662:
1896:
1913:
1930:
781:
2062:
1414:
2109:
2801:
2308:
2045:
257:
927:
2891:
720:
2913:
2880:
240:
1445:
1993:
1240:
1046:
2869:
2337:
1254:
1818:
2858:
2009:
1569:
1314:
2937:
2847:
40:
1270:
897:
601:
2987:
2977:
1735:
1207:
1972:
1339:
2283:
912:
1544:
2790:
1293:
872:
274:
134:
2199:
2139:
2957:
2947:
1119:
678:
757:
2116:
2069:
2052:
1979:
1854:
281:
264:
1794:
1759:
1590:
1643:
1530:
1505:
1165:
1676:
1664:
2298:
1770:
947:
814:
545:
1747:
1847:
2211:
1023:
247:
62:
57:
1688:
1723:
1105:
2250:
734:
2175:
2151:
972:
2997:
2902:
646:
2411:
2812:
2319:
2713:
2836:
1806:
2349:
2327:
2238:
2024:
2163:
1782:
856:
2397:
2187:
1712:
2383:
2749:
2769:
2264:
1937:
1920:
1903:
2759:
2225:
2739:
2967:
1380:
1082:
996:
Yachting Blue
Ensigns defaced by the badge of the club were recorded in the Navy List until 1985, and now they are administered by the Royal Yachting Association for the Ministry of Defence. Current defaced Blue Ensigns are:
354:
1895:
329:
in possession of a
Government warrant. The number and rank of such crew members required has varied over the years, as have the additional conditions required, since the system was first introduced in 1864.
1912:
1929:
2439:
349:
317:
Thus, since 1864, the plain blue ensign (without any defacement or modification) is permitted to be worn, instead of the Red Ensign, by three categories of civilian vessel:
1971:
536:
with a badge or emblem, to form the ensign of United
Kingdom government departments or public bodies. Current defaced Blue Ensigns (besides yacht clubs listed below) are:
771:
399:
506:
378:
2108:
846:
415:
167:
are used more broadly; in the United
Kingdom by authorised government or private bodies; and internationally by nations or organisations previously a part of the
796:
819:
155:
that may be used on vessels by certain authorised yacht clubs, Royal
Research Ships and British merchant vessels whose master holds a commission in the
617:
273:
2504:
2061:
3034:
239:
2588:
2537:
748:
226:
2044:
256:
661:
1420:
2804:
2857:
3039:
1773:
2084:, a fisherman who, in a kneeling attitude, is offering the harvest of all the sea. Above the device in a scroll are the words
306:
was allocated to merchantmen, the Blue Ensign was to be the flag of ships in public service or commanded by an officer in the
1726:
2826:
3019:
2883:
2793:
1822:
299:
95:
1997:
441:
61:
1739:
2686:
2115:
2068:
2051:
2012:
1978:
1853:
1450:
280:
263:
2286:
233:
was incorporated into the Union Flag and, accordingly, into the cantons of all
British ensigns from 1 January 1801.
2861:
2654:
2650:
1846:
1125:
1063:
903:
725:
578:
430:
2879:
2800:
2789:
2727:
1459:
1198:
449:
420:
2479:
1495:
1486:
409:
780:
982:
878:
693:
516:
Permission for yachts to wear the blue ensign (and other special yachting ensigns) was suspended during both
2695:
2203:
1798:
1763:
1511:
668:
501:
496:
1413:
2341:
1906:
Blue Ensign worn as a jack by the Royal
Canadian Navy 1911–1921 (with four provincial arms in the shield)
1260:
684:
468:
332:
Royal
Research Ships by warrant whether crewed by former Royal Navy personnel or Merchant Navy personnel.
2905:
2850:
2846:
2716:
2712:
1923:
Blue Ensign worn as a jack by the Royal
Canadian Navy 1921–1957 (with green maple leaves in the shield)
1864:
1751:
1354:
1320:
762:
2307:
2511:
2291:
2215:
1619:
1329:
1276:
926:
917:
787:
652:
463:
359:
719:
298:
in 1864, the plain blue ensign had been the ensign of one of three squadrons of the Royal Navy, the
2990:
2986:
2912:
2815:
2811:
2772:
2768:
2254:
2037:
1817:
1345:
1230:
1212:
1051:
962:
837:
828:
569:
388:
210:
20:
1992:
1444:
3024:
2901:
2839:
2835:
2444:
2179:
2155:
1550:
1468:
1386:
1239:
1221:
1045:
591:
477:
230:
2980:
2976:
2424:
2092:
or "These gifts I bring thee." The seal was redesigned by
Adelaine Lane, niece of Governor Sir
1966:(HM Indian Marine: 1879–1892, Royal Indian Marine: 1892–1934, Royal Indian Navy: 1934–1950):
1734:
1559:
1436:
1395:
1363:
993:
marine vessels (such as seaplane tenders) flew a defaced blue ensign with an eagle and anchor.
551:
485:
435:
2336:
3029:
2872:
2868:
2679:
2416:
2388:
2100:
1520:
887:
635:
137:
47:
1253:
600:
2311:
1810:
1610:
1568:
1313:
1180:
702:
607:
179:
2562:
1269:
896:
39:
8:
2242:
2077:
2001:
1945:
1879:
1338:
1206:
933:
739:
626:
425:
373:
326:
307:
206:
156:
2008:
1543:
911:
133:
2167:
1786:
1292:
1072:
871:
222:
198:
194:
2996:
2282:
2210:
2143:
2031:
2027:
2016:
1983:
1963:
1959:
1941:
1887:
1875:
1839:
1118:
677:
533:
321:
British merchant vessels whose officers and crew include a certain number of retired
218:
756:
2752:
2748:
2672:
2626:
2198:
2191:
1793:
1758:
1716:
1698:
1680:
1668:
1404:
1088:
978:
246:
56:
1589:
2894:
2890:
2742:
2738:
2402:
2301:
2174:
2150:
2093:
1868:
1769:
1642:
1529:
1504:
1189:
1164:
1148:
990:
953:
937:
862:
587:
383:
183:
2646:
946:
813:
544:
2927:
2703:
2268:
1883:
1746:
1722:
1692:
1037:
1022:
805:
711:
168:
160:
152:
2664:
1776:(there is another flag, not based on an ensign, that is commonly used on land)
1104:
3013:
2916:
2762:
2758:
2429:
2367:
2356:
2297:
1955:
1655:
971:
733:
404:
187:
120:
2318:
645:
394:
2970:
2966:
2960:
2956:
2641:
2454:
2434:
2249:
2229:
1805:
1477:
1014:
560:
521:
368:
325:
personnel or Royal Naval Reservists, or are commanded by an officer of the
311:
52:
2348:
2936:
2326:
2237:
2023:
855:
517:
340:
213:, thus producing a new Blue Ensign with the new Union Flag, containing a
1982:
Blue Ensign worn as an ensign (1879–1928) and a jack (1928–1947) of the
2950:
2946:
2613:
2449:
2162:
1781:
322:
303:
295:
175:
116:
2353:
2138:
2081:
1028:
1005:
2440:
Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories
2186:
1711:
1171:
302:. This changed in 1864, when an order in council provided that the
2658:
1936:
1919:
1902:
2360:
214:
1699:
Flags of British Overseas Territories using defaced Blue Ensigns
159:
or has otherwise been issued a warrant. Defaced versions with a
2263:
164:
1379:
1081:
336:
284:
English Blue Ensign as it appeared in the seventeenth century
202:
2119:
Blue Ensign flown over the Union's offices abroad, 1910–1928
2224:
1890:
in 1868 for use by ships owned by the Canadian government.
112:
2127:
1656:
Flags of the Crown Dependencies using defaced Blue Ensigns
1729:(the flag commonly used on land is Bermuda's Red Ensign)
2275:
174:
The evolution of the Blue Ensign followed that of the
100:
9 July 1864 (as used by vessels authorised by warrant)
2080:, the god of Commerce and Merchandise, presenting to
178:. The ensign originated in the 17th century with the
119:
occupying one quarter of the field and placed in the
2642:
Blue Ensign page on the "Flags of the World" website
2378:
143:
flying the square Blue Jack based on the Blue Ensign
2502:
2586:
2535:
3011:
2805:Royal Standard of the United Kingdom in Scotland
2694:
1948:1957–1965 (with red maple leaves in the shield)
1867:Colony from 1937 to 1976, then the flag of the
2680:
1882:from its inception until the adoption of the
1833:The defaced blue ensign was formerly used as:
2614:"Flags of the Royal Canadian Navy 1910–1965"
1886:in 1965 The blue ensign was approved by the
446:Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, New Zealand
355:Royal Naval Club and Royal Albert Yacht Club
250:The modern Blue Ensign of the United Kingdom
749:Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
227:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
2687:
2673:
1443:
1205:
1044:
1021:
910:
812:
755:
732:
718:
19:For the Australian oil shale company, see
1421:Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales
1199:Royal Australian Navy Sailing Association
426:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Yacht Club
132:
2478:An individual warrant is issued by the
2128:National flags based on the Blue Ensign
1097:Little Ship Club (Queensland Squadron)
365:Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club
3012:
527:
339:belonging to members of the following
3035:Flags that incorporate the Union Jack
2668:
2794:Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
2276:Other flags based on the Blue Ensign
1823:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands
1478:Royal Plymouth Corinthian Yacht Club
493:Royal Western Yacht Club of Scotland
460:Royal South Australia Yacht Squadron
289:
2292:Ensign of The Royal Hospital School
2072:Newfoundland Blue Ensign, 1904–1931
2055:Newfoundland Blue Ensign, 1870–1904
1998:United States of the Ionian Islands
490:Royal Western Yacht Club of England
442:Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club
294:Prior to the reorganisation of the
267:The British Blue Ensign (1707–1801)
13:
2076:The badge in the flag consists of
1740:Flag of the British Virgin Islands
14:
3051:
2635:
2627:Flags of the World: British India
1857:Bengal Presidency flag, 1612–1947
1451:Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club
1306:Royal Fresh Water Bay Yacht Club
1246:Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club
2995:
2985:
2975:
2965:
2955:
2945:
2935:
2911:
2900:
2889:
2878:
2867:
2862:Flags of the English Interregnum
2856:
2845:
2834:
2810:
2799:
2788:
2767:
2757:
2747:
2737:
2711:
2409:
2395:
2381:
2347:
2335:
2325:
2317:
2306:
2296:
2281:
2262:
2248:
2236:
2223:
2209:
2197:
2185:
2173:
2161:
2149:
2137:
2114:
2107:
2067:
2060:
2050:
2043:
2022:
2007:
1991:
1977:
1970:
1935:
1928:
1918:
1911:
1901:
1894:
1852:
1845:
1816:
1804:
1792:
1780:
1768:
1757:
1745:
1733:
1721:
1710:
1686:
1674:
1662:
1641:
1588:
1567:
1542:
1528:
1503:
1412:
1378:
1337:
1312:
1291:
1268:
1252:
1238:
1163:
1117:
1103:
1080:
1064:Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
970:
945:
925:
904:Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
895:
870:
854:
779:
726:Mersey Docks and Harbour Company
676:
660:
644:
618:Department of Trade and Industry
599:
579:British Broadcasting Corporation
543:
482:Royal Victorian Motor Yacht Club
431:Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
279:
272:
262:
255:
245:
238:
60:
55:
38:
2884:Royal Standard of Great Britain
1460:Royal Northumberland Yacht Club
1181:Royal Armoured Corps Yacht Club
532:Since 1864, the Blue Ensign is
454:Royal Scottish Motor Yacht Club
450:Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron
421:Royal Naval Sailing Association
3040:Flags with blue, red and white
2620:
2606:
2580:
2555:
2529:
2496:
2480:Secretary of State for Defence
2472:
2099:The ensign (1910–1928) of the
1774:Government Ensign of Gibraltar
1496:Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club
1487:Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
1141:Rochester Cruising Yacht Club
410:Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
1:
2460:
1681:Government Ensign of Guernsey
1669:Government Ensign of Alderney
1635:The Poole Harbour Yacht Club
1620:The House of Lords Yacht Club
1073:Household Division Yacht Club
983:Marine and Fisheries Division
879:Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service
694:Commissioners of Irish Lights
369:Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club
2510:. p. 12. Archived from
1799:Flag of the Pitcairn Islands
1764:Flag of the Falkland Islands
1727:Government Ensign of Bermuda
1512:Royal Southampton Yacht Club
502:Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
497:Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania
350:Hornet Services Sailing Club
201:(which included present day
85:; 404 years ago
7:
3020:Flags of the United Kingdom
2696:Flags of the United Kingdom
2374:
1693:Government Ensign of Jersey
1575:Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club
1261:Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
469:Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
314:was allocated to the Navy.
10:
3056:
2851:Royal standards of England
2563:"RAF Marine Vessel Ensign"
1865:Gilbert and Ellice Islands
1752:Flag of the Cayman Islands
1429:Royal Nassau Sailing Club
1355:Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
1321:Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club
1190:Royal Artillery Yacht Club
1149:Royal Air Force Yacht Club
763:Ministry of Defence Police
669:His Majesty's Army Vessels
405:Royal Marines Sailing Club
217:, in the canton. With the
18:
2926:
2895:Royal Standard of Ireland
2825:
2781:
2726:
2702:
2589:"The Navy Directory 2019"
2567:Flying Colours Flagmakers
2538:"The Navy Directory 2019"
2505:"Naval Flags and Ensigns"
2503:Naval Staff Directorate.
2322:Fijian government ensign
2216:Flag of Western Australia
1372:Royal Jamaica Yacht Club
1330:Royal Hamilton Yacht Club
1277:Royal Cornwall Yacht Club
1172:Royal Anglesey Yacht Club
1157:Royal Akarana Yacht Club
1126:Old Worcesters Yacht Club
918:Royal Ulster Constabulary
788:Northern Lighthouse Board
772:Ministry of War Munitions
653:Government Service Ensign
464:Royal Southern Yacht Club
400:Royal Highland Yacht Club
384:Royal Engineer Yacht Club
360:Royal Brighton Yacht Club
225:became a part of the new
190:, and with a blue field.
127:
107:
76:
68:
46:
37:
33:
2816:Royal Banner of Scotland
2587:UK Ministry of Defence.
2536:UK Ministry of Defence.
2255:Flag of the Cook Islands
1611:The Cruising Association
1603:Thames Motor Yacht Club
1582:Severn Motor Yacht Club
1536:Royal Torbay Yacht Club
1346:Royal Harwich Yacht Club
1231:Royal Burnham Yacht Club
1213:Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
1015:Army Sailing Association
963:Submarine Mining Service
838:Royal Army Service Corps
829:Port of London Authority
685:His Majesty's Coastguard
570:British Antarctic Survey
511:The Cruising Association
395:Royal Gourock Yacht Club
389:Royal Geelong Yacht Club
211:Kingdom of Great Britain
21:Blue Ensign Technologies
2840:Royal Banner of England
2445:New Zealand flag debate
2180:Flag of South Australia
2156:Flag of New South Wales
1551:Royal Ulster Yacht Club
1469:Royal Ocean Racing Club
1405:Royal Mersey Yacht Club
1387:Royal London Yacht Club
1299:Royal Forth Yacht Club
1222:Royal Bombay Yacht Club
507:Sussex Motor Yacht Club
478:Royal Thames Yacht Club
474:Royal Temple Yacht Club
457:Royal Solent Yacht Club
379:Royal Dorset Yacht Club
2981:Royal Air Force Ensign
2425:Australian flag debate
2088:, and below the motto
1940:Blue Ensign worn as a
1628:The Medway Yacht Club
1560:Royal Welsh Yacht Club
1437:Royal Natal Yacht Club
1396:Royal Malta Yacht Club
1364:Royal Irish Yacht Club
1038:City Livery Yacht Club
847:Royal Engineers Divers
552:Aberdeen Harbour Board
486:Royal Welsh Yacht Club
436:Royal Perth Yacht Club
416:Royal Motor Yacht Club
144:
2906:Ireland within the UK
2873:Flag of Great Britain
2417:United Kingdom portal
2389:British Empire portal
2330:Fijian customs ensign
2101:Union of South Africa
1649:The Poole Yacht Club
1521:Royal Suva Yacht Club
1285:Royal Dee Yacht Club
1134:Parkstone Yacht Club
888:Royal Hospital School
797:Ocean Weather Service
636:Global Marine Systems
136:
2344:at the Olympic games
2312:Tanganyika Territory
1958:(1879–1928) and the
1811:Flag of Saint Helena
1006:Aldeburgh Yacht Club
820:Pacific Cables Board
608:Combined Cadet Force
592:Cable & Wireless
94:(as the flag of the
16:British state ensign
2243:Flag of New Zealand
2002:amical protectorate
1962:(1928–1947) of the
1946:Royal Canadian Navy
1880:Royal Canadian Navy
934:Scottish Government
740:Metropolitan Police
627:General Post Office
528:Defaced Blue Ensign
438:, Western Australia
374:Royal Cruising Club
335:British-registered
327:Royal Naval Reserve
308:Royal Naval Reserve
157:Royal Naval Reserve
30:
2168:Flag of Queensland
2090:Hæc Tibi Dona Fero
1787:Flag of Montserrat
1596:Sussex Yacht Club
1111:Medway Yacht Club
231:St Patrick's Cross
195:Acts of Union 1707
145:
28:
3007:
3006:
3000:Diplomatic Ensign
2144:Flag of Australia
1984:Royal Indian Navy
1964:Royal Indian Navy
1888:British Admiralty
1840:Bengal Presidency
1653:
1652:
988:
987:
703:Lloyd's of London
471:, New South Wales
290:Plain Blue Ensign
219:Act of Union 1800
180:St George's Cross
131:
130:
3047:
2999:
2991:Civil Air Ensign
2989:
2979:
2969:
2959:
2949:
2939:
2917:Northern Ireland
2915:
2904:
2893:
2882:
2871:
2860:
2849:
2838:
2814:
2803:
2792:
2773:Northern Ireland
2771:
2761:
2751:
2741:
2728:Countries of the
2715:
2689:
2682:
2675:
2666:
2665:
2629:
2624:
2618:
2617:
2610:
2604:
2603:
2601:
2599:
2593:
2584:
2578:
2577:
2575:
2573:
2559:
2553:
2552:
2550:
2548:
2542:
2533:
2527:
2526:
2524:
2522:
2516:
2509:
2500:
2483:
2476:
2419:
2414:
2413:
2412:
2405:
2400:
2399:
2398:
2391:
2386:
2385:
2384:
2351:
2342:Australasia team
2339:
2329:
2321:
2310:
2300:
2285:
2267:
2266:
2253:
2252:
2241:
2240:
2228:
2227:
2214:
2213:
2204:Flag of Victoria
2202:
2201:
2192:Flag of Tasmania
2190:
2189:
2178:
2177:
2166:
2165:
2154:
2153:
2142:
2141:
2118:
2111:
2071:
2064:
2054:
2047:
2026:
2011:
1995:
1981:
1974:
1939:
1932:
1922:
1915:
1905:
1898:
1863:The flag of the
1856:
1849:
1821:
1820:
1809:
1808:
1797:
1796:
1785:
1784:
1772:
1762:
1761:
1750:
1749:
1738:
1737:
1725:
1717:Flag of Anguilla
1715:
1714:
1691:
1690:
1689:
1679:
1678:
1677:
1667:
1666:
1665:
1646:
1645:
1593:
1592:
1572:
1571:
1547:
1546:
1533:
1532:
1508:
1507:
1447:
1417:
1416:
1383:
1382:
1342:
1341:
1317:
1316:
1296:
1295:
1273:
1272:
1257:
1256:
1243:
1242:
1209:
1168:
1167:
1122:
1121:
1108:
1107:
1089:Little Ship Club
1085:
1084:
1048:
1025:
1000:
999:
979:Welsh Government
975:
974:
950:
949:
930:
929:
914:
900:
899:
875:
874:
859:
858:
816:
784:
783:
759:
736:
722:
681:
680:
665:
664:
649:
648:
610:(Naval Section)
604:
603:
548:
547:
539:
538:
283:
276:
266:
259:
249:
242:
93:
91:
86:
64:
59:
42:
31:
27:
3055:
3054:
3050:
3049:
3048:
3046:
3045:
3044:
3010:
3009:
3008:
3003:
2922:
2821:
2777:
2729:
2722:
2698:
2693:
2638:
2633:
2632:
2625:
2621:
2612:
2611:
2607:
2597:
2595:
2591:
2585:
2581:
2571:
2569:
2561:
2560:
2556:
2546:
2544:
2540:
2534:
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