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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.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA0791 |
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| 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 |