People's Republic of Albania: Naval ensign and jack

Last modified: 2002-03-02 by ivan sache
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• Naval ensign (1946-1954)
• Naval ensign and pennant (1954-1958)
• Naval ensign and pennant (1958-1992)
• Naval jack (1958-1992)

See also:

• People's Republic of Albania: Other ensigns
• People's Republic of Albania (1946-1992)
• Albania
• Albania: Historical flags

Naval ensign (1946-1954)

by Jorge Candeias & Jaume Ollé

The Albanian naval ensign followed the Yugoslav model between 1946 and 1954. According to the Flag Bulletin [tfb], the ensign contained an anchor charged with a red star fimbriated yellow. In Vexilloteca [vxt], the star appears totally yellow (this is probably an error). Ratio 2:3.

Jaume Ollé, 15 June 1996

Naval ensign and pennant (1954-1958)

by Jaume Ollé & Jorge Candeias

On 29 May 1954, the naval ensign was modified by the Decree number 38 and became a blue flag with the national flag in canton. The legal regulations did not establish a shade of blue (the image above uses a shade similar to that of Vexilloteca [vxt]). The national flag in the canton had proportions 3:4. Flag ratio 3:4.

Jaume Ollé, 15 June 1996

by Jaume Ollé & Jorge Candeias

The naval pennant. had a ratio 29:100.

Jaume Ollé, 15 June 1996

Naval ensign and pennant (1958-1992)

by Mark Sensen

The Naval ensign was white with a red stripe along the lower edge (~4:1). On the white the double-headed eagle and the red star edged in gold over his head. I don't know if and how they changed it. Both the civil and naval ensigns have proportions 2:3.

Mark Sensen, 4 October 1995

On 14 August 1958, the naval ensign changed again (by the Decree number 96), being this time based on the Soviet model.

Jaume Ollé, 15 June 1996

by Jorge Candeias & Jaume Ollé

The naval pennant had ratio 1:15.

Jaume Ollé, 15 June 1996

Naval jack (1958-1992)

by Jaume Ollé

The first jack of Albania was also established in 1958, being red with a red star fimbriated white. Ratio 2:3.

Jaume Ollé, 15 June 1996