Kingdom of Italy (1848-1946) - Flags for Use at Sea

Last modified: 2004-12-28 by dov gutterman
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• Naval Flags
• Civil Ensign
• Naval Ensign
• Naval Jack
• Pilot Flags
  Pilot Service
  Flag to Call the Pilot (Warship)
  Flag to Call the Pilot (Merchant Ship)
• Auxiliary Ship
• Ship of the Royal Finance Guard
• Lightships Service
• Postal Ship
• Pleasure Boats (Racing)
• Hospital Ship
• Masthead Pennat
• Unidentified Flag or Ensign (UFE)
• Flags According to Steenbergen Book (1862)

See also:

• Italy
• Kingdom of Italy
• Kingdom of Italy - Naval Rank Flags
• Italy - Naval Flags

Naval Flags

Recently I received an inquiry with attached images from a guy in the UK who'd inherited some old flags from his late grandfather, a WW II veteran of the Italian campaign. His question concerned four items:

(1) An Italian Naval Ensign (with crowned shield) about 15 inches square, with yellow fringe. On the hoist end are three cloth loops to fit over a staff.

(2) An Italian Naval Jack (bannner of arms of Savoy)--otherwise, same size and discription as (1).

(3) Two pennants. One is striped green-white-red with the crowned shield (crown towa