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Belgium: Naval flags, 1936

Part 1

Official prescription
National and civil ensign, and jack of the State vessels
Naval service ensign
Special civil ensign
Masthead pennant
Yacht ensign

See also:

Official prescription

A royal decree dated 28 October 1936, modified on 12 May 1938, approved the regulation Règlement relatif aux Pavillons, Honneurs et visites en usage dans la Marine Belge (Regulation prescribing Ensigns, Honours and Visits in use in the Belgian Navy).

The text prescribes ensigns, salutes and other courtesy items, including two new ensigns for State and private ships, whereas the merchant ensign is not changed. House flags have to be allowed. A yacht ensign was also adopted.

Sources:

L. Nyssen Einige Flaggen der belgischen Marine von 1815 bis heute (Some flags of the Belgian Navy from 1815 until now). Flaggenkurier [dfk] (1995). Paper also available online.
M. Lupant Flags and Coats of Arms of the Kingdom of Belgium [lup98]

Ivan Sache & Jan Mertens, 12 May 2004

National and civil ensign, and jack of the State vessels

by Vincent Morley

The civil ensign is a rectangular Belgian tricolor flag.

Source: Flaggenbuch [neu92]

This flag is still in use as the national and civil ensign.

Ivan Sache, 3 March 2001

Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies (1926) [wed26] shows this flag with the caption: Belgian Government Mail Steamers, Brussels.

Jarig Bakker, 11 January 2005

Naval service ensign

by Željko Heimer

The naval service ensign is a rectangular Belgian tricolor flag with a crowned lion in the yellow stripe. The lion is black, armed and tongued in red, the crown is black. The height of the lion is one third of flag heigth. The width of the lion is 8/45th of the flag width. The height of the crown is one sixth of the flag heigth. The width of the crown is 7/45th of the flag width.

Source: Flaggenbuch