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Uruguayan naval ranks ensigns in 1939

Last modified: 2013-06-22 by francisco gregoric
Keywords: navy | armada nacional | sun: 16 rays | star: 5 points (blue) | stars: 2 | stars: 3 | anchor (blue) | general inspector of the navy | vice admiral | rear admiral | seniority pennant | commission pennant | masthead pennant |
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Images based on the 1939 Flaggenbuch [neu39]. As usual in the overall series, I have retailed the shades (of blue in this case) the same as for the current flag for the uniqueness, unless there is some evidence providing for different procedure, which there is not in this case, I believe.
Željko Heimer, 9 July 2004


Government ranks ensigns

President of Republic

[President of Uruguay in 1939] image by Željko Heimer, 9 Jul 2004

President of the Republic flag ratio: 3:5
Same as previously sent (see here), i.e. COA in the white flag, but for the ratio.
Željko Heimer, 9 July 2004

Minister of Defense

[Defense Minister] image by Željko Heimer, 11 July 2004

A blue rectangular flag with a white cable anchor. The width is 5/9 of the hoist.
Željko Heimer, 11 July 2004

Navy officers rank ensigns (with command)

Naval Ranks ensigns for Navy Officers.

Inspector General of the Navy

[Inspector General of the Navy] image by Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

Inspector General of the Navy ratio: 3:5
A white flag with a blue cabled anchor in the middle and two blue five-pointed stars, one at each side of the anchor. The anchor width (i.e. horizontal dimension) is 1/3 of the length of the flag, and the stars are inscribed in the circles 2/9 of the hoist in diameter (in this and subsequent flags).

This is similar to the C-in-C of today, but for the number of stars, that probably indicate the admiral's rank of the one holding the function anyway.
Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

Vice Admiral

[Vice Admiral] image by Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

Source is apparently Flaggenbuch [neu39]; this is not shown in Album 2000 [pay00]
Ivan Sache, 10 Jan 2001

Vice Admiral flag ratio: 3:5
White flag with three blue five-pointed stars, one and two. (as today but for the ratio).
Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

Rear Admiral

[Rear Admiral] image by Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

Source is apparently Flaggenbuch [neu39].
Ivan Sache, 10 January 2001

Rear Admiral flag ratio: 3:5
White flag with two blue five-pointed stars. (as today but for the ratio).
Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

Captain in Command of a Naval Force

[Captain in Command of a Naval Force] image by Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

Source is apparently Flaggenbuch [neu39].
Ivan Sache, 10 January 2001

The flag is shown in 1939 Flaggenbuch but not in 1926 issue (just as all of the flags in the pattern, differing only in ratio there 3:5), so it must have been adopted in between.
Željko Heimer, 26 July 2003

Captain in Command flag ratio: 3:5
White flag with a blue five-pointed star. (as today but for the ratio).
Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

Chief of a Group (rank below captain)

[Chief of a Group (Less than a Captain)]image by Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

Commander of a Group pennant ratio: 3:5
A white triangular pennant with a blue cross (basically same as today, but the cross is thinner and the overall ratio different).
Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

Masthead (Commission) Pennant

Source is apparently Flaggenbuch [neu39].
Ivan Sache, 10 January 2001

Masthead Pennant. 1:12 As today with minor differences in the sun artwork, but I don't think it deserves to be pictured separately.
Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

Army Officers on board rank ensigns (without command)

These flags are for Army officers on board Navy ships. These officers do not have command power.
Francisco Gregoric, 3 August 2004

Inspector General of the Army

[Inspector General of the Army] image by Željko Heimer, 11 July 2004

Inspector General of the Army flag ratio: 3:4
A blue rectangular swallow-tailed flag with three white five-pointed stars along the horizontal median. Star diameter 2/9 of the flag hoist again.
Željko Heimer, 11 July 2004

In old times the name of the Commander in Chief of the Army was Inspector General of the Army
Francisco Gregoric, 3 August 2004

This flag is still in use today
Francisco Gregoric, 3 August 2004

Chief Major General

[Chief Major General] image by Željko Heimer, 11 July 2004

Chief of the General Staff flag ratio: 3:4
A blue rectangular swallow-tailed flag with two white five-pointed stars.
Željko Heimer, 11 July 2004

This flag is still in use today
Francisco Gregoric, 3 August 2004

Chief of a Region - General Rank

[Chief of a Region - General Rank] image by Željko Heimer, 11 July  2004

Chief of Military Region and General flag ratio: 3:4
A blue rectangular swallow-tailed flag with a white five-pointed star in the middle.
Željko Heimer, 11 July 2004

This flag is still in use today
Francisco Gregoric, 3 Aug 2004

Senior Officer Afloat (Senniority Pennant)

[Seniority Pennant] image by Željko Heimer, 11 July 2004

Senior Officer Afloat ratio: 3:5
A blue triangular pennant, same as today, but for the ratio.
Željko Heimer, 11 July 2004

Additional information

A note states that the international signal is used to denote pilot vessels and for calling up pilots.
Željko Heimer, 11 July 2004