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

Last modified: 2007-10-27 by antónio martins
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)
• Defense Comissar (1935-1950)
• Navy Comissar (1938-1950)
• Commander of Naval General Staff (1938-1950)
• Army Naval Forces (1935-1937)
• Inspector of the Army Naval Forces (1935-1937)
• Army Staff (1935-1950)

• Jack (1932-1992)
• Soviet Navy, 1950-1992 (second flag pattern)
• Soviet Navy
• Soviet Union

Naval ensign (1935-1992)

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

image by Yosef Obskura, Željko Heimer and António Martins, 21 Nov 2000 |

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

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)

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)

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)

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

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