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![[Commissioning Pennant (Thailand)]](../images/t/th~cpent.gif)
1:30
The blue border matches the original source's background and is not part of the flag
from the Singha Beer source
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From the Singha Beer source:
The Crocodile's Tail FlagSo this pennant is 17.78 cm wide by 6 metres long, giving an approximately 3:100 ratio. The length of the red portion near to the hoist is not defined, but from the image it appears to be one third of the total fly. In Flaggenbuch 1939 this appears as Kommandowimpel or commissioning pennant, and it is shown as having a 1:30 ratio, with the hoist no larger than 20 cm, and the red part occupying one third of the length. By the way, note there is another "naval officer's flag" in the Singha Beer source.
or (B.E.2440) [1897 AD]
The Naval Officer's FlagThe flag is divided into two parts. The top [rather "hoist"?] part is red and seven inches [17.78 cm] wide, while the remaining section is dark blue, 3 wah* long, and gradually tapers off to a point at the very end. [Please note ]
King Rama V ordered this flag to be designed in B.E.2440 [1897 AD]. It was to be flown to denote the ranks of various officers in His Majesty's Navy. It was known as the Crocodile's Tail Flag until B.E.2453 [1910 AD] in the region of King Rama VI, when it underwent a change of name, In B.E.2479 [1936 AD] it was known as the Commander's Flag.
*A wah is a Thai measurement of length. One was [sic] equals two metres.
Santiago Dotor, 12 November 1999