Historical Naval Rank Flags (Thailand)

Last modified: 2005-01-29 by santiago dotor
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• Ketu or Chan 1891 Rank Flag
• Marshal of the Navy pre-1936 Flag
• Naval Officer's Flag 1897-1936 (Pu Yai Flag)
• Naval Rank Flags 1936-1979:
  • Marshal of the Navy 1936-1979
  • Admiral and General of the Navy 1936-1979
  • Vice Admiral and Lieutenant General of the Navy 1936-1979
  • Rear Admiral and Major General of the Navy 1936-1979
  • Senior Officer 1936 (-1979?)

See also:

• Flaming Chakra emblem on Thai military flags
• Naval Rank Flags
• Historical Flags
• Thailand

The blue border matches the original source's background and is not part of the flag
from the Singha Beer source

From the Singha Beer source:

The Ketu or Chan Flag (B.E.2434) [1891 AD]
This is a square, dark blue flag, in the middle of which stands a white elephant —in full caparison— on a slightly raised dais. It is facing in the direction of the flagpole. [Identical to the Flag on State Buildings, with no white circle and a smaller elephant.]

This flag was originally initiated by King Rama V, following a special Royal Decree, pertaining to the design of Siamese flags (R.S.110 of B.E.2434 [1891 AD]). Later, in B.E.2440 [1897 AD], the Keta [sic] underwent a change of design to emerge as the Chan flag, once used to denote the various ranks of offices in the Royal Thai Navy, ranging from that of Lieutenant General to that of the Commander-in-Chief. During the reign of King Rama VI (B.E.2453 [1910 AD]), it was used on the official flag [sic — maybe "as the official flag"?].

Santiago Dotor, 5 November 1999