Historical rank flags (Sweden)

Last modified: 2004-12-04 by phil nelson
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• Swedish Naval Rank Flags, 1875-1905
  • Flags of admiral, vice admiral, rear admiral
  • Commodore, or commander of an 'escadre'
  • Commander of a detachment or of a senior officer
  • Command flag for a petty officer
  • Chief of the Department of the Navy (Navy minister)
  • Head of Maritime Services

See also:

• Sweden and Norway
• Rank Flags 1815-1844 (Sweden and Norway)
• Rank Flags 1844-1905 (Sweden and Norway)
• Rank flags (Sweden) (present)
• Military flags (Sweden)
• Historical flags (Sweden)
• Sweden

Swedish Naval Rank Flags, 1875-1905

Can anyone describe Swedish naval rank flags for this period? Were they of the same pattern as the Norwegian rank flags of the time, i.e. based on the Swedish war ensign with union mark in the first quarter and rank insignia (crossed batons, 3 stars, two stars, one star) in the third quarter? Also, were the commodore's broad pennant and the senior officer's pennant the same as the current ones but with the