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image by Željko Heimer, 2 October 2001
Proportions: 3:4 (approximate)
Source: Album des Pavillons (2000) [pay00]
(modified)
A note in Album des Pavillons explains that this flag is hoisted instead of the masthead pennant when the ship is dressed (I believe that should mean both in "petit pavois" and "grand pavois"). The flag is white with a tricolour horizontally divided stripe at the hoist and with (what I believe to be) the Navy emblem in the middle of the white field. The emblem consists of the shield from the coat of arms held by the golden panthers (much as in the coat of arms) and behind it an anchor, a parachute and a coil of string.
The image in Album is, in my opinion, erroneous - it is missing lower portions
of the anchor at least. On the other hand - my image is missing the coil
around lower part of the shield - I was not able to draw it properly.
Željko Heimer, 4 October 2001
A note on the recently updated Shipmate
flag chart refers to this flag as the Gabonese "ensign".
However, this quoted "ensign" is only used to replace the masthead
pennant when dressing a ship ("petit pavois"). Gabonese warships use
a plain tricolor as both the ensign and jack.
Jan Zrzavy and Armand du Payrat, 14 February 2002
image by Željko Heimer,
2 October 2001
Proportions: 3:4 (approximate)
Source: Album des Pavillons (2000) [pay00]
White swallow-tailed flag with horizontally divided tricolour stripe at
hoist and with two anchors in saltire in upper fly.
Željko Heimer, 4 October 2001
image by Željko Heimer, 2 October
2001
Proportions: 3:4 (approximate)
Source: Album des Pavillons (2000) [pay00]
Flag similar to Chief of Naval Staff, but instead of the anchors five
golden five-pointed stars in the middle of the fly, arranged 1-3-1.
Željko Heimer, 4 October 2001
image by Željko Heimer, 2 October 2001
Proportions: 3:4 (approximate)
Source: Album des Pavillons (2000) [pay00]
As admiral, only four stars, 1-2-1.
Željko Heimer, 4 October 2001
image by Željko Heimer, 6 October 2001
Proportions: 3:4 (approximate)
Source: Album des Pavillons (2000) [pay00]
As Admiral, but with three stars vertically arranged, apparently along the
vertical midline of the flag.
Željko Heimer, 4 October 2001
image by Željko Heimer, 2 October 2001
Proportions: 3:4 (approximate)
Source: Album des Pavillons (2000) [pay00]
As Admiral, but with three stars vertically arranged, apparently along the
vertical midline of the flag.
Željko Heimer, 4 October 2001
image by Željko Heimer, 2 October 2001
Proportions: 3:4 (approximate)
Source: Album des Pavillons (2000) [pay00]
Triangular pennant with a stripe at hoist horizontally divided in the
national tricolour and white fly with black anchor.
Željko Heimer, 4 October 2001
image by Željko Heimer, 2 October 2001
Proportions: 3:4 (approximate)
Source: Album des Pavillons (2000) [pay00]
Triangular pennant with a stripe at hoist horizontally divided in the
national tricolour and white fly.
Željko Heimer, 4 October 2001
image by Željko Heimer, 2 October 2001
Proportions: 3:4 (approximate)
Source: Album des Pavillons (2000) [pay00]
Triangular pennant in the national colours.
Željko Heimer, 4 October 2001
image by Željko Heimer, 2 October 2001
Proportions: 3:4 (approximate)
Source: Album des Pavillons (2000) [pay00]
Triangular horizontal triband black-white-black.
I'm not sure what this pennant would be used for - the masthead pennant
already indicates a vessel under command (in a way). I don't think that it is
either for a naval rank (like "Capitaine de Vaisseau"). Maybe it
serves to show the presence of the ship's captain on the ship - and not his
deputy or something, when still a masthead pennant would be flown.
Željko Heimer, 4 October 2001
image by Željko Heimer, 6 October 2001
Proportions: 2:15 (approximate)
Source: Album des Pavillons (2000) [pay00]
White triangular long pennant with the national tricolour stripes at hoist.
I'm not sure what this pennant would be used for - the masthead pennant
already indicates a vessel under command (in a way). I don't think that it is
either for a naval rank (like "Capitaine de Vaisseau"). Maybe it
serves to show the presence of the ship's captain on the ship - and not his
deputy or something, when still a masthead pennant would be flown.
Željko Heimer, 4 October 2001
It's interesting that Gabon has such a full range of naval flags. I am not
aware of the Gabonese navy being that big and important! In my (rather old)
copy of "The Military Balance" (1986/87) the navy had a strength of
200.
Marcus Schmöger, 5 October 2001
According to Encyclopaedia Universalis Yearbook, Gabon had in 1997
4,700 soldiers, 10.6% of them serving in the Navy, i.e. c. 500 seamen.
Answering your question would need starting a political debate. Gabon is
probably the African country the most influenced by France, which has 600
soldiers permanently stationed there. It is not so surprising that the Naval
system of France was 'translated' to Gabon.
Ivan Sache, 6 October 2001