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Nazi German merchant ensign (1935-1945)
Nazi German merchant ensign, pattern 1935-45, from SS 'Rheingold'. The flag is made of wool bunting, with a cotton hoist and is machine sewn at the ends (the sides are selvedge edges). The flag has a red field with a white disc in the centre bearing a black swastika. All of the design has been printed onto the surface of the fabric. A rope and clip are attached for hoisting.
SS 'Rheingold' was captured on 25 October 1939 by HMS 'Delhi', under Captain Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton (1890-1957).
SS 'Rheingold' was captured on 25 October 1939 by HMS 'Delhi', under Captain Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton (1890-1957).
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA0483 |
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| Collection: | Flags |
| Type: | Civil ensign |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gath and Peine |
| Places: | Germany |
| Events: | World War II, 1939-1945; World War II: Rheingold-Delhi Action, 1939 |
| Vessels: | Delhi (1918); Rheingold 1922 [SS] |
| Date made: | 1935-1939; 1935-39 1935-45 |
| People: | Hamilton, Louis Henry Keppel |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | flag: 1498.6 x 2590.8 mm |