State Services Ensigns 1871-1918 (Prussia, Germany)

Ensigns for Sea Services

Last modified: 2001-09-08 by santiago dotor
Keywords: prussia: kingdom | preussen | eagle (black) | coat of arms | postal | pilot | customs | fishery | canton (white) | disc (white) | anchor: fouled (gold) | crown: imperial | letters: 2 |
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• Introduction
• State Ensign 1895-1918 (Service Flag for State Vessels and State Maritime Buildings)
• Pilot Ensign 1895-1918 (Flagge der Lotsenverwaltung)
• Customs Ensign 1895-1918 (Flagge der Zollverwaltung)
• Fishery Inspection Ensign 1895-1918 (Flagge der Fischereiaufsicht)

See also:

• State Services Ensigns 1863-1867 (inland waters services)
• Kingdom of Prussia 1701-1918
• Prussia Historical Flags
• Germany

The ensigns for sea services corresponded to the German service flag of the time with the small coat of arms of Prussia in the canton and eventually other emblems. They were abolished in 1918. During the same time the ensigns for inland waters services were based on the Prussian war ensign.

Mario Fabretto, 17 August 1998

Service Flag for State Vessels and State Maritime Buildings

by Jaume Ollé

In the black-white-red with a white circular cut-out in the back and red stripe; in the white central disk, a yellow fouled anchor crowned with the Imperial crown in gold. A white square in the upper hoist filling the whole of the height of the black stripe. In the square the Prussian eagle. Fixed 24 January 1894, adopted 5 February 1895, and abandoned by 1918. Illustrated in Crampton 1990 p. 42, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon 1912 vol. 4, National Geographic 1917 p. 367, nos. 999 and 1003.

Norman Martin, 20 January 1998

Flagge der Lotsenverwaltung

by Jaume Ollé

Like the state ensign, but with the anchor between red letters L and V [for Lotsen-Verwaltung or pilots' administration].

Norman Martin, 20 January 1998

Editor's note: see also the pilot flag.

Flagge der Zollverwaltung

by Jaume Ollé

Like the state ensign, but with the anchor between red letters Z and V [for Zoll-Verwaltung or customs administration].

Norman Martin, 20 January 1998

Flagge der Fischereiaufsicht

by Jaume Ollé

Like the state ensign, but with the anchor between red letters F and A [for Fischerei-Aufsicht, fishery inspection].

Norman Martin, 20 January 1998

Fixed 24 January 1894 and adopted 5 February 1895.

Mario Fabretto, 17 August 1998