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France: Naval rank flags - Field officers

Last modified: 2002-11-02 by ivan sache
Keywords: captain | star (white) | senior officer | nato |
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Captain with a warrant of Chief of Division

[Captain commanding a Division]by Zeljko Heimer

The flag of a Captain (Capitaine) with a warrant of Chief of Division (Chef de Division) is a tricolour swallow tailed flag with a white star in canton, proportion 1:2.

Source: Album des Pavillons [pay00]

Captain

[Flag of a Captain]by Zeljko Heimer.

The flag of a Captain (Capitaine) is a tricolour swallow tailed flag.

This flag is used by a Captain commanding a division, a naval force, a maritime zone, or a Major-General, proportion 1:2.

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Senior Officer afloat

[Seniority pennant]by Zeljko Heimer

The flag of the Senior Officer afloat is a blue triangular flag, proportion 1:2. It should be used only when no allied vessel is present.

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Senior Officer afloat (NATO forces)

[Seniority pennant, NATO]by Zeljko Heimer

The standard NATO seniority pennant, a trapezoid flag vertically divided green-white-green, proportion 3:10, is used on French ships when among NATO fleet.

Source: Album des Pavillons [pay00]

Senior Merchant Navy Captain

[Senior Merchant Navy Captain pennant]by Zeljko Heimer

A triangular flag vertically divided in blue and white, proportion 1:2, is used among merchant ships) when no warship is around.

Source: Album des Pavillons [pay00]