Queen's Harbour Master, United Kingdom

Last modified: 2004-11-13 by rob raeside
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Similar in its appearance to the UK Pilot or Civil Jack, this is a Union flag surrounded by a white border and emblazoned with the St. Edwards crown under which the letters Q.H.M. are inscribed.
Martin Grieve, 10 October 2004

• Use of the QHM flag
• Detail of the badge
• Construction Sheet
• Use of the KHM flag
• Detail of the badge
• Construction Sheet
• Notes from other sources

See also:

• United Kingdom
• Harbour Authorities

Use of the QHM flag

A flag for this purpose was first formally proposed on 28 May 1914 (with the proposal being amended on that same day), approved on 19 June 1914 and (in its original form - with a Tudor Crown and the initials KHM) was introduced in Notice to Mariners 489 and Admiralty Weekly Orders 916 of 27 May and 9 June 1915 respectively. The lettering was amended and the crown changed (along with the crown on other British flags) following the Accession of H.M. The Queen in 1953. It should be noted, however, that whilst the construction details given here are based on the current (2004) Edition of BR20 - Flags of All Nations - published by the Ministry of Defence, the style of lettering and size of the disk very probably date from Change No. 5 (the 1999 revisions) to the previous Edition?
Christopher Southworth, 10 October 2004

Detail of the badge

by Martin Grieve