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All images are based on the Album 2000 (French Navy Flagbook) with details from VVKM9 (official flag regulations for the Dutch navy).
Mark Sensen, 19 Apr 2003

Naval masthead pennant (Marine Oorlogswimpel)

[Marine Oorlogswimpel] by Mark Sensen, 19 Apr 2003

Besides the normal flag all Dutch navy ships in active service also fly a relatively small war standard: This standard is flewn from a flagpole at a high place in the centre area of the ship, 24 hours a day. It is replaced when worn. Only when a ship is put out of use, this standard is officially taken down.
Wim Zindler, 14 Apr 2003

The "Oorlogswimpel" is what is in English called masthead pennant (or commisioning pennant or war pennant) and similarly the
practice is adopted in most navies around the world. I believe that this is replaced by appropriate admiral's flag when he is commanding the ship (or some other high officer pennant). Indeed, I failed to find the pennant on FOTW, even if I am sure that it was posted to the list previously. For difference from the Shipmate design, the Album 2000 (French Navy Flagbook) shows the pennant as triangular swallow-tailed (i.e. diminishing in vertical size from hoist toward fly)