Navy
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War ensign Navy flag Commissioning pennant |
The war ensign and the naval jack symbolize traditions of the Polish Navy dating back to Polish privateer fleet of the 15th–17th centuries. They are also symbols of a navy ship crew's courage, honor, unbreakable fighting spirit and readiness to defend Poland and its maritime rights. Naval Service Regulations define when, where and how the flags should be raised and lowered on board a navy ship.
| Image | English name Polish name |
Design | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| War ensign Bandera wojenna |
Swallow-tailed horizontal bicolor of white and red defaced with the arms of Poland in the white stripe Proportion 10:21 |
? Naval ensign |
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| Naval jack Proporzec Marynarki Wojennej |
Horizontal bicolor of white and red defaced with a cross pattée countercharged and, in the middle of the cross, with an armed arm brandishing a sabre (szabla) in a torteau (a red roundel) Proportion 4:5 |
Flown together with the war ensign on Sundays, holidays and other special occasions; flown everyday when in foreign waters | |
| Navy flag Flaga Marynarki Wojennej |
Swallow-tailed red flag emblazoned with the Navy Eagle Proportion 10:21 |
Ceremonial flag used on military holidays, visits of high civilian or military authorities, or representatives of foreign countries, as well as other ceremonies. Flown together with flags of other branches of the Armed Forces during Polish Armed Forces Day (15 August) ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw. | |
| Commissioning pennant Znak dowódcy okrętu |
Swallow-tailed bicolor of white and red defaced with a cross pattée countercharged near the hoist Proportion 1:25 |
Ship commanded by a navy officer in a campaign | |
| Naval auxiliary ensign Bandera pomocniczych jednostek pływających Marynarki Wojennej |
Blue flag with an image of the naval ensign in the canton Proportion 3:5 |
Auxiliary naval vessels, such as patrol boats, tugboats, replenishment oilers, mine trawlers and degaussing stations, which are not allowed to fly the war ensign | |
| Naval airport (heliport) flag Flaga lotnisk (lądowisk) Marynarki Wojennej |
Horizontal bicolor of white and red defaced with the arms of Poland in the middle of the white stripe, the Air Force checkerboard in the white stripe between the coat of arms and the hoist, and a white anchor entwined with an S-shaped rope in the red stripe below the checkerboard Proportion 5:8 |
Naval airports and heliports |
Read more about this topic: List Of Polish Flags, Military Flags
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