List of Singaporean flags
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National flag
Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1959-1963, 1965 – | Flag of Singapore | A horizontal bicolour of red over white, charged in white in the canton with a crescent facing, towards the fly, a pentagon of five stars. | |
1966 – | Civil ensign | Used by Singapore-registered civilian ships. Referred to in law as the Red Ensign. |
Government
Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1960 – | Presidential standard | Used to denote the presence of the President of Singapore while in the country. | |
1960 – | Government ensign | Used by non-military, government vessels. |
Military
Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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Link to image | 1965 – | Flag of the Singapore Armed Forces | |
Link to image | 1965 – | Service Flag of the Singapore Army | |
Link to image | 1965 – | Service Flag of the Republic of Singapore Air Force | |
1967 – | Naval ensign | Used by military ships owned by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). | |
1965 – | Commissioning pennant | Used on warships currently commissioned by the RSN. The length of the pennant depends on how long the ship has been commissioned. The design features the crescent and five stars, similar to the other flags of Singapore.[1] |
Miscellaneous
Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1929– | Malaysia Preventive Service flag | To be used by Malaysian owned ships when operating in Singaporean waters |
Historic
Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1874–1942 | Straits Settlements | Adopted when Singapore was joined with Malacca and Penang as a single Crown colony. | |
1942–1945 | Flag of Japan | Used during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. The actual flag is still used in Japan as the national flag (officially since 1999 after some modifications). | |
1946–1959 | Crown colony of Singapore | Adopted when Singapore became a Crown colony on its own following the dissolution of the Crown colony of the Straits Settlements. | |
1963–1965 | Flag of Malaysia | Used in Singapore during the Union with Malaysia. Still the current flag of Malaysia. |
See also
References
- ↑ "Navy News (Volume 3)" (PDF). Republic of Singapore Navy. 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
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