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>>Albert >> >>As I understand it the Commisisonig Pennant was flown >>from the main top, and only, as I said, by private >>ships. >> >>A ship with a flag officer would fly his squadron >>colour at the appropriate station. >> >>I think it would appear that the Victory would not >>carry a Pennant (Pendant). Which is how I have always >>understood it. >> >>Cy > >I haven't found a plain statement to that effect yet. >Meanwhile, in any case <I>Victory</i> would not have >been flying a White Ensign from the foremast, but >rather a white flag with a red cross, the flag of >"England." That was what rear-admirals, >vice-admirals, and admirals of the "White Squadron" >used as a command flag. Collingwood being a >vice-admiral of the Blue Squadron, <i>Royal >Sovereign</i> would have had a plain blue rectangular >flag at the foremast; <i>Britannia</i> would have had >the flag of England at the mizzen mast.

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