Naval flags of the Soviet Union (original) (raw)
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- About the Soviet Navy See also:
- Soviet Navy, 1950-1992 (second flag pattern)
- Naval flags of Soviet Russia (1917-1924)
- Soviet Navy, 1924-1935 (first flag pattern)
- Soviet Navy, 1935-1950 (initial flags of the second pattern)
- Soviet Navy, sea-rescue flags
- Soviet Navy yacht club
- Black Sea fleet (1992-1997)
- Regimental colours
- Soviet civil maritime flags
- Soviet Union
- Russian Navy
- Kronstadt Uprising (1921) Other sites:
- Section on soviet naval flags of the website of the Russian Center for Vexillology and Heraldry
- Russian Navy website,
reported by Pascal Vagnat, 16 Dec 1998
The Russian Navy website is not a good source. We know about lot of mistakes at this website.
Victor Lomantsov, 20 Jan 2001
About the Soviet Navy
The Navy of USSR had 4 broad-pennants: All they had thenavy ensign at the hoist and the fly of different colours:
red fly
for Commander of a Formation of ships (Komandir soedineniya korabley)
white fly
for Senior Commander (Starshiy na reide)
blue fly
for Commander of a Division of ships (Komandir soedineniya korabley)
green fly
for Commander of a Formation of ships of the Border Guard Forces (Komandir soedineniya korabley pogranichnyh voysk) Victor Lomantsov, 17 Nov 2000
The only pre-1972 use oftwo-letter abbreviations on Soviet uniforms that I know of is the Navy’s use of
БФ (BF)
Baltic Fleet
СФ (SF)
Northern Fleet
СФ (TF)
Pacific Fleet
ЧФ (ĈF)
Black Sea Fleet
Ф (F)
General Fleet Service
Norman Martin, 15 Mar 1999
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