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by Željko Heimer, 27 May 2002, according to Album
2000.
Regarding Malawi, it would not be correct to say that Malawi has a Naval
ensign since it is a landlocked country, but it does have a "Naval Unit"
which operates on Lake Nyasa/Malawi (one of the largest lakes in Africa).
The flag of the Naval Unit is based on a naval ensign pattern and has
a white field with a red cross (as in the British White Ensign) with the Malawi national flag in the canton. In the fourth quarter is a yellow anchor,
above which is a red lion. Under the anchor are the words "Malawi Naval
Unit" in black.
I have one of these flags in my collection made by a manufacturer in Harare.
Bruce Berry, 19 Jan 1998
Naval Unit Flag. ---/--S 3:5
White flag with thin red cross thoughout, the national flag in canton
and an emblem in lower fly. The emblem consists of a cabled yellow anchor
with rising sun and with red lion passant guardant above and inscription
in black "MALAWI ARMY NAVAL UNIT" around the anchor (following the shape).
Željko Heimer, 27 May 2002
by Željko Heimer, 12 Dec 2001, after image by Clay Moss,
11 Dec 2001
I lived in Malawi for a couple of years and discovered that the army
naval unit had an ensign for its patrol boats. It looks much like the naval
ensign of Brunei with the slim blue St. George's Cross as illustrated in
Whitney Smith's 1980 abbreviated book, except with the Malawian
flag in the canton. There is a red rampant lion over a gold
anchor defacing the lower fly quarter. The proportions are roughly 2 to
3. William Smith and Gourock (flag manufacturer in Harare,
Zimbabwe) now produce a Malawian naval flag using a red St.
George's cross. However,
this flag has not yet been seen flying on Lake Malawi.
Clay Moss, 9 Apr 1997