Command flag, Vice Admiral, RN

A command flag of a Vice-Admiral, RN. The flag is made of machine-sewn bunting in a wool/synthetic blend. The hoist is stencilled 'F. ADMIRAL 6'. It is supposedly the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee flown in HMS 'Invincible' at the battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914. Repair at fly edge. Details on use of flag are uncertain. Rope and two Inglefield clips attached.

Object Details

ID: AAA0791
Collection: Flags
Type: Command flag
Display location: Not on display
Events: World War I: Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918
Vessels: Invincible 1907 (HMS)
Date made: after 1864; 8 Dec 1914
People: Royal Navy; Sturdee, Frederick Charles Doveton
Credit: On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London from a private collection
Measurements: flag: 1397 x 2006.6 mm
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