Kazakhstan Naval Flags

Republic of Kazakhstan

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• Kazakh Navy
• Ensign of Naval Auxillary vessels
• Jack
• Commission Pennant

• Kazakhstan
• Chief Naval Officer
• Flag Officer
• Commander of a Naval Formation
• Commander of a group of ships
• Officer in charge

by Mark Sensen and Jan Oskar Engene

Yes, there is a Kazakh navy! The new Caspian sea fleet was officially inaugurated on 17 August 1996. On this occasion, reported Transition Magazine "was the blue, white, and gold flag finally hoisted over a Kazakh naval vessel".

(Source: Susan Caskie: 'Anchors Aweigh',Transition Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 19 / 20. September 1996, p. 44)

I emailed the journalist in question, and got a swift reply with some more details. The source of the Transition Magazine story was the Russian news agencies Itar-Tass and Interfax. Though they did not supply Transition Magazine with a picture, they did report a new naval ensign. This was blue and gold - like the national flag - with the addition of a 'white design'.
Jan Oskar Engene, 26 September1996

Ensign of Naval Auxilliary Vessels

by Antonio Martins, Mark Sensen and Jan Oskar Engene

This is a blue field with the navy ensign (above) in the canton (size 1:2). The note (Flagscan, the Journal of the Canadian Flag Association) says that most ensign use the blue shade from the national flag. In the case of this particular ensign it is not clear whether the blue of the field is a different shade from teh blue of the canton, though the sketch indicates a narrow line separating the two.
Jan Oskar Engene, 09 October 1997

by Calvin Paige Herring

A square flag with a white panel bordered light blue, white and golden yellow. The golden yellow Sun and Steppe Eagle emblem of the national flag is placed in the white panel

Source: SAVA Newsletter 22/98 (August 1998)

Commission Pennant

The commission pennant is white with a light blue strip in the hoist. The hoist stripe is exactly like the national flag; however the ornamental strip in the hoist of the national flag is not on the commission pennant.

Source: SAVA Newsletter 22/98 (August 1998)