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All RN warships have a commissioning pennant at top of main mast. Narrow white pennant with elongated red +

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I have, of course, read about this a lot in all the Hornblower type novels, but is it still used today? I just surfed around some on the shipsspotting website and found quite a few pics of RN warships, some under way, some in harbour but there are no pennants! There is nothing up the mast at all (in way of flags or pennants).

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I had a quick look on my way out of the Naval Base this evening. Ark Royal, Cattistock and Quorn were all flying commisioning pennants.

John

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