The commissioning pennant (or masthead pennant) is a pennant (also spelled "pendant") flown from the masthead of a warship. The history of flying a commissioning...

the transferring officer reads the commissioning directive, the ensign is hoisted, and the commissioning pennant broken. The prospective commanding officer...

up pennant or pennon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pennant may refer to: Pennon (or pennant), a narrow, tapering flag Commissioning pennant, the...

There are other navies that also fly pennant in a similar manner (see commissioning pennant). The commissioning pennant in ships may end in a point, but they...

design and use. Examples: A commissioning pennant, or masthead, which a warship flies from its masthead and indicates the commission of the captain of the ship...

flags had 2:3 proportions, while the commodore's broad pennant and the Senior Officer's pennant had 1:2 proportions. Irrespective of the changes, the national...

the military units on parades. National colours Naval jack Naval commissioning pennant The national colours constitute the portable variants of the National...

Administration Commissioning pennant of the United States Navy Commissioning pennant of the United States Coast Guard Commissioning pennant of the National Oceanic...

"Navy - Command and Commissioning Pennants (U.S.)". "U.S. Navy Command Pennants and Flags". McMillan, Joe (2001). "Commissioning pennant". Flags of the World...

canton became the ensign, and the national flag became the jack. The commissioning pennant was the same as that used by the UK's Royal Navy until the early...

of the Indian Navy, located in the fly. Commissioning pennant of the Indian Navy A white triangular pennant with a gold-bordered octagon enclosing the...

separate war ensign, the commissioning pennant serves as the sign that a ship is a warship. The present model of the commissioning pennant was established at...

of the Indian Navy, located in the fly. Commissioning pennant of the Indian Navy A white triangular pennant with a gold-bordered octagon enclosing the...

Indianapolis is held by the Indiana State Museum. Her bell and a commissioning pennant were formerly located at Heslar Naval Armory but currently reside...

August) ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw. Commissioning pennant Swallow-tailed bicolor of white and red defaced with a cross pattée...

(bottom). 1965 – Commissioning pennant Triangular pennant with the crescent and stars on the far left; flown at the highest mast of commissioned naval ships...

harmony of yin and yang. These trigrams were also depicted on the commissioning pennant of the South Korean Navy. In Peking opera, a role with Daoist techniques...

set black-outlined anchor in the quarter ?—present Commissioning pennant Tri-colour long pennant of blue-yellow-red ?—present Chief of the General Staff...

Pennant with Norwegian stripe. – present Rank Flag of Petty officers Red pennant. – present Royal Norwegian Navy pennant Is a commissioning pennant and...

were made during 1863, when a new naval jack, battle ensign, and commissioning pennant design was introduced aboard all Confederate ships, echoing the...

NOAA ships in commission display the NOAA flag; those with only one mast fly it immediately beneath the ship's commissioning pennant or the personal...

Japanese) to replace the earlier plan of Aegis Ashore installations, commissioning one by the end of fiscal year 2027, and the other by the end of FY2028...

beginning on June 4, 2019. A Commissioning or Masthead pennant is flown from the masthead and represents the commission of the captain of the ship (and...

Commissioning pennant (Greek: Επισείων Πολεμικού Πλοίου, i.e., "Warship Pennant") flown by all Hellenic Navy's ships and establishments in commission...

the Class I pennant. The pennants also carry forward a tradition of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey fleet, which flew commission pennants identical to...

Thomas Pennant (27 June [O.S. 14 June] 1726 – 16 December 1798) was a Welsh naturalist, traveller, writer and antiquarian. He was born and lived his whole...

A signal cannon was fired and the ship's new battle ensign and commissioning pennant were broken out at the peaks of the mizzen gaff and mainmast. With...

Defence flag HN 4-star Admiral's Flag HN Senior Officer's flag HN Commissioning Pennant Royal HN Naval Ensign (1970–1973) and HN Naval Ensign (1973–1974)...

officers' commissions and of paying crew wages once a ship had completed its voyage; see Ship commissioning#Ship decommissioning Paying off pennant, flown...

a white field with the Malayan flag in the canton. 1963 onwards Commissioning pennant of the Malaysian Navy 1944 ‒ 1945 Flag of the Malayan Volunteer...