flag bridge

[′flag ‚brij]

(naval architecture)

A separate structure built above the deck of a ship, designed for the use of a naval officer higher than the rank of captain; the visual control and communications center from which the officer exercises command of the tactical units and is separate from and at a different level from the navigation bridge.

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As Bennett states, there was no such discussion or debate on the flag bridge of the carrier Akagi.

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The first stop was the Flag Bridge. On level 09 of the ship it was six ladders up and afforded a great view of aircraft launching from the forward catapults.

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Then add foreign naval officers observing the show from the flag bridge. Oh yeah, this event was happening three weeks before the end of a six-month deployment.