Socialist Yugoslavia: Naval flags (1956-1991)
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Socialist Yugoslavia: Naval flags (1956-1991)
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The laws on the naval flags
New regulations on the naval flags were issued in 1956, replacing
the
1949 regulations
:
- Zakon o vojnim pomorskim zastavama FNRJ i o komandnim i
rangovnim zastavama
, 5 June 1956, published in
Službeni list FNRJ
, 22/56
- Pravilnik (o komandnim i rangovnim zastavama FNRJ)
,
published in
Službeni list FNRJ
, 36/56
The new regulations retain the naval ensign established in 1949,
drop out the
honour ensign
, rename the
border guard ensign and introduce the naval jack and a whole new set
of
rank
and command flags and pennants,
based on the Royal Navy flags used before the Second World War.
In 1963 the name of the state was changed to Socialist Federative
Republic of Yugoslavia and the national
coat
of arms
was modified.
The
national flag
was not changed, but those
flags that included the coat of arms were modified:
As far as I know, there were no official laws and regulations
introducing the change formally in the set of naval flags, and I
believe that this was formally done only in the 1970s with the
following regulations:
- Zakon o vojnim pomorskim zastavama SFRJ
, published in
Službeni list FNRJ
, 22/73
- Pravilnik
[
o vojnim pomorskim zastavama SFRJ
?),
published in
Službeni list FNRJ
, 46/75
mentioned by Vladimir Isaić
[isa01]
.
Anyway, the maritime encyclopedia
Pomorska enciklopedija
,
published in 1964, already shows the change in the coat of arms, so
we may consider that the change was being carried out
de facto
immediatly (or probably as soon as it was possible to provide ships
with a new set of flags, presumably depending on funding).
All these flags were obsolete early in the 1990s. I do not know if
the Navy dropped their use altogether (say, once the country dropped
the star from the national flag in
1992
) or if
they were still used. At least some ensign must have been in use,
presumably also a jack, since all the ships at the time were moored
in the Korot bay. Certainly, the
new naval
ensigns
were adopted in 1993, and the set of command and
rank flags
and pennants was prescribed in
1995. I believe that 1993 can be the latest date for these flags at
best.
Željko Heimer
, 22 October 2003
Naval ensign
Naval ensign
- Image by
Željko Heimer
, 26 October 2003
The naval ensign was a red flag with the national tricolour flag
in the canton fimbriated with a white line. In the middle of the
tricolour flag is set a yellow-bordered red five-pointed star within
a yellow-golden wreath.
Sources:
- Pomorska enciklopedija VII: Zastava
, Jugoslavenski
leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1964
- V. Isaić
[isa01]
Željko Heimer
, 26 October 2003
Naval jack
Naval jack
- Images by
Željko Heimer
, 26 October 2003
Left
, first version (1956-1963)
Right
, second version (1963-1991)
The naval jack (
Pramčana zastava brodova Jugoslavenske ratne
mornarice
) was a red 2:3 flag, with the national
coat of arms
in the middle. In 1963 the
coat of arms was changed, adding a sixth torch, so the jack was
amended accordingly.
Sources:
- Pomorska enciklopedija VII: Zastava
, Jugoslavenski
leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1964
- V. Isaić
[isa01]
, with a
somewhat larger coat of arms
Željko Heimer
, 26 October 2003
Border Guard ensign
Border Guard ensign
- Image by
Željko Heimer
, 26 October 2003
The
former People's Defence Ensign
was renamed Border Guard Ensign (
Zastava brodova graničnih
jedinica
) but otherwise was not changed in design.
Sources:
- Pomorska enciklopedija VII: Zastava
, Jugoslavenski
leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1964
- V. Isaić
[isa01]
Željko Heimer
, 26 October 2003
Flag of the President of the Republic
Flag of the President of the Republic
- Images by
Željko Heimer
, 26 October 2003
Left
, first version (1956-1963)
Right
, second version (1963-1991)
The flag of the President of the Republic (
Zastava predsjednika
Republike
) was a square national tricolour flag with the national
coat of arms
in the middle and bordered
with tricolour triangles. The same basic design for the flag of the
head of the state was used by the
Kingdom of
Yugoslavia
, which had inherited of it from
Austria-Hungary
. Today, the successor
states of Yugoslavia use similarly patterned flags for their
presidents, and the pattern can also be seen in other states
succeding Austria-Hungary.
In 1963, the national
coat of arms
was changed, and the flag of the President was amended accordingly (
photo
).
Sources:
- Pomorska enciklopedija VII: Zastava
, Jugoslavenski
leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1964
- V. Isaić
[isa01]
, with a
somewhat larger coat of arms
Željko Heimer
, 26 October 2003
Flag of the Minister of Defense
Flag of the Minister of Defense
- Images by
Željko Heimer
, 26 October 2003
Left
, first version (1956-1963)
Right
, second version (1963-1991)
The flag of the Minister of Defense (
Zastava drž;avnog
sekretara za poslove narodne obrane
; literally, flag of the state
secretary for the national defense issues; the title of the minister
gradually changed during the rest of the XXth century) was a white
flag with a border made of tricolour bars and the national
coat of arms
in the middle.
In 1963, the national
coat of arms
was changed, and the flag of the Minister of Defense was amended
accordingly.
Sources:
- Pomorska enciklopedija VII: Zastava
, Jugoslavenski
leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1964
- V. Isaić
[isa01]
, with a
different caption, "Flag of the Federal Secretary for People's
Defence" (
Zastava Saveznog sekretara za narodnu obranu
)
Željko Heimer
, 26 October 2003
Masthead pennant
Masthead pennant
- Image by
Željko Heimer
, 26 October 2003
The Masthead pennant (
Plamenac komandanta broda
) was a red
pennant of equal width until the half of the fly and then decreasing
triangularly until the tricolour tassel at the fly. At the hoist
there is the Yugoslav tricolour flag with the yellow bordered red
five-pointed star within the wreath as in the
naval
ensign
.
As for the
1949 masthead pennant
,
there might have been slight change in the shape of the pennant,
but, basically, it remained identical and continued to be used until
the 1990s. Then the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia dropped out the
star and wreath and continued to use a
similar pennant
.
Source:
Pomorska enciklopedija VII: Zastava
,
Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1964.
Željko Heimer
, 19 October 2003