Pre-1910 rank flags of the Portuguese Navy

Last modified: 2024-09-28 by klaus-michael schneider
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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
  • Pennant
• Other ranks:
  • Senior Naval Officer
  • Inspector of Arsenal
  • Chief of Department
  • Captain of Port

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

other Royalty

This rank flag was for Royalty (other than the King).
Sources: Flaggenbuch 1905 and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906
Miles Li, 22 Jan 2006

Governor of an Overseas Province

This was the rank flag of a Governor of an Overseas Province.
Sources: Flaggenbuch 1905 and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906
Miles Li, 22 Jan 2006

Governor of an Overseas District

This was the rank flag of a Governor of an Overseas District.
Sources: Flaggenbuch 1905 and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906
Miles Li, 22 Jan 2006

Navy Minister

This was the rank flag of the Navy Minister.
Sources: Flaggenbuch 1905 and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906
Miles Li, 22 Jan 2006

Chief of Naval Staff
(Presidente do Conselho do Almirantado)

This was the rank flag for the Chief of Naval Staff (Conselho do Almirantado).
Sources: Flaggenbuch 1905 and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906
Miles Li, 22 Jan 2006

Admiral

This was the rank flag for an Admiral.
Sources: Flaggenbuch 1905 and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906
Miles Li, 22 Jan 2006

Vice Admiral

This was the rank flag for a Vice Admiral.
Sources: Flaggenbuch 1905 and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906
Miles Li, 24 Jan 2006

Rear Admiral

This was the rank flag for a Rear Admiral.
Sources: Flaggenbuch 1905 and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906
Miles Li, 24 Jan 2006

Rear Admiral (Subordinate)

This was the rank flag for a Rear Admiral (Subordinate).
Sources: Flaggenbuch 1905 and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906
Miles Li, 24 Jan 2006

Captain in Command

This was the rank flag for a Captain commanding a Naval Division.
Sources: Flaggenbuch 1905 and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906
Miles Li, 25 Jan 2006

Pennant

Based on the obsolete ANC page and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906

[jfs], this was the pennant for a senior officer
Miles Li, 25 Jan 2006

Senior Naval Officer

This was the rank flag for a Senior Naval Officer.
Sources: Flaggenbuch 1905 and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906
Miles Li, 27 Jan 2006

Inspector of Arsenal

This was the rank flag for a Arsenal Inspector.
Sources: Flaggenbuch 1905 and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906
Miles Li, 27 Jan 2006

Chief of Department

This was the rank flag for the Chief of a (naval) Department.
Sources: Flaggenbuch 1905 and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906
Miles Li, 27 Jan 2006

Captain of Port

This was the rank flag for the Captain of a Port.
Sources: Flaggenbuch 1905 and Jane’s Fighting Ships 1906
Miles Li, 27 Jan 2006

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