Sentence examples for flagship command from inspiring English sources

A somewhat unorthodox choice for the job, Mr. Dear sounds a little like Captain Kirk surveying the Starship Enterprise when he explains why he leaped at the opportunity earlier this year: "Calpers is the flagship command of the public pension fund world".

De Burgh's fleet scattered the French and captured their flagship, commanded by Eustace the Monk, who was promptly executed.

April 5, 1769 Portisham, England September 20, 1839 London Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, Baronet, (born April 5, 1769, Portisham, Dorset, Eng. died Sept. 20, 1839, London) British naval officer closely associated with Adm. Horatio (afterward Viscount) Nelson, two of whose flagships he commanded during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.

There, she took over the role of fleet flagship, under the command of Admiral Inigo Campioni.

Posen served as the division flagship, under the command of Rear Admiral W. Engelhardt.

Ostfriesland served as the division flagship, under the command of Vice Admiral E. Schmidt.

She was assigned to the I Squadron as the second command flagship for the annual autumn maneuvers.

Gneisenau, when serving as the squadron second command flagship, had an extra staff of 3 officers and 25 men.

While serving as the second command flagship, the ship carried an additional 3 officers and 25 men to the standard complement.

While serving as a second command flagship or a flotilla leader, they had an additional three officers and fourteen enlisted men for the commander's staff.

For the duration of her career as the second command flagship of the Cruiser Division, the standard crew was augmented by an additional nine officers and 44 enlisted men.