Naval war flag

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Vexillological symbol for naval war flags according to W. Smith

As Seekriegsflagge will flag those issued by warships as national flag is hoisted. However, the name does not mean that the nation is at war, but that its use is reserved for the military. Other names are war flag at sea , military flag at sea , naval ensign or Marine flag .

In addition to the trade flag , it is one of the original versions of the national flag. In addition to the war flag, military ships usually also carry a jack in port . Their design is often derived from the war flag, but can be simplified or have a different aspect ratio.

Germany

The warships of the German Navy and permanently manned signal points carry the service flag of the naval forces , which corresponds to a federal service flag designed as a double- stand . The civilian manned auxiliary ships and land agencies of the Navy fly the federal service flag. A scaled-down version of the flag is used as a jack.

Flag of the German Navy

Service flag of the naval forces

Historic German war flags

In the German Empire from 1871 to 1945, the German war flag was called the Reich War Flag. See there for details.

Austria

As flag of the ships of the Austrian military is Bundesdienstflagge determined.

Austrian federal service flag

Austrian federal service flag

Historic Austrian war flags

Switzerland

The patrol boats of the motorboat company of the Swiss Army , which patrol inland waters, use the Swiss flag , which has an aspect ratio of 2: 3, instead of the usual square national flag .

Flag of Switzerland

Flag of Switzerland

Other countries

Most states use the normal version of the state flag as a war flag. In other countries there is no naval war flag as they only have inland waters. Patrol boats usually fly the service flag or the normal state flag.

The following lists are not complete, but are only intended to provide an overview using a few examples.

Ensigns

One of the first special war flags was the British White Ensign . Today, former British colonies in particular use White Ensigns as the flag of war, but many other states have also opted for similar flags.

Great Britain

Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom, svg

Australia

Naval Ensign of Australia.svg

Ghana

Naval Ensign of Ghana.svg

India

Naval Ensign of India.svg

Jamaica

Naval Ensign of Jamaica.svg

Lithuania

Naval Ensign of Lithuania.svg

New Zealand

Naval Ensign of New Zealand.svg

South Africa

Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg

Trinidad and Tobago

Naval Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago.svg

Ukraine

Naval Ensign of Ukraine.svg

Bolivia

Naval Ensign of Bolivia.svg

Additional coat of arms

Egypt

Naval Ensign of Egypt.svg

Algeria

Naval Ensign of Algeria.svg

Bolivia

Flag of Bolivia (state) .svg

Costa Rica

Flag of Costa Rica (state) .svg

Dom. republic

Naval Ensign of the Dominican Republic, svg

El Salvador

Flag of El Salvador.svg

Guatemala

Flag of Guatemala.svg

Haiti

Flag of Haiti.svg

Italy

Naval Ensign of Italy.svg

Colombia

Naval Ensign of Colombia.svg

Croatia

Naval ensign of Croatia.svg

Morocco

Naval Ensign of Morocco.svg

Peru

Flag of Peru (state) .svg

Saudi Arabia

Naval Ensign of Saudi Arabia.svg

Thailand

Naval Ensign of Thailand.svg

Venezuela

Flag of Venezuela (state) .svg

Double stand and other stand shapes

Denmark

Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg

Iceland

Flag of Iceland (state) .svg

Norway

Flag of Norway, state.svg

Sweden

Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg

Germany

Naval Ensign of Germany.svg

Estonia

Naval Ensign of Estonia.svg

Finland

Military Flag of Finland.svg

Poland

Naval Ensign of Poland.svg

Different proportions

Ecuador

Flag of Ecuador.svg

France

Ensign of France.svg

Guyana

Naval Ensign of Guyana.svg

Pakistan

Naval Ensign of Pakistan.svg

Own design

Albania

Naval Ensign of Albania.svg

Azerbaijan

Naval Flag of Azerbaijan.svg

Belgium

Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg

Bulgaria

Naval Ensign of Bulgaria.svg

People's Republic of China

Naval Ensign of China.svg

Georgia

Naval Ensign of Georgia.svg

Israel

Naval Ensign of Israel.svg

Japan

Naval Ensign of Japan.svg

Kazakhstan

Naval Ensign of Kazakhstan.svg

Latvia

Naval Ensign of Latvia.svg

Mauritius

Naval Ensign of Mauritius.svg

Russia

Naval Ensign of Russia.svg

Tonga

Naval Ensign of Tonga.svg

Hungary

Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg

Individual evidence

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