Command ship
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Command ships serve as the flagships of the commander of a fleet. They provide communications, office space, and accommodations for a fleet commander and their staff, and serve to coordinate fleet act
Monge, a missile range instrumentation ship of the French Navy.
USS Mount Whitney
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US Navy Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ship
Command ship
…of NATO OF-7 or OF-8 rank—such as a major general or vice admiral). Currently, the United States Navy operates two command ships, USS Blue Ridge and USS Mount Whitney, both of the purpose-built Blue Ridge class. Two command ships, USS La Salle and USS Coronado were converted from Landing Platform Docks (LPD); these…
USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)
Joint Operations Center watch standers aboard the command ship Mount Whitney in 2005
Officers from coalition countries meet aboard Mount Whitney while off the coast of Libya during Operation Odyssey Dawn
British Merlin helicopter overhead during BALTOPS 20