Flag

Machine sewn, wool bunting flag. Swallow-tailed, divided horizontally red over blue. Very dubiously attributed to Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood's ship HMS 'Excellent'. Association details uncertain. Brass grommets in hoist.

Object Details

ID: AAA0799
Collection: Flags
Type: Flag
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Excellent (1787)
Date made: 1797 ?
People: Collingwood, Cuthbert
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: flag: 635 x 1066.8 mm