Belgium: Naval rank flags, part 1

Last modified: 2001-04-19 by ivan sache
Keywords: anchor (white) | star (white) | stars: 2 (white) | stars: 3 (white) | chief of staff | vice admiral | division admiral | flotilla admiral | commander of naval operations | comopsnav |
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• Chief of Staff of the Navy
• Vice Admiral
• Division Admiral
• Flotilla Admiral
• Commander of Naval Operations (COMOPSNAV)

See also:

• Belgium
• Belgium: Naval ensign and jack
• Belgium: Car flags of Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff of the Navy

    by Zeljko Heimer

This is the flag that is hoisted on ships to mark the presence of the Chief (positional flag, as distinct to car flag covered previously).
The flag is square, Navy blue with white anchor in fly base and white stars in canton. Number of stars depend of the rank of the officer holding the position, and the possible number of stars in either 3 (Vice Admiral) or 2 (Division Admiral, comparable with rank of Rear Admiral).
The car flag of the Chief of Staff o