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command pennant — noun in the United States Navy : a swallow tailed pennant flown by an officer below flag rank who is temporarily in command of a division or of a comparable or greater unit see broad command pennant, burgee command pennant … Useful english dictionary
burgee command pennant — noun : a personal command pennant flown by United States Naval vessels to denote an officer below flag rank commanding a division of warships or a major subdivision of an aircraft wing compare broad command pennant … Useful english dictionary
broad pennant — noun : a flag with a gradual taper ending in a broad swallowtail with the ratio of breadth in the hoist to length in the fly conspicuously greater than in the long pennant; especially : such a flag flown by a commodore in a navy compare broad… … Useful english dictionary
distinguishing pennant — noun : any of a number of pennants that various naval officers are entitled to fly as an indication of their rank or command (as the broad pennant of a British commodore or a command pennant in the United States Navy) … Useful english dictionary
USS William P. Biddle (APA-8) — was a sclass|Heywood|attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Initially laid down for the British government as War Surf , the ship that ultimately became known as William P. Biddle was completed in 1919 as the single… … Wikipedia
Commodore (United States) — Please see Commodore for other uses of this rank Commodore is an early title and later a rank in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard and a current honorary title in the U.S. Navy with an intricate history. Because the U.S.… … Wikipedia
USS Auk (AM-38) — was an Lapwing class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been place in the water to prevent ships from passing.The first ship to be named Auk by the Navy, Minesweeper No. 38 was laid down on 20 June 1918… … Wikipedia
USS Argonne (AS-10) — USS Argonne (AP 4/AS 10/AG 31) was originally completed in 1920 under a United States Shipping Board (USSB) contract by the International Shipbuilding Corp., Hog Island, Pa., and transferred to the Navy on 3 November 1921 by the War Department.… … Wikipedia
Group Captain — (Gp Capt in the RAF and Indian Air Force, GPCAPT in the RNZAF and RAAF, G/C in the former RCAF) is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force [cite web |url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/structure/commissionedranks.cfm |title=Ranks and Badges of… … Wikipedia
Ranks of the Turkish Navy — The ranks of the Turkish Navy are in fact quite similar to those in any other NATO country. Similar insignia is worn. Here is a list of all ranks in the Turkish Navy, ordered from lowest to highest: Officers’ ranks Asteğmen (Midshipman)Asteğmen… … Wikipedia
