South Africa Naval Flags

Last modified: 2005-09-17 by bruce berry
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South African Naval Ensign (1994 - )

The new SA Naval Ensign is the same as that used previously except the new SA national flag is in the canton and the badge of the Navy no longer appears in the fly. It was the third version of the SA Naval Ensign which comprised the former SA flag in the canton with a green Scandinavian cross on a white background in the proportion 1:2 in use between 1952-1959. Thereafter between 1959 and 1981 a white fimbriation was added around the national flag to separate it from the cross. In 1981 the Naval emblem was added to the lower fly and the proportions changed to 2:3 (as in the case of the National flag). This version was used until 1994 when the new flag w