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Article about: Hi, I have a Second World War Royal Canadian Navy commissioning pennant that, as you’ll see in the photos, is on a wooden spool or bobbin sort of thing that has a number 2 handwritten on t
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Interesting! Thank you for this.
If anyone else has photos showing such a rig, I’d love to see them.
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Just as many full-sized flags have wooden toggles, these are simply pushed through loops on the mast rope, permanently fitted to the mast, then raised/lowered as required.
This is a daily requirement in the ‘colours’ ceremony (morning and evening - the flag being stowed overnight), so a quick and simple (but secure) method is required.
The wooden toggle fits the bill.
All the best,
Bob
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Thank you, Bob. I’m familiar with the wood toggles on larger flags but didn’t connect those with the dumbell-shaped one on this pennant. What you say makes perfect sense!
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Naturally, the commissioning pennant (and then the de-commissioning pennant), are only flown once.
I was fortunate enough to be present at the de-commissioning ceremony of HMS Daedalus (where I worked for the wind-down for the last couple of years - a very sad day), and recall that the pennant was several yards long, and the commander kept it (by tradition).
Such a pity yours has no indication of the vessel, but it’s a lovely and unusual thing, nonetheless.
Stay well,
Bob
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Thanks, Bob. The pennant came from a RCN Fairmile torpedo boat but, unfortunately, I don’t know which one.
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