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![[C-in-C of the Navy (Thailand)]](../images/t/th-n-cnc.gif)
by Calvin Paige Herring
From the Singha Beer source:
The Flag of the Naval Commander-in-Chief
The base of this dark blue flag is two thirds of its length. In the middle stands a yellow anchor threaded through a flaming yellow Chakkra, on top of which is a Crown — also in yellow. [Identical to "Commander-in-Chief of the Navy" above.] Launched in B.E.2479 [1936 AD] during the reign of King Rama VIII, the flag resembles the one in use at the present time.
Santiago Dotor, 5 November 1999
![[Commander of the Fleet (Thailand)]](../images/t/th-n-cfl.gif)
by Calvin Paige Herring
From the Singha Beer source:
The Frigate [wrong translation!] Commander's FlagThis is a wrong translation of the Thai term for "fleet". It appears as the Commander of the Fleet's flag in Flaggenbuch 1939.
This a dark blue flag, measuring two-thirds of its length. In the middle stands an anchor threaded through a flaming Chakkra, above which hovers the Royal Crown-all of which are in yellow. [Identical to "Commander of the Fleet" above.]The flag is shaped like a bird's tail. The flag first made its appearance in B.E.2479 [1936 AD] and has been in use ever since. Currently, it is known [as] "The Commander of a War Frigate's Flag".
Santiago Dotor, 5 November 1999
![[Commander of a Coastal Station (Thailand)]](../images/t/th-n-ccs.gif)
by Calvin Paige Herring
Sources for the above three: Flaggenbuch 1939 and Barraclough and Crampton 1981.
Calvin Paige Herring, 30 May 1998
![[Admiral of the Fleet Rank Flag (Thailand)]](../images/t/th-n-aof.gif)
by Calvin Paige Herring
![[Admiral Rank Flag (Thailand)]](../images/t/th-n-adm.gif)
by Calvin Paige Herring
![[Vice Admiral Rank Flag (Thailand)]](../images/t/th-n-vad.gif)
by Calvin Paige Herring
![[Rear Admiral Rank Flag (Thailand)]](../images/t/th-n-rad.gif)
by Calvin Paige Herring
![[Commodore Rank Flag (Thailand)]](../images/t/th-n-cdr.gif)
by Calvin Paige Herring
Source for the above five: Barraclough and Crampton 1981.
Calvin Paige Herring, 29 May 1998
![[Commander's Flag (Thailand)]](../images/t/th^cmdr.gif)
2:5
The blue border matches the original source's background and is not part of the flag
from the Singha Beer source
From the Singha Beer source:
The Commander's FlagThis appears as Flotillenchefstander or "pennant of a Flotilla Commander" in Flaggenbuch 1939, and it certainly is 2:5, with the anchor's vertical axis offset from the hoist 1/5th of the length. A similar pennant, but with the fly (3/5ths length) coloured white, appears as Halbflotillenchefstander or "pennant of a Half-Flotilla Commander", and yet another pennant, all white with a blue anchor, appears as Dienstalterstander or "seniority pennant".
The flag was a dark blue, triangular pennant, the ration of the base to the length being 2 by 5 [sic — the image is possibly wrong]. In the middle stands a yellow anchor.The flag first made its appearance in B.E. 2479 [1936 AD] following a special Royal Decree, known as Article 9, concerning flags. In B.E.2483 [1940 AD], however, Article 9 was abolished ["and"?] the amended Royal Decree came into force in B.E.2483 [1940 AD]. The design on the flag, however, is the same as the one used today.
Santiago Dotor, 5 November 1999
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