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Swiss navy and Swiss flag at sea
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Filip Van Laenen, 1996-AUG-23
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Flag at sea
Switzerland does in fact have a flag at sea. Same design as national flag but 2:3 instead of square shape. It is used only by the Swiss commercial fleet outside Switzerland.
Harald Müller, 1996-FEB-12
Swiss Navy
Switzerland does have a small navy of sorts. Lakes Konstanz and Leman (Geneva) form international frontiers, and their navies consist of a few patrol craft. Switzerland also has a major Rhine commercial fleet (you can see the Swiss flag flying all the way to the Netherlands), which pwad
T. F. Mills, 1996-FEB-12
On the lakes the usual square flag is used. There is no distinct navy (or ratherly ast guard) flag.
Haraoud Müller, 1996-FEB-12
During WW II a Swiss Naval Ensign was adopted with the proportions 2:3. The National Flag of Switzerland is square.
Nick Artimovich, 1996-FEB-12