"Age of Sail - Recommended Ship Flag Sizes? " Topic
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| Mako11 | 12 Jan 2012 12:33 a.m. PST |
I need to make some paper banners and flags, for 15mm/18mm sloops, brigs, frigates, and possibly larger 4th or 5th rate vessels, so would like to know what size flags people would recommend, for the mainmast, and/or mizzen? Also, would like to know what you recommend for troops carrying a banner or flag on shore? Same goes for 25mm/28mm vessels as well. I assume smaller flags for the smaller vessels, and a bit larger for the big ones. Timeframe is primarily for the 1630 – 1725, or so, but might as well ask for the later 1700's, and Napoleonic eras too, while we're at it. Thoughts? |
GildasFacit  | 12 Jan 2012 5:42 a.m. PST |
Ship's flags tended to be quite large, getting smaller as time went on. I have a list of sizes for English/British ships somewhere – if I can find it I will post later. |
| GildasFacit | 12 Jan 2012 12:11 p.m. PST |
Mako Here are the figures I found – for English ships in 1691. wide long
1691 feet feet
1st Ensign & Flag 23.8 42.0
Jack 12.8 21.0
pennant 2.8 96.0
2nd Ensign & Flag 20.2 37.5
Jack 11.0 18.0
pennant 2.8 87.0
3rd Ensign & Flag 18.3 33.0
Jack 9.2 15.0
pennant 2.8 84.0
4th Ensign & Flag 16.5 30.0
Jack 9.2 15.0
pennant 2.8 72.0
5th Ensign & Flag 14.7 24.0
Jack 7.3 12.0
pennant 2.8 66.0
The formatting comes out wrong but you should be able to get the necessary sizes.
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| Mako11 | 12 Jan 2012 2:04 p.m. PST |
Wow, that is a lot of variability. Thanks for the info. I really appreciate it. The details should help me to get in the ballpark, with at least a few of them. |
| Lion in the Stars | 13 Jan 2012 8:41 a.m. PST |
Wow, bigger than I had thought! I was going to say the 'Carrier' sized flag in modern times is actually 30x50 feet, but most ships fly a much smaller flag in the 15x25 range. Even the Constitution flies a 'small' flag (~9x15 or so). |
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