Royal Navy Fleet Flagship
In the Royal Navy, the Fleet flagship is the ship designated as a main ship. It is usually an aircraft carrier but since the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, HMS Albion, an amphibious assault ship, was designated as the fleet flagship.[1] Her sister ship, HMS Bulwark, took over from her in late 2011.[2]
Flagship can also indicate that of shore establishments run by senior Naval commanders. In 1960, the Commanders-in-Chief of the Home Fleet and its successors the Western Fleet and the Fleet have flown their flags ashore in HMS Warrior in Northwood.
| Ship | Dates |
|---|---|
| HMS Ark Royal | 1587-1636 |
| HMS Iron Duke | 1914-1917 |
| HMS Queen Elizabeth | 1917-1919 |
| HMS Invincible | 1993-2005 |
| HMS Ark Royal | 2005-2007 |
| HMS Illustrious | 2007-2009 |
| HMS Ark Royal | 2009-2010[3] |
| HMS Albion | Dec 2010-Oct 2011 |
| HMS Bulwark | Oct 2011-June 2015 |
| HMS Ocean | June 2015-[4] |
References
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-11911535
- ↑ http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/assault-ships/albion-class/hms-bulwark/news/hms_bulwark_rejoins_.htm
- ↑ http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/HmsAlbionAssumesRoleOfFleetFlagship.htm
- ↑ Plymouth Herald The Queen in Plymouth (19 March 2015)