Editing Pennant number (section)

====1925–1939====
From 1925, [[flotilla leader]]s were issued with but did not paint on pendant numbers. Instead, a broad band {{convert|4|ft|m}} deep was painted round their fore-funnel. Divisional leaders wore a pendant number and had a narrower {{convert|2|ft|m}} deep band on the fore-funnel, painted {{convert|3|ft|m}} from the top. The [[Mediterranean Fleet]] wore black leader bands and the [[British Atlantic Fleet|Atlantic]] – later [[Home Fleet]] wore white bands. The flotillas wore combinations of bands on their after funnel to identify them. From 1925 the following bands were worn;
* 1st Destroyer Flotilla — one black band
* 2nd Destroyer Flotilla — two black bands (one red from 1935)
* 3rd Destroyer Flotilla — three black bands
* 4th Destroyer Flotilla — no bands
* 5th Destroyer Flotilla — one white band
* 6th Destroyer Flotilla — two white bands
* 8th Destroyer Flotilla (from 1935) — one black and one white band