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...

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

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

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...

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...

weapons Decommissioning pennant, where a navy ship wears an extremely long commissioning pennant at the end of its commission overseas Demobilization...

Indian Naval Crest - placed in the fly. Commissioning pennant of the Indian Navy A white, triangular pennant enclosing a minuscule version of the octagon-shaped...

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...

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

Tuah. The ship was also named KD Hang Tuah, but retained HMS Mermaid's pennant number of F76. Hang Tuah is a 2,300 standard ton light patrol frigate armed...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

NOAA Commissioned Corps Command at Sea badge is a gold-colored pin consisting of a triangle superimposed on anchor flukes and an unfurled commissioning pennant...

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

the Marechaussee (the grenade with closed flame). 1934-present Commissioning pennant Nassau blue flag, loaded in the center with the Marechaussee grenade...

also flew a "commission pennant" in a similar manner to U.S. Navy and United States Coast Guard ships. The fleet had three commission pennants, one for its...