Kazakhstan Naval Flags

Republic of Kazakhstan

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• Kazakh Navy
• Ensign of Naval Auxillary vessels
• Jack
• Commission Pennant

• Kazakhstan
• Commander in Chief Navy
• Chief of the Naval Staff
• Flotilla Commander
• Naval Group Commander
• Officer in charge (Senior Officer Afloat)

by Mark Sensen and Jan Oskar Engene

Yes, there is a Kazakh navy! The new Caspian sea fleet was officially inaugurated on 17 August 1996. On this occasion, reported Transition Magazine "was the blue, white, and gold flag finally hoisted over a Kazakh naval vessel".

(Source: Susan Caskie: 'Anchors Aweigh',Transition Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 19 / 20. September 1996, p. 44)

I emailed the journalist in question, and got a swift reply with some more details. The source of the Transition Magazine story was the Russian news agencies Itar-Tass and Interfax. Though they did not supply Transition Magazine with a picture, they did report a new naval ensign. This was blue and gold - like the national flag - with the addition of a 'white design'.
Jan Oskar Engene, 26 September 1996

In Album 2000 (Album des pavillons nationaux et des marques distinctives/ National flags and distinctive markings; Armand du Payrat) Navy Ensign is: white over light blue bicolour with the sun&eagle emblem in the middle and with a five-pointed red star infront of a blue anchor in canton. The sun seems to