by Ivan Sache
Last modified: 2004-02-28 by ivan sache
Keywords: zulfikar | porte | admiral | vice admiral | rear admiral | great admiral | anchor: horizontal (white) | discs: 3 (white) | civil ensign |
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See part 1 of this series for a presentation of the chart.
by Ivan Sache
Caption: Great Admiral of the Porte, hoisted on the main mast.
The flag is red with a white emblem, which is probably an approximative representation of the Zulfikar sword.
by Ivan Sache
Caption: Admiral of the Porte, hoisted on the main mast
The flag is red with an unidentified white device
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Caption: Vice-Admiral of the Porte, hoisted on the foremast
The flag is red with a white anchor placed horizontally.
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Caption: Rear Admiral of the Porte, hoisted on the mizzenmast
The flag is red with three white discs placed in a triangular pattern near the hoist.
by Ivan Sache
by Ivan Sache
Caption: Merchant flag (for both flags).
The first flag is plain red, the second one is horizontally divided red-green-red.
Smith [smi75c] says that: "The Ottoman flag in the XIXth century normally bore a white star and crescent on its red field, although both Turkish and Egyptian ships very frequently displayed the old, plain red ensign." and that "Muslims used a green stripe through their red civil ensign."
Ivan Sache, 29 March 2001