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REPUBLIC OF PERU |
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NAVAL ENSIGNS
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• COLD WAR ERA |
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The ensigns and flags of the Cold War-era Peruvian Navy were similar to those used at the beginning of the twentieth century. The naval ensign, naval jack and commissioning pennant were unchanged, but rank and appointment flags and command pennants had been modified. The flag of the Minister of Marine was now rectangular, with a black anchor centered and the Sun of May in each corner, all within a red frame. A new flag was introduced for the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, similar to the minister's flag but with two suns flanking the anchor. Rank flags for admirals were rectangular, striped like the national flag with three suns on the white stripe for vice-admirals, and two or one for commanding and subordinate rear-admirals respectively. Forked versions of the rear-admirals' flags were flown by captains in command and subordinate captains respectively. Flotilla commanders had a forked rectangular pennant bordered red on three sides; division commanders had a triangular white, red-bordered, pennant. The senior officer's pennant was triangular, striped like the national flag, with a sun on the white stripe. The Commander-in-Chief was the only full (four-star) admiral on active duty and he flew the C-in-C's appointment flag in lieu of a rank flag.
Flag
Proportions: The naval
flags of Peru, including the naval ensign, were made in 2:3 proportions.
The jack was square. |
