KINGDOM OF NORWAY

CURRENT NAVAL ENSIGNS & FLAGS

In 1905 the union between Norway and Sweden was dissolved. The union mark was accordingly removed from all Norwegian naval flags and pennants, and the insignia displayed on naval rank flags were relocated to the first quarter. Otherwise the flags were not changed, displaying crossed batons in white for the Inspector-General of the Navy, three stars for a full admiral, two for a vice-admiral and one for a rear admiral. A square version of the national flag was adopted as the naval jack. In the postwar period, Norwegian naval rank flags were revised to conform with NATO practice. They now display four stars for a full admiral, three for a vice-admiral and two for a rear-admiral. At the same time, the one-star rank flag was abolished. The commodore's forked broad pennant was red with horizontal stripes of white, blue and white. Senior officers and squadron commanders continue to fly a triangular red pennant with horizontal white, blue and red stripes. In 2010, the Inspector General's flag was changed to display the badge of the Navy, and in 2017 the position's title was changed to Chief of the Navy. The one-star rank flag reappeared in 1998, when the rank of "Flag Commodore" was introduced. This flag replaced the commodore's broad pennant.

Image Added October 2023 Flag of the Inspector General of the Navy and Chief of the Navy Since 2010

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