Hamburg Historical Naval Flags - part 4 (original) (raw)
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Hamburg Historical Naval Flags - part 4 - 19th century signal and registry flags
Hamburger Seeflaggen - Signal- und Schiffsregister-Flaggen
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light vessel flags reported 1855
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2013
- Hamburg Light Vessel Flags (reported 1855)
- Hamburg Quarantine Flag
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- Historical Flags (Hamburg)
- Hanseatic Cities (Germany, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland)
- Hamburg
- Germany
Hamburg Light Vessel Flags (reported 1855)
Light vessel flags were to be hoisted only by day as a distinguishing mark of each of the three light vessels on the Elbe River. On the stern of each light vessel should have been the flag of state ships.
Light Vessel#1 Flag
[![[Hamburg light vessel flag#1]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/d/de~hh-lv1.gif)
](../images/d/de~hh-lv1.gif)image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2013
It was a plain, red flag to be hoisted by day on top of the main mast.
Light Vessel#2 Flag
[![[Hamburg light vessel flag#2]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/d/de~hh-lv2.gif)
](../images/d/de~hh-lv2.gif)image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2013
It was a blue over white horizontal bicolour to be hoisted by day on top of the fore mast.
Light Vessel#3 Flag
[![[Hamburg light vessel flag#3]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/d/de~hh-lv3.gif)
](../images/d/de~hh-lv3.gif)image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2013
It was a red flag with a white square to be hoisted by day on top of the main mast.
Source: Gädechens 1855, p.59-60
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2013
Hamburg Quarantine Flag
[![[Hamburg quarantine flag]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/d/de~hh-qf.gif)
](../images/d/de~hh-qf.gif)image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2013
It was a plain, green flag to be hoisted on ships in quarantine station at Cuxhaven.
Source: Gädechens 1855, p.59-60
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2013
Hamburg Powder Flag
[![[Hamburg powder flag]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/d/de~hh-pf.gif)
](../images/d/de~hh-pf.gif)image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2013
It was a plain, black flag to be hoisted on ships carrying explosives.
Source: Gädechens 1855, p.59-60
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2013
Hamburg Number Flag
[![[Hamburg number flag]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/d/de~hh-nf.gif)
](../images/d/de~hh-nf.gif)image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2013
It was a white flag carrying a black number to be hoisted on the prow of merchant vessels, which changed every year and due to the annual Hamburg ships' list, in which all vessels were registered.
Source: Gädechens 1855, p.59-60
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2013
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