The White Ensign, at one time called the St George's Ensign because of the simultaneous existence of a crossless version of the flag, is an ensign worn...
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The Australian white ensign (also known as the Australian naval ensign or the Royal Australian Navy ensign) is a naval ensign used by ships of the Royal...
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Red Ensign the Red Ensign defaced The traditional order of seniority was red, white and blue, with the red as the senior ensign. Today's white ensign, as...
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White Ensign Football Club is a football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. They are currently members of the Essex Senior League and play...
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The Red Ensign or "Red Duster" is the civil ensign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is one of the British ensigns, and it...
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and defaced Red and Blue ensigns for civilian and state use, as well as the naval ensign (White Ensign). Some naval ensigns differ in shape from the national...
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The Indian Naval Ensign, also referred to as the Indian White Ensign, or Nishaan, is the naval ensign of the Indian Navy (IN), used aboard Indian naval...
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versions of plain and defaced Red and Blue ensigns for civilian and state use, as well as the naval ensign (White Ensign) that can also be used by yachts of...
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The Blue Ensign is a British ensign that may be used on vessels by certain authorised yacht clubs, Royal Research Ships and British merchant vessels whose...
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became a plain white flag as a symbol of purity, sometimes covered in fleur-de-lis when in the presence of the king or bearing the ensigns of the Order...
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Flag of Australia (redirect from Australian Blue Ensign)
based on the British Blue Ensign—a blue field with the Union Jack in the upper hoist quarter—augmented with a large white seven-pointed star (the Commonwealth...
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The ensign is a maritime flag that is used for the national identification of a ship. The ensign is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern (rear)...
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The Canadian Red Ensign (French: Red Ensign canadien) served as a nautical flag and civil ensign for Canada from 1892 to 1965, and later as the de facto...
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Flag of New Zealand (redirect from New Zealand Ensign)
flag of New Zealand, also known as the New Zealand Ensign, is based on the British maritime Blue Ensign – a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton...
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Union Flag, a White Ensign and a Red Ensign were flown on one side of the Cenotaph and a Union Flag, a White Ensign and a Blue Ensign were flown on the...
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the ensign motif. The current French ensign is not, as the casual observer would think, identical to the flag of France. Though both are blue, white and...
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civil ensign, the correct flag for use by civilians at sea. The naval ensign of Belgium has the three national colours in a saltire, on a white field...
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Maritime flag (redirect from Courtesy ensign)
engaged in battle, wear the "battle ensign" or multiple ensigns. Tradition dictated that if a ship lowered its ensign it was deemed to have surrendered...
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List of United Kingdom flags (section Ensigns)
old-style flags with white discs may still be seen. Such flags have generally been adopted by Order in Council. Civil (Red Ensign) flags are under the...
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Union Jack (category Flags with blue, red and white)
Australian Navy Ensign (also known as the Australian White Ensign), the Royal Australian Air Force Ensign, the Australian Red Ensign (for use by merchant...
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Ships. The ensign is also the flag of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and is used on land in this capacity. The ensign consists of a white flag with the...
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Star of India (flag) (section Blue Ensign)
the Royal Indian Navy switched to White Ensign as naval ensign, and the Blue Ensign became the naval jack. Civil ensign of British India, which was also...
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Jamaican Government.[citation needed] Jamaica's naval ensign follows the British system and is a White Ensign with a Saint George's Cross and the Jamaican national...
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The New Zealand White Ensign (also known as the New Zealand Naval Ensign or the Royal New Zealand Navy Ensign) is a naval ensign used by ships of the Royal...
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Flag of England (category Red and white flags)
a similar time became the pre-eminent maritime flag referred to as a white ensign. It was used as a component in the design of the Union Jack in 1606....
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List of New Zealand flags (section Ensigns)
colonial gunboats. Mulholland 2016, p. 128. The drawing of the United Tribes Ensign sent by Governor Bourke to King William IV, retrieved 2009-07-15. This design...
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Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (category Flags with black, red and white)
sheet The civil ensign is the national flag in a 1:2 ratio. The naval ensign (used by Coast Guard vessels) is a British white ensign with the national...
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Indian Navy (section Indian Naval Ensign)
British White Ensign, with the Union flag replaced with the Indian Tricolour in the canton. In 2001, this flag was replaced with a white ensign bearing...
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Flag of India (section Civil and state ensigns)
(2023–present) Civil Ensign of India (1880–1947) State Ensign of India (1880–1947) Civil Ensign of India (1947–present) State Ensign of India (1947–present)...
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is the Australian Defence Force Ensign, the Royal Australian Navy white ensign and the Royal Australian Air Force Ensign. The Australian army has the role...
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