MESSIS Posted December 22, 2017 Share #1 Posted December 22, 2017 (edited) Can someone explain to me which flag is flying on the Mainmast.... I guess its a british flag... A Queens flag maybe... but on which ocassion would that flag fly on the mainmast? Ps. the ship is Sir Winston Churchill still in uk ownership, before sold to greek ownership Edited August 10, 2018 by MESSIS N Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK VIKING Posted December 22, 2017 Share #2 Posted December 22, 2017 I'm not sure but the flag looks like the cross of St George so the picture might have been taken on St George,s day Martyn mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ensign Posted December 22, 2017 Share #3 Posted December 22, 2017 That is from a painting by John Dews the Yorkshire Marine artist, depicting the Sir Winston Churchill off Whitby. She is wearing the Flag of St George, the English Flag. As she is not a naval vessel, where the flag and position may have more relevance, it may simply be indicative that she is an English ship. At the stern she wears the Red Ensign, of the British merchant marine. B.E. mtaylor, paulsutcliffe and Canute 3 Quote Current Build: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-164-scale Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ finished 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ finished HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye2sea Posted December 22, 2017 Share #4 Posted December 22, 2017 That is an amazingly life-like painting!! Regards, Henry Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Henry Laissez le bon temps rouler ! Current Build: Le Soleil Royal Completed Build: Amerigo Vespucci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESSIS Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) Henry I believe the painting was taken accuratly from picture... or even its the picture it self after a computer intervension Christos Edited December 23, 2017 by MESSIS Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted January 2, 2018 Share #6 Posted January 2, 2018 The cross of St George relates specifically to England - a red cross on a white background. The "Union Jack" - the flag of Great Britain - is a combination of the Cross of St George (England), with Scotland's cross of St Andrew - white saltire (diagonal cross) on a dark blue background and Ireland's Cross of St Patrick (red saltire on a white background) Steven mtaylor, Jack12477 and Canute 3 Quote "Just a moment - just a moment. I've just picked up a fault in the AE 35 Unit" - HAL 9000 CURRENT BUILDS: Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/31034-the-san-marco-mosaic-ship-c-1150-by-louie-da-fly-175/ Solid- hulled couta boat - a gaff-rigged fishing boat once used for catching barracuda in the State of Victoria, Australia https://modelshipworld.com/topic/34969-australian-couta-boat-from-about-the-1920s/ - currently on the back burner till I get the Titanic done. RMS Titanic: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35422-rms-titanic-by-louie-da-fly-approx-1700-solid-waterline-model-my-first-commission/ FINISHED - HMVS Cerberus https://modelshipworld.com/topic/34681-hmvs-cerberus-1870-by-louie-da-fly-approx-1230-scale/ 11th century Byzantine dromon http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10344-10th-11th-century-byzantine-dromon-by-louie-da-fly-150/page-1 Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship 1:75 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/29377-winchelsea-nef-1274-ad-175/ Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/12426-henry-grace-a-dieu-great-harry-by-louie-da-fly-scale-1200-repaired-after-over-50-yrs-of-neglect/?hl=%2Bhenry+%2Bgrace+%2Bdieu . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESSIS Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted January 2, 2018 Steven Thank you for your informative response, and wish you a Happy New Year. Christos Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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