|{{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}
|''[[Foebane]]''{{Ref/Novel|Id=Envoy|Env}}
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==See also==
* [[Capital ship]]
==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Ship classifications]]
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