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Last modified: 2011-11-11 by ivan sache
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The flags shown on this page are supposed to be obsolete because they are not shown on the last release of Album des Pavillons [pay00]. The flags might have been suppressed but the ranks themselves might have disappeared from the Greek Navy. It was not possible to determine precisely when these flags and/or ranks became obsolete.
Ivan Sache, 19 October 2003
Old admirals' flags; left, Admiral; middle, Vice Admiral; right, Rear Admiral - Images 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.
A similar flag with 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The flag is obsolete.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.
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The flag is obsolete.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.
Željko Heimer & Ivan Sache, 19 October 2003
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
Division commander's flag - Image by Ivan Sache, 19 October 2003
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.
Željko Heimer & Ivan Sache, 19 October 2003
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.Željko Heimer & Ivan Sache, 19 October 2003
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