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Flag of the Minister of the Navy - Image by Tom Gregg, 14 December 2019
Flaggenbuch [neu92] shows the flag of the Ministry of the Navy as a square version of the national flag used on land, with a Royal crown added in the center of the cross.
Miles Li, 14 December 2019
Admiral's flags - Image by Željko Heimer, 19 October 2003
A square blue flag with a white cross is shown as the naval jack and an Admiral's flag in National Geographic (1917)
[gmc17] and by Kannik (1956)
[kan56].
The Royal Navy Handbook
of Signalling (1913) [g9b13]
shows it only as the flag of an Admiral.
This flag is still used as the naval jack. At
present, the flag of an Admiral has
four six-pointed stars, one in each quarter.
Željko Heimer & Ivan Sache, 19 October 2003
Vice Admiral's flag, two renditions - Images by Željko Heimer, 19 October 2003, and Miles Li, 14 December 2019, respectively
A square blue flag with a white cross and a white five-pointed star in canton, tilted towards the upper left corner of the flag, is shown as a Vice Admiral's flag in National Geographic (1917)
[gmc17], by Kannik (1956)
[kan56], and in Album des
Pavillons, edition 1995 [pie95].
The Royal Navy Handbook of Signalling (1913)
[g9b13] states that a Vice Admiral
had the same flag as a Minister.
The flag is obsolete. At present, the flag of a
Vice Admiral has two
six-pointed stars, in the first and third quarters.
Flaggenbuch [neu92] shows the star's diameter being 1/5 the width of the flag, with one point pointing towards the hoist.
Željko Heimer, Ivan Sache & Miles Li, 14 December 2019
Rear Admiral's flag, two renditions - Images by Željko Heimer, 19 October 2003, and Miles Li, 14 December 2019, respectively
A similar flag with an additional star in the third quarter is shown as a Rear Admiral's flag in National Geographic (1917)
[gmc17], by Kannik (1956)
[kan56], and in Album des
Pavillons, edition 1995 [pie95].
The Royal Navy Handbook of Signalling (1913)
[g9b13] states that a Rear Admiral
had the same flag as a Prime Minister.
The flag is obsolete. At present, the flag of a
Rear Admiral has one
six-pointed star in the first quarter.
Flaggenbuch [neu92] shows the star's diameter being 1/5 the width of the flag, with one point pointing towards the hoist.
Željko Heimer, Ivan Sache & Miles Li, 14 December 2019
Commodore's flag - Image by Ivan Sache, 19 October 2003
National Geographic (1917) [gmc17] shows a Commodore's flag as a blue forked flag, in proportion 1:2, with a white cross. This seems to be the only source showing this flag.Željko Heimer & Ivan Sache, 19 October 2003
Flag of a Captain commanding a Division, two renditions - Images by Ivan Sache, 19 October 2003, and Miles Li, 14 December 2019, respectively
Kannik (1956) [kan56], National Geographic (1917) [gmc17] and the Royal Navy Handbook of Signalling (1913) [g9b13] shows a division commander's flag similar to a Commodore's flag but with a different fork and proportion 2:3.
The Great Greek Encyclopedia, 1934 (image) and Flaggenbuch [neu92] shwos a similar flag, but swallow-tails do not split the cross.
Željko Heimer, Ivan Sache & Miles Li, 14 December 2019
Senior officer's flag - Image by Ivan Sache, 19 October 2003
National Geographic (1917) [gmc17] shows the seniority pennant as a blue triangular flag, in proportion 1:2, with a white cross. This seems to be the only source showing this flag.Flaggenbuch [neu92] describes it as the flag of a senior commodore or senior commander, or senior officer of the rank of Lieutenant-Commander or above. When this flag was hung from a point [i.e. displayed with the hoist attached to a crossbar, like a vexillum] it was the flag of a senior officer below the rank of Lieutenant-Commander.
Željko Heimer, Ivan Sache & Miles Li, 14 December 2019
Naval pennant - Image by Miles Li, 11 December 2019
The Great Greek Encyclopedia, 1934 (image) and Flaggenbuch [neu92] show the masthead pennant as a long triangular blue flag with a white Greek cross near the hoist. Similar to this used today, but with the proportions of 1:40.
Miles Li, 11 December 2019