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Soviet Navy, 1935-1950 (initial flags of the second pattern)

Last modified: 2021-08-26 by rob raeside
Keywords: soviet navy | star: 5 points (red on white) | hammer and sickle: no star (red) | anchor (blue) | anchors: crossed | star: 5 points (blue on white) | jack | star: 5 points (fimbriated) |
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Naval ensign (1935-1992)

Naval ensign
image by Yosef Obskura and Željko Heimer, 15 Apr 1999

Naval flag [i.e. naval ensign] of USSR.
Željko Heimer, 15 Apr 1999, quoting from Flag-znamya korablya, 07 Mar 1999

It is white with thin light blue stripe in base, and big red star in hoist and red sickle and hammer in fly. Proportions 2:3.
Željko Heimer 12 Jul 1996

the ensign of soviet navy (white with red star, hammer, sickle and blue stripe in bottom) was adopted with Decision of CEC (Central Executive Committee) and CPC (Council of People’s Commissioners) on 27 may 1935 and was firstly hoisted on navy ships on 1 july 1935. The flag based on historical navy flag of Andrew’s cross (white field, blue stripe).
Victor Lomantsov, 18 Mar 2000

Reverse

Reverse of the flag of Mari-El
image by Yosef Obskura, Željko Heimer
and António Martins, 21 Nov 2000 | reverse

On a photo in the back cover of an issue of Modelist Konstruktor magazine of the 1980’ies, showing the winners of the Soviet Championship of Small Scale Model Sports (Ĉempionat SSSR po Sudmodelhnomu Sportu), held in Kaunas 1985.08, the Soviet Naval Jack is hoisted on a pole and shows its non-mirrored reverse. (Unless it is just an accidently mirrored photo…)
António Martins, 09 Sep 1999

Incorrect depiction

K-19 flag
image by Nelson Román, 15 Apr 1999

The following flag appeared in the U.S. film K-19 as one of the soviet naval flags flown on the submarine or presented during the film associated with the ship.
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 25 Jan 2003

This is a fictional flag, not a real one or a prototype.
Victor Lomantsov, 26 Jan 2003

It might be a badly recreated Soviet naval ensign.
Marc Pasquin


Defense Comissar (1935-1950)

Flag of the people’s commisar [i.e. minister] of defence of USSR (1935-1950).
Željko Heimer, 15 Apr 1999, quoting from Flag-znamya korablya, 07 Mar 1999

Same as the naval ensign, with leaves and ribbon ornament around the star.
Željko Heimer, 15 Apr 1999


Navy Comissar (1938-1950)

Flag of the people’s commissar [i.e. minister] of the Naval Fleet of USSR (1938-1950).
Željko Heimer, 15 Apr 1999, quoting from Flag-znamya korablya, 07 Mar 1999

Red ensign with the naval ensign in canton with red anchor behind the star and golden wreath and ribbon abound it.
Željko Heimer, 15 Apr 1999


Commander of Naval General Staff (1938-1950)

Commander of Naval General Staff
image by Yosef Obskura and Željko Heimer, 15 Apr 1999

Flag of the commander of Naval General Staff of the Naval Fleet and the Naval Forces (1938-1950).
Željko Heimer, 15 Apr 1999, quoting from Flag-znamya korablya, 07 Mar 1999


Army Naval Forces (1935-1937)

Army Naval Forces
image by Yosef Obskura and Željko Heimer, 15 Apr 1999

Flag of the commander of RKKA [Workers and Peasants Red Army] Naval Forces (1935-1937).
Željko Heimer, 15 Apr 1999, quoting from Flag-znamya korablya, 07 Mar 1999


Inspector of the Army Naval Forces (1935-1937)

Inspector of the Army Naval Forces
image by Yosef Obskura and Željko Heimer, 15 Apr 1999

Flag of the inspector of RKKA [Workers and Peasants Red Army] Naval Forces (1935-1937).
Željko Heimer, 15 Apr 1999, quoting from Flag-znamya korablya, 07 Mar 1999


Army Staff (1935-1950)

Flag of the commander of the RKKA [Workers and Peasants Red Army] Staff (1935-1938) and of the commander of the RKKA General-Staff (1938-1950).
Željko Heimer, 15 Apr 1999, quoting from Flag-znamya korablya, 07 Mar 1999

Same as the naval ensign, with crossed blue rifles (?) behind the star.
Željko Heimer, 15 Apr 1999


Naval Ensign watch

I found your webpage when trying to find out some information about two flags shown on a watch. This was a gift from my brother-in-law (a Polish army captain) to my father, who served in the British navy as an engineer before his retirement. I understand that these are flags of the Russian navy, but I'm intrigued by the fact that the one on the left is a non-mirrored reverse of the usual ensign, and the only reference to it on your website is of a photo in a magazine - so I thought you would be interested to see this.
Alan Russell, 28 December 2014

Hammer and sickle were not mirrored by the painter in decorative reasons. Because hammer and sickle with hammer's top to the left was more usual. In real flags the hammer and sickle on the reverse side of naval flags were always mirrored.
Victor Lomantsov, 28 December 2014

Just that it's a Raketa 24 hours watch. Probably for the military, as I think they were their biggest customers. Nothing about the flags, sorry. I can't recall the submariner model having such decorations,  though. Some other part of the navy, perhaps.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 31 December 2014


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