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Malawi Navy

image by Željko Heimer, 27 May 2002, according to Album 2000.

Malaŵi Naval Unit
Malaŵi Naval Unit - variant

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Malaŵi Naval Unit flag

Regarding Malaŵi, it would not be correct to say that Malaŵi has a Naval ensign since it is a landlocked country, but it does have a "Naval Unit" which operates on Lake Nyasa/Malaŵi (one of the largest lakes in Africa).

The flag of the Naval Unit is based on a naval ensign pattern and has a white field with a red cross (as in the British White Ensign) with the Malaŵi national flag in the canton. In the fourth quarter is a yellow anchor, above which is a red lion. Under the anchor are the words "Malaŵi Naval Unit" in black.
I have one of these flags in my collection made by a manufacturer in Harare.
Bruce Berry, 19 Jan 1998

Naval Unit Flag. ---/--S 3:5
White flag with thin red cross though out, the national flag in canton and an emblem in lower fly. The emblem consists of a cabled yellow anchor with rising sun and with red lion passant guardant above and inscription in black "Malaŵi ARMY NAVAL UNIT" around the anchor (following the shape).
Željko Heimer, 27 May 2002

Malaŵi Naval Unit - variant

image by Željko Heimer, 12 Dec 2001, after image by Clay Moss, 11 Dec 2001

I lived in Malaŵi for a couple of years and discovered that the army naval unit had an ensign for its patrol boats. It looks much like the naval ensign of Brunei with the slim blue St. George's Cross as illustrated in Whitney Smith's 1980 abbreviated book, except with the Malaŵian flag in the canton. There is a red rampant lion over a gold anchor defacing the lower fly quarter. The proportions are roughly 2 to 3. William Smith and Gourock (the flag manufacturer in Harare, Zimbabwe) now produce a Malaŵian naval flag using a red St. George's cross. However, this flag has not yet been seen flying on Lake Malaŵi.
Clay Moss, 09 Apr 1997