bart592 Posted 8 April , 2006 Share Posted 8 April , 2006 On a different photo there is a flag raised on the Hms Firequeen at the stern Any thoughts Bart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshdoc Posted 8 April , 2006 Share Posted 8 April , 2006 Hi this doesnt make much sense but it looks very similar to the Japanses emperors flag. A visit prehaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted 8 April , 2006 Share Posted 8 April , 2006 Looks a bit Rotarian to me! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshdoc Posted 8 April , 2006 Share Posted 8 April , 2006 the blow up looks less Japanase but rotarian? gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spithead Posted 8 April , 2006 Share Posted 8 April , 2006 Could this be a familiy flag, the reason is there were two 'Firequeens' and one of them was the ex-'Candace' a yacht of 446 tons. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted 8 April , 2006 Share Posted 8 April , 2006 Do you have a year when the photo was taken? Cheers, Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 9 April , 2006 Share Posted 9 April , 2006 This is not going to help much, but; The wheel symbol of the Rotarians has only six spokes The Roundtable has 25 segments The Japanese imperial chrysanthemum symbol [see Jane’s Fighting Ships of WWI] has 16 petals However, as far as I can see, the icon on the flag in question has c.30 sections Regards Michael D.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bart592 Posted 9 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 9 April , 2006 Could this be a familiy flag, the reason is there were two 'Firequeens' and one of them was the ex-'Candace' a yacht of 446 tons. John Yes; Its 1905 and it is the ex Candace the Steam Yacht Familiy flag ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spithead Posted 14 April , 2006 Share Posted 14 April , 2006 Yes; Its 1905 and it is the ex Candace the Steam Yacht Familiy flag ? Bart This is the flag of the Japanese Imperial Family. Each member have their own personel standard, but all use this flag which is white with a red border and gold chrysanthemum. There are only 16 petals on the design. What looks like 32 is the result of dark outlines to the petals, designed to make the gold stand out better on the white background. HMS Firequeen, yacht to the C-in-C Portsmouth also took part in the 1911 Coronation Review. Any chance of a picture of the yacht Bart ! Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milner Posted 15 April , 2006 Share Posted 15 April , 2006 Fire Queen, † 1882 Type: Special Service Vessel - Steam Yacht ; Completed ‡ : Purchased 1882 ; Disposal date or year § : 1920 Disposal Details : Sold BM: tons ; Displacement: 446 tons Propulsion: Complement: 43 Machinery notes: 500 ND ; Speed ; 11 knots ; Notes: Apr 1886 Portsmouth 1890 Tender to Duke of Wellington, Portsmouth. Officer borne in Duke of Wellington. 26 Jun 1897 Present at the Naval Review at Spithead in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee. 1914 Portsmouth http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/18-1900/Index.html Regards Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted 15 April , 2006 Share Posted 15 April , 2006 In 1905 HMS Firequeen flew the flag of the Port Admiral so would fly the flag of a visiting dignitary This would be from a mast head not from the stern though that was solely reserved for the ensign. Regards Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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