Admiral flag

An admiral's flag was in the sailing ship time first the flag of a fleet commander (usually a Admiral ). It was placed on the admiral ship in the presence of the commander . Later, the admiral flag became command symbols for the various ranks and positions in the world's navies and war fleets. As a sign of their presence on a ship , various people are still allowed to have their flags set. These flags now mostly have the shape of stand , double stand and pennants .

See also

• Flag officer
• flagship

Web links

• Admiral flags of the Royal Navy
• Admiral flag of the US Navy
• Comparison between the flags of different flag officers of different branches of the American military