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Description: | Nazi German merchant ensign, pattern 1935-45, from SS 'Rheingold'. The flag is made of wool bunting, with a cotton hoist and is machine sewn at the ends (the sides are selvedge edges). The flag has a red field with a white disc in the centre bearing a black swastika. All of the design has been printed onto the surface of the fabric. A rope and clip are attached for hoisting.
SS 'Rheingold' was captured on 25 October 1939 by HMS 'Delhi', under Captain Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton (1890-1957).
caption: Nazi German merchant ensign (1935-1945)
caption: unavailable | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Rheingold 1922 [SS] Delhi 1918 [HMS] Hamilton ensigns Delhi 1918 (HMS) Louis Henry Keppel | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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