Peruvian Navy Rank Flags

Last modified: 2005-10-15 by antonio martins
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• Commander in Chief of the Navy rank flag
• Chief of Naval Staff rank flag
• Admiral
• Vice-Admiral
• Rear Admiral
• Division Commander
• Senior Officer Afloat
• Division Commander
• Flotilla Commander
• Captain Commanding a Force
• Captain not in Command

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Commander in Chief of the Navy rank flag

According to Album 2000 [pay00], 2:3 white flag with red border and in the middle a black anchor and four yellow Suns, one in each corner. Similar, but not quite the same flag was shown in Flaggenbuch [neu39] for the Minister of War, but I guess this is not more then coincidence. The 1995 Album [pie95] shows the flag with the same elements but arranged differently.
Željko Heimer, 02 Nov 2002

as of 1995

According to Album 1995 [pie95], ≅5:7 white flag with red border and a black anchor near the hoist and four golden Suns arranged in diamond in fly. Album 2000 [pay00] shows a flag with the same elements but differently arranged. Is this an earlier version, misreported / misinterpreted image or some entirely other flag (e.g. of a Full Admiral), I can only speculate.
Željko Heimer, 04 Nov 2002

Chief of Naval Staff rank flag

According to Album 2000 [pay00], 2:3 white flag with red border and near the hoist a black anchor and in the fly three yellow Suns in rising “semidiagonal”. Flaggenbuch [neu39] does not include a matching flag, but 1995 Album [pie95] does have this one, but in ratio ≅5:7.
Željko Heimer, 02 Nov 2002 and 04 Nov 2002

Admiral

Natn’l Geo.1917 [gmc17] says that there is no flag for Full Admiral, Flaggenbuch [neu39] also, as well as the two Album issues ([pay00] and [pie95]). However, Rank Insignia site (www.rankinsignia.cz, broken link as of 22 Feb 2005, Ivan Sache) shows that there is indeed the rank of full Admiral in Peruan Navy, even if that may be: (a) relatively new and (b) theoretical and ceremonial only. The question is if there exists just as (a) relatively new and (b) ceremonial and theoretical only matching flag. The four star flag shown for CinC Navy in Album 1995 might be one such flag (possibly misreported for CinC-N back then).
Željko Heimer, 02 Nov 2002

Vice-Admiral

According to Album 2000 [pay00], 2:3 white flag with red border and in the middle a black anchor below and three yelow Suns, 2+1, above. Album 1995 [pie95] shows vertical triband with the same emblems, Flaggenbuch [neu39] also shows triband but with only one sun and two anchors, National Geographic 1917 [gmc17] also.
Željko Heimer, 02 Nov 2002

as of 1995

According to Album 1995 [pie95], ≅5:7 vertical triband of red-white-red with a black anchor in the white stripe below and three Suns, 2+1, above. This is again a transitional model between the 1939 and 2000 flags.
Željko Heimer, 04 Nov 2002

as of 1939

According to Flaggenbuch [neu39], 2:3 vertical tribar of red-white-red with yellow Sun in the top middle of the white stripe and two blue anchors in saltire in the lower part. Entitled Vice Admiral, also Division General.
Željko Heimer, 06 Nov 2002

as of 1917

According to National Geographic 1917 [gmc17] #667, 1:1 vertical triband of red-white-red with yellow Sun in upper part of the white stripe and two yellow anchors in saltire in lower half. This is similar to the one at Flaggenbuch [neu39], but there the anchors are blue (and ratio is 2:3).
Željko Heimer, 08 Nov 2002

Rear Admiral

Rear-Admiral Commanding a Force or an Area

According to Album 2000 [pay00], 2:3 white flag with red border abd black anchor in the middle with a sun above it and an other below it. As before, Flaggenbuch [neu39] and National Geographic 1917 [gmc17] both have an entirely different flag.
Željko Heimer, 03 Nov 2002

as of 1939 and 1917

Flaggenbuch [neu39] and National Geographic 1917 [gmc17] both have red-white-red vertical triband with single yellow sun in the middle.
Željko Heimer, 03 Nov 2002

Rear Admiral Commanding Independently, as of 1995

According to Album 1995 [pie95] (description only, no image), black anchor with a sun above and one below on white stripe.
Željko Heimer, 05 Nov 2002

Rear Admiral not in Command

According to Album 2000 [pay00], 2:3 flag, identical to the regular Rear Admiral rank flag but swallow-tailed. Flaggenbuch [neu39] and National Geographic 1917 [gmc17] have their Rear Admiral flags swallowtailed for naval Captain and Commodore, respecably.
Željko Heimer, 03 Nov 2002

as of 1995

According to Album 1995 [pie95] (description only, no image), sun only above anchor.
Željko Heimer, 05 Nov 2002

Rear Admiral, also Brigade General (as of 1939)

According to Flaggenbuch [neu39], 2:3 vertical tribar of red-white-red with yellow Sun in the middle of the white stripe.
Željko Heimer, 06 Nov 2002

Rear Admiral, as of 1917

Natn’l Geo.1917 [gmc17] shows as #668 a vertical triband of red-white-red with yellow Sun in the middle. This is the same as in Flaggenbuch except for the ratio.
Željko Heimer, 08 Nov 2002

Senior Officer Afloat

Album 2000 [pay00] shows a 2:3 triangular vertical triband of red white red with yellow sun in fly top of the white stripe and a balck anchor in hoist lower part of the central stripe. (Identical in Album 1995 [pie95].)
Željko Heimer, 03 and 05 Nov 2002

before 1939

Flaggenbuch [neu39] and Natn’l Geo. 1917 [gmc17] (as #671) both show a similar pennant, but whithout the anchor, so that the sun is in the middle. The anchor must have been added after WWII.
Željko Heimer, 03 Nov 2002

Division Commander

Album 2000 [pay00] shows a 2:3 triangular pennant, white with red border along all edges and with a black anchor in the middle and large number indicating the division near the hoist. The number 3 is given as an example. What are the other possibilities?
Željko Heimer, 03 Nov 2002

According to Album 1995 [pie95] (description only, no image), white triangle bordered red, black anchor and division number at hoist. (Identical in Album 2000 [pay00].)
Željko Heimer, 05 Nov 2002

Flotilla Commander

Album 2000 [pay00] shows a 2:3 swallow tailed (rectangular) penannt white with red border along top and bottom, a black anchor in the middle and the number indicating the flotilla near the hoist. The number 2 is given as an example. What are the other possibilities?
Željko Heimer, 03 Nov 2002

According to Album 1995 [pie95] (description only, no image), white swallow-tailed bordered red up and down, black anchor in center and flotilla number at hoist. (Identical in Album 2000 [pay00].)
Željko Heimer, 05 Nov 2002

Destroyer Flotilla Commander

According to Flaggenbuch [neu39], 2:3 triangular swallow-tailed pennant (broad-pennant), white with red top and bottom edges.
Željko Heimer, 07 Nov 2002

Chef einer Zerstörerflotille translates as Commander of a Flotilla of Destroyers. The question is what was the original Spanish title for that position.
Santiago Dotor, 08 Nov 2002

Destroyer Half Flotilla Commander

According to Flaggenbuch [neu39], 2:3 triangular white pennant with red border on non-hoist edges and black outlined (voided) number designating the unit (nurmber 1 shown for example).
Željko Heimer, 07 Nov 2002

Submarine Flotilla Commander

According to Flaggenbuch [neu39], 2:3 triangular swallow-tailed pennant (broad-pennant), white with red bottom edge border and black upper edge border.
Željko Heimer, 07 Nov 2002

Submarine Group Commander

According to Flaggenbuch [neu39], 2:3 triangular white pennant with with red bottom edge border and black upper edge border, and black outlined (voided) number designating the unit (number 2 shown for example).
Željko Heimer, 07 Nov 2002

Captain Commanding a Force

Album 2000 [pay00] shows a 2:3 white flag with red border and black anchor in the middle with a sun above it.
Željko Heimer, 03 Nov 2002

Naval Captain as independent Commander

Vertical swallow-tailed tribar of red-white-red with yellow Sun in the middle of the white stripe, according to Flaggenbuch [neu39]
Željko Heimer, 06 Nov 2002

Commodore

Natn’l Geo.1917 [gmc17] shows as #670 same as in Flaggenbuch except for the ratio. Naval Capitain may be more correct title than Commodore.
Željko Heimer, 08 Nov 2002

Captain not in Command

Album 2000 [pay00] shows a 2:3 white swallow-tailed flag with red border and black anchor in the middle with a sun above it.
Željko Heimer, 03 Nov 2002