Age of Sail English Navy flags

[Lluís of Minairons]

Our recently started 1:600 scale Age of Sail Naval Flags range keeps growing, now by the addition of three new sets devoted to the English Navy between 1630 and 1707.



Some of the mast flags chosen are interchangeable to some extent from one Squadron ship to another, while the Royal Standard we've chosen there is that one of Stuart's dynasty. All three are already available at our website, as usual.

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[Baron von Wreckedoften]

Very nice set of flags.  One small point - the Royal Standard is flown only when the monarch is present and only on the vessel in which he/she is travelling.  In practice, this would be the Royal Yacht, the first of which was commissioned in 1660, with the last (Britannia) being decommissioned in 1997.

Btw, excellent knowledge ref. the simple Union Flags; most people think it was only used from 1707, but it was in fact designed almost immediately after James I/VI came to the English throne (he was already King of Scotland) and was intended specifically as a naval flag to mark English and Scottish ships on the high seas, although it was only incorporated into the White Ensign from 1707.

[Lluís of Minairons]

Yes you're right, and I was aware of it too.

The Red Squadron alternatives to a Royal Standard I had at hand were a St. George's flag (already present in the White Squadron sheet), or a smaller Red Ensign (like in the Blue Squadron sheet), or even a plain red flag (and who is willing to buy a plain red flag, so easy to make by  one's own?).

I finally chose a Royal Standard to complete the Red Squadron sheet with the purpose to add the most choices possible to users, by combining all three sheets.

Thanks for your comment

[Baron von Wreckedoften]

Yes you're right, and I was aware of it too.

That's what I was complimenting you on (sorry if I wasn't clear).  A great-uncle of my father was senior medical officer aboard the Britannia, later retiring as a Rear Admiral Surgeon, and attended the Queen when she was expecting her fourth child, hence my particular interest in Royal Yachts.

[Lluís of Minairons]

And I appreciate your explanations, that eventually interested users will find useful.