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The FAME is site devoted to systematic and scientific study of flags and coats of arms. Such symbols often bear strong political and other messages. Inclusion of those symbols here does not mean that the author support or approve the ideas they may stand for.

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, 1922 - 1929

The flags for use in the Navy were adopted in 1922. A new regulations were adopted in 1937, though there might have been some additional regulations inbetween.

See also:

Naval Ensign

Ratna zastava

[Naval Ensign] [Normal] 2:3 [War Ensign]
Adopted: 28th February 1922
Abandoned: 18th April 1941
Source: Zakon o zastavama na ratnim, trgovačkim i privatnim brodovima, Službene Novine Kraljevine Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca, broj 89/1922, 28. 02. 1922.
D. Acović: Zakon o zastavama jugoslavenskih brodova iz 1937. g., Glasnik SHD, Godina V, broj 8, August 2001. pp. 5-6.
Vladimir Isaić: Pomorski običaji i tradicije, Adamić, Rijeka, 2001. p. 27
Neubecker: Flaggenbuch, Berlin, 1939 (1992 reprint)

The naval ensign is the national tricolour with the coat of arms off-set to hoist. he vertical axis of the coat of arms is at the one third of the flag length. The height of the coat of arms and excluding the royal orb at the top of the corwn is one helf of the flag width.


Merchant Ensign

Trgovačka zastava

[Merchant Ensign] [Normal] 2:3 [Civil and State Flag and Ensign]
In use: since around 1920
Adopted: 28th February 1922
Abandoned: 18th April 1941
Source: Zakon o zastavama na ratnim, trgovačkim i privatnim brodovima, Službene Novine Kraljevine Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca, broj 89/1922, 28. 02. 1922.
D. Acović: Zakon o zastavama jugoslavenskih brodova iz 1937. g., Glasnik SHD, Godina V, broj 8, August 2001. pp. 5-6.
Vladimir Isaić: Pomorski običaji i tradicije, Adamić, Rijeka, 2001. p. 27
Neubecker: Flaggenbuch, Berlin, 1939 (1992 reprint)

The merchant ensign is simply the national tricolur pof blue over white over red.


Reserve Naval Officer Ensign

Zastava za rezervne pomorske oficire

[Reserve Naval Officer Ensign] [Alternation] 2:3 [Civil Ensign]
Adopted: 28th February 1922
Abandoned: 1937
Source: Zakon o zastavama na ratnim, trgovačkim i privatnim brodovima, Službene Novine Kraljevine Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca, broj 89/1922, 28. 02. 1922.

The ensign that could have been warranted to the ships commanded by captains who are reserve naval officers and meeting certain criteria is the national tricolour defaced in the blue stripe next to the hoist with a white cabled anchor topped with the yellow royal crown. In the letter sources the defacement is all yellow, changed maybe to simplify the production.


Harbour Police Ensign

Zastava lučke policije

[Harbour Police Ensign] [Alternation] 2:3 [State Ensign]
Adopted: 28th February 1922
Abandoned: 18th April 1941
Source: Zakon o zastavama na ratnim, trgovačkim i privatnim brodovima, Službene Novine Kraljevine Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca, broj 89/1922, 28. 02. 1922.
D. Acović: Zakon o zastavama jugoslavenskih brodova iz 1937. g., Glasnik SHD, Godina V, broj 8, August 2001. pp. 5-6.
Vladimir Isaić: Pomorski običaji i tradicije, Adamić, Rijeka, 2001. p. 27
Neubecker: Flaggenbuch, Berlin, 1939 (1992 reprint)

The ensign hoisted by ships of the harbour police is the national tricolour with two blue anchors crossed in saltire set in the middle of the white stripe.


Minister of Army and Navy

Steg ministra vojnog i mornarice

[Minister of Army and Navy] [Normal] 1:1
Adopted: 28th February 1922
Abandoned: 1937
Source: Zakon o zastavama na ratnim, trgovačkim i privatnim brodovima, Službene Novine Kraljevine Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca, broj 89/1922, 28. 02. 1922.

The Minister of Army and Navy standard is a square tricolour bordred with tricolour bars and with the coat of arms (without the shield behind it) in the canton.


Rear Admiral

Steg kontraadmirala

[Rear Admiral] [Normal] 1:1
Adopted: 28th February 1922
Abandoned: ?
Source: Zakon o zastavama na ratnim, trgovačkim i privatnim brodovima, Službene Novine Kraljevine Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca, broj 89/1922, 28. 02. 1922.

The flag of rear admiral is a blue square flag with the tricolour bars border and the royal crown in full colours in the second quarter. The law of 1922 defines only this admiral rank flag, while the latter sources give the crown in canton and include higher admiral ranks. The other admiral rank flags must have been added as the navy grew, before 1937, when different flags were introduced.


Commodore

Steg komodora

[Commodore] [Normal] 1:2
Adopted: 28th February 1922
Abandoned: 1937
Source: Zakon o zastavama na ratnim, trgovačkim i privatnim brodovima, Službene Novine Kraljevine Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca, broj 89/1922, 28. 02. 1922.
Vladimir Isaić: Pomorski običaji i tradicije, Adamić, Rijeka, 2001. p. 27
Neubecker: Flaggenbuch, Berlin, 1939 (1992 reprint)

The commodore penannt is trangular split blue pennant with the crown in canton. The width ofthe pennant at fly is one third of the width at hoist and the indentation reaches the half of the length. The crown quarter of the pennant width long is set in the middle of the canton square half the hoist high.


Senior Officer Aboard

Steg starešinstva (ansieniteta)

[Senior Officer Aboard] [Normal] 1:2
Adopted: 28th February 1922
Abandoned: 1937
Source: Zakon o zastavama na ratnim, trgovačkim i privatnim brodovima, Službene Novine Kraljevine Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca, broj 89/1922, 28. 02. 1922.
Vladimir Isaić: Pomorski običaji i tradicije, Adamić, Rijeka, 2001. p. 27
Neubecker: Flaggenbuch, Berlin, 1939 (1992 reprint)

The penannt indicating senior officer aboard is trangular split blue pennant.


War Pennant

Plamenac ratnih brodova

[War Pennant] [Normal] 1:100 (sic!)
Adopted: 28th February 1922
Abandoned: 18th April 1941
Source: Zakon o zastavama na ratnim, trgovačkim i privatnim brodovima, Službene Novine Kraljevine Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca, broj 89/1922, 28. 02. 1922.
D. Acović: Zakon o zastavama jugoslavenskih brodova iz 1937. g., Glasnik SHD, Godina V, broj 8, August 2001. pp. 5-6.
Vladimir Isaić: Pomorski običaji i tradicije, Adamić, Rijeka, 2001. p. 27
Neubecker: Flaggenbuch, Berlin, 1939 (1992 reprint)

The masthead pennant is a long white pennant from the middle to fly convergaining to a point and ending with a white tassel. The first third of the length it is in the national tricoluur colours.


Customs

Carinski znak

[Customs] [Normal] 2:3
Adopted: 28th February 1922
Abandoned: 1937
Source: Zakon o zastavama na ratnim, trgovačkim i privatnim brodovima, Službene Novine Kraljevine Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca, broj 89/1922, 28. 02. 1922.
Vladimir Isaić: Pomorski običaji i tradicije, Adamić, Rijeka, 2001. p. 27
Neubecker: Flaggenbuch, Berlin, 1939 (1992 reprint)

The customs service vessels hoisted a triangular signal of blue-white-red stripes convergeting to the fly.


Post Service

Poštanski znak

[Post Service] [Normal] 1:1
Adopted: 28th February 1922
Abandoned: 18th April 1941
Source: Zakon o zastavama na ratnim, trgovačkim i privatnim brodovima, Službene Novine Kraljevine Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca, broj 89/1922, 28. 02. 1922.
D. Acović: Zakon o zastavama jugoslavenskih brodova iz 1937. g., Glasnik SHD, Godina V, broj 8, August 2001. pp. 5-6.
Vladimir Isaić: Pomorski običaji i tradicije, Adamić, Rijeka, 2001. p. 27
Neubecker: Flaggenbuch, Berlin, 1939 (1992 reprint)

Ships that carried mail were to hoist a signal on signal mast being a square tricolour with the midde stripe wider in which was a blue posthorn.


Marchal

Zastava vojvode

[Marchal] [Normal] 1:1
Adopted: 1930's ?
Abandoned: 18th April 1941
Source: D. Acović: Zakon o zastavama jugoslavenskih brodova iz 1937. g., Glasnik SHD, Godina V, broj 8, August 2001. pp. 5-6.
Vladimir Isaić: Pomorski običaji i tradicije, Adamić, Rijeka, 2001. p. 27
Neubecker: Flaggenbuch, Berlin, 1939 (1992 reprint)

The flag of a marchal is a square tricolour with the coat of arms (without the backgound shield) in the canton.


Army General

Armijski đeneral

[Army General] [Normal] 1:1
Adopted: 1930's ?
Abandoned: 18th April 1941
Source: D. Acović: Zakon o zastavama jugoslavenskih brodova iz 1937. g., Glasnik SHD, Godina V, broj 8, August 2001. pp. 5-6.
Vladimir Isaić: Pomorski običaji i tradicije, Adamić, Rijeka, 2001. p. 27
Neubecker: Flaggenbuch, Berlin, 1939 (1992 reprint)

The flag of an Army General is a square tricolour with three golden sixpointed stars set on the diagonal.


Division General

Divizijski đeneral

[Division General] [Normal] 1:1
Adopted: 1930's ?
Abandoned: 18th April 1941
Source: D. Acović: Zakon o zastavama jugoslavenskih brodova iz 1937. g., Glasnik SHD, Godina V, broj 8, August 2001. pp. 5-6.
Vladimir Isaić: Pomorski običaji i tradicije, Adamić, Rijeka, 2001. p. 27
Neubecker: Flaggenbuch, Berlin, 1939 (1992 reprint)

The flag of a Division General is a square tricolour with two golden sixpointed stars set on the diagonal, in the blue and in the red stripe.


Brigade General

Brigadni đeneral

[Brigade General] [Normal] 1:1
Adopted: 1930's ?
Abandoned: 18th April 1941
Source: D. Acović: Zakon o zastavama jugoslavenskih brodova iz 1937. g., Glasnik SHD, Godina V, broj 8, August 2001. pp. 5-6.
Vladimir Isaić: Pomorski običaji i tradicije, Adamić, Rijeka, 2001. p. 27
Neubecker: Flaggenbuch, Berlin, 1939 (1992 reprint)

The flag of a Brigade General is a square tricolour with a golden sixpointed star set in the middle.


Admiral

Zastava admirala

[Admiral] [Normal] 1:1
Adopted: 1930's ?
Abandoned: 1937
Source: D. Acović: Zakon o zastavama jugoslavenskih brodova iz 1937. g., Glasnik SHD, Godina V, broj 8, August 2001. pp. 5-6.
Vladimir Isaić: Pomorski običaji i tradicije, Adamić, Rijeka, 2001. p. 27
Neubecker: Flaggenbuch, Berlin, 1939 (1992 reprint)

The flag of an Admiral is a square white flag with the tricolour bars border and with a crown in the canton.


Vice-Admiral

Zastava viceadmirala

[Vice-Admiral] [Normal] 1:1
Adopted: 1930's ?
Abandoned: 1937
Source: D. Acović: Zakon o zastavama jugoslavenskih brodova iz 1937. g., Glasnik SHD, Godina V, broj 8, August 2001. pp. 5-6.
Vladimir Isaić: Pomorski običaji i tradicije, Adamić, Rijeka, 2001. p. 27
Neubecker: Flaggenbuch, Berlin, 1939 (1992 reprint)

The flag of a Vice-Admiral is of the same design as the admiral's flag, but on a red field.


Rear Admiral

Zastava kontraadmirala

[Rear Admiral] [Normal] 1:1
Adopted: 1930's ?
Abandoned: 1937
Source: D. Acović: Zakon o zastavama jugoslavenskih brodova iz 1937. g., Glasnik SHD, Godina V, broj 8, August 2001. pp. 5-6.
Vladimir Isaić: Pomorski običaji i tradicije, Adamić, Rijeka, 2001. p. 27
Neubecker: Flaggenbuch, Berlin, 1939 (1992 reprint)

The flag of a Rear Admiral is of the same design as the admiral's flag, but on a blue field. The 1922 Law prescribed the crown in the second quarter (not even mentioning the flags for the two higher admirals), but all latter sources show the crown in the canton.


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