Pre-1910 rank flags of the Portuguese Navy

Last modified: 2006-12-16 by antónio martins
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• Non-Navy officers:
  • King (royal standard)
  • other Royalty
  • Governor of an Overseas Province
  • Governor of an Overseas District
• High ranks:
  • Navy Minister
  • Chief of Naval Staff
• Commanding officers:
  • Admiral
  • Vice Admiral
  • Rear Admiral
  • Rear Admiral (Subordinate)
  • Captain in Command
• Other ranks:
  • Senior Naval Officer
  • Inspector of Arsenal
  • Chief of Department
  • Captain of Port

• Current rank flags
• Portugal (1830-1910)
• Portugal

• The excellent site of Associação Nacional de Cruzeiros, including information about historical command flags and pennants, modern command flags and pennants and pre-1910 personal and command flags

other Royalty

Based on the ANC page and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906 [jfs], this rank flag was for Royalty (other than the King).
Miles Li, 22 Jan 2006

Governor of an Overseas Province

Based on the ANC page and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906 [jfs], this was the rank flag of a Governor of an Overseas Province.
Miles Li, 22 Jan 2006

Governor of an Overseas District

Based on the ANC page and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906 [jfs], this was the rank flag of a Governor of an Overseas District.
Miles Li, 22 Jan 2006

Navy Minister

Based on the ANC page and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906 [jfs].
Miles Li, 22 Jan 2006

Chief of Naval Staff
(Presidente do Conselho do Almirantado)

Based on the ANC page and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906 [jfs], this was the rank flag for the Chief of Naval Staff (Conselho do Almirantado).
Miles Li, 24 Jan 2006

Admiral

Based on the ANC page and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906 [jfs], this was the rank flag for an Admiral.
Miles Li, 24 Jan 2006

Vice Admiral

Based on the ANC page and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906 [jfs], this was the rank flag for a Vice Admiral.
Miles Li, 24 Jan 2006

Rear Admiral

Based on the ANC page and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906 [jfs], this was the rank flag for a Rear Admiral.
Miles Li, 24 Jan 2006

Rear Admiral (Subordinate)

Based on the ANC page and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906 [jfs], this was the rank flag for a Rear Admiral (Subordinate).
Miles Li, 24 Jan 2006

Captain in Command

Based on the ANC page and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906 [jfs], this was the rank flag for a Captain Commanding a Naval Division.
Miles Li, 25 Jan 2006

Senior Naval Officer

Based on the ANC page and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906 [jfs], this was the rank flag for a Senior Naval Officer.
Miles Li, 27 Jan 2006

Inspector of Arsenal

Based on the ANC page and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906 [jfs], this was the rank flag for the Arsenal Inspector.
Miles Li, 27 Jan 2006

Chief of Department

Based on the ANC page and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906 [jfs], this was the rank flag for the chief of a [naval] department.
Miles Li, 27 Jan 2006

Captain of Port

Based on the ANC page and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906 [jfs], this was the rank flag for the captain of a port.
Miles Li, 27 Jan 2006

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