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by Devereaux Cannon
From the 1882 U.S. Navy publication, Flags of Maritime Nations.
Devereaux Cannon, 25 October 1999
Cruzeiro of 20 stars (without the central one).
Zeljko Heimer, 27 March 2001
Siebmacher (1876) shows the blue flag with 20 stars, horizontal 6-6, vertical 4-4, the center being empty space for one further star. He names it Commandoflagge, and gives proporions of 4:7.
Ralf Stelter, 23 March 2001
The 1858 Album des Pavillons by LeGras calls this the "command flag" with the notes that it is flown by an admiral at the head of the mainmast, by a vice admiral at the foremast), and by a chef d'escadre at the mizzen. Chefe de esquadra was the Brazilian rank title equivalent to a rear admiral throughout the imperial period (unlike the old French term chef d'escadre, which was one step junior to a contre-amiral. LeGras also says this flag was displayed at the bow (i.e., as a jack) whenever the ensign was flown at the stern. He also gives the proportions as 4:7. The same design appears in the 1870 edition of Flags of Maritime Nations.
Joseph McMillan, 28 March 2001
by Devereaux Cannon
From the 1882 U.S. Navy publication, Flags of Maritime Nations.
Devereaux Cannon, 25 October 1999
Triangular cruzeiro pennant with 20 stars arranged so that 4 stars are "out of cruzeiro."
Zeljko Heimer, 27 March 2001
LeGras calls this the "triangle of command," giving proportions 2:5, and says it is flown by a chef de division, which in Portuguese is chefe de divisão, the imperial Brazilian rank equivalent to a commodore. Labeled "commodore's triangle" in Flags of Maritime Nations.
Joseph McMillan, 28 March 2001
by Zeljko Heimer
From the 1882 U.S. Navy publication, Flags of Maritime Nations.
Devereaux Cannon, 25 October 1999
Blue long pennant with 14 stars, of which two are set "crossing" the line of stars between the 3rd and 4th from hoist. Is there any significance to the number 14?
Zeljko Heimer, 27 March 2001