# Navy - do we have a flagship?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 17, 2002, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-do-we-have-a-flagship/143211 "2002-12-17T00:45:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lockz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2002, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-do-we-have-a-flagship/143211/21 "2002-12-22T07:03:39Z")

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Just going to give some semi-personal experience here. A few years ago I took a tour of the HMS Belfast, which is anchored on the Thames, in London. The Belfast was built specifically as a flagship, and had separate bridges for the captain and the admiral. This way, the admiral could direct the fleet while the captain commands the ship.

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