Naval flags of the Soviet Union

Last modified: 2005-05-13 by antónio martins
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• About the Soviet Navy

• Soviet Navy, 1950-1992 (second flag pattern)
  • Ceremonial and Honour ensigns (1950-1992)
  • High rank flags (1950-1992)
  • Naval rank flags (1950-1992)
  • K.G.B. / Border Guard (1950-1992)
  • Auxilliary fleet (1950-1992)
• Naval flags of Soviet Russia (1917-1924)
• Soviet Navy, 1924-1935 (first flag pattern)
• Soviet Navy, 1935-1950 (initial flags of the second pattern)
• Soviet Navy, sea-rescue flags
• Black Sea fleet (1992-1997)
• Regimental colours
• Soviet civil maritime flags
• Soviet Union
• Russian Navy

• Russian Navy website,
  reported by Pascal Vagnat, 16 Dec 1998

  The Russian Navy website is not a good source. We know about lot of mistakes at this website.
  Victor Lomantsov, 20 Jan 2001

About the Soviet Navy

The Navy of USSR had 4 broad-pennants: All they had the navy ensign at the hoist and the fly of different colours:

• red fly
  for Commander of a Formation of ships (Komandir soedineniya korabley)
• white fly
  for Senior Commander (Starshiy na reide)
• blue fly
  for C