Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy

Commissioning Pennant

The commissioning pennant is (also spelled "pendant") flown from the masthead of a warship. The history of flying a commissioning pennant dates back to the days of chivalry with their trail pendants being flown from the mastheads of ships they commanded. Today, the commissioning pennants are hoisted on the day of commissioning and not struck until they are decommissioned.

Added: 2014-11-01 Last modified: 2014-11-01