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and territories. The master must be of the rank of lieutenant RN or above, and fishing vessels must be crewed by at least four other Royal Naval reservists or pensioners. The Ensign of the Sea Cadet Corps is a blue ensign defaced by the SCC badge. Under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding with
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colours are taken from the official Pantone website on the webpages of the corresponding colours. Although the colour schemes are official, not all of the colours are completely congruent. This is due to different specifications for different types of media (for example, screen and print).
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Reference was sometimes made to "the yellow squadron". This squadron did not actually exist but was a term used unofficially to describe those naval personnel who worked ashore or did not have a ship. Therefore, there was no 'Yellow ensign'.
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ordered it be restricted to His Majesty's ships "upon pain of Our high displeasure" in the 17th century, mainly due to its unauthorised use by merchant mariners to avoid paying harbour duties by passing themselves off as royal vessels.
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and various organisations and yacht clubs. Merchant ships and private vessels registered in British territories and dependencies, and in several Commonwealth realms, fly the Red Ensign defaced by the badge of their territory.
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are used to designate many other military units, government departments and administrative divisions. These flags are modelled on the red, white, and blue naval ensigns, but may use different colours for the field, and be
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by Royal Navy ships only when moored or at anchor. If flown while underway, the ship must be dressed for a special occasion or celebration with masthead ensigns, otherwise it signals that the
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Prior to 1864, red, white, and blue were the colours of the three squadrons of the Royal Navy, which were created as a result of the reorganisation of the navy in 1652 by
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in British Ireland, defaced with a gold Irish harp in the fly. It is not clear to what extent this unofficial ensign was ever in use by Irish merchant ships at the time.
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added six white stripes to the Red Ensign; this flag was used during the fight for independence until the Union Flag in the canton was replaced by the stars in 1777.
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the proper flag for ships of the Canadian government, and in 1892, the Admiralty approved the use of the Canadian Red Ensign by Canadian merchant ships.
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is the only independent school in the United Kingdom to have been continuously awarded the "Queens Banner" and its own distinctive school ensign.
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in the canton. This flag is used widely among Cornish mariners. Often flown by leisure craft and occasionally flown by Cornish merchant vessels.
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and north Atlantic, the white the coasts of Britain, France and the Mediterranean, while the blue patrolled the south Atlantic, Pacific and
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governments use blue ensigns defaced with the colonial badge. Other defaced ensigns were used by vessels of the Port of London Authority,
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oceans. The flags of the various former British colonies often have grounds of the same colour as their protective squadron. Hence
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The colours used in most British ensigns are the colours of the Union Flag; Union Jack (royal) blue, Union Flag red and white:
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has a red ground and Australia and New Zealand blue. Canada's flag was a red ensign from founding until the adoption of the
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ensign. More unusually, it is the Union Flag canton rather than the fly which is defaced with a modified Southern Cross.
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Ensign, due to its link with the saint. This flag is widely used among Devonian mariners. Often flown by leisure craft.
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The use of the Union Flag as an ensign on a civilian craft is still illegal, unless it has a white border, ever since
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by the addition of a badge or symbol, for example the sky blue with concentric red, white and blue circles of the
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are defaced blue ensigns. Several yacht clubs are also entitled to fly blue ensigns defaced by their club badge.
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in various forms; the jack consisted of St George's Cross within a double border of red and white chequers. The
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British ensigns currently in use can be classified into five categories, in descending order of exclusivity:
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flown to designate a British ship, either military or civilian. Such flags display the United Kingdom
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are authorised to apply for a permit to wear this ensign. Defaced white ensigns include that of the
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The traditional order of seniority was red, white and blue, with the red as the senior ensign.
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flying the Union Jack at the jackstaff and also at the masthead to signify the royal presence.
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made the flag official (for certain purposes) and replaced the provincial arms with the
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in official use today. This flag is flown only from vessels with commissioners aboard.
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of the RAF used a variant of RAF Ensign defaced with the black-yellow-red roundel. The
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adopted red ensigns defaced by their provincial arms as their provincial flags. (see
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by foreign private vessels in United Kingdom waters. Merchant vessels from
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Promotion in the Flag Ranks in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars
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with the arms of its provinces on one shield as its national flag (the
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are entitled to red ensigns defaced with the badge of their territory.
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is a British ensign with a background of white, red and blue stripes.
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is unique in that it remains one of the only examples of a pre-1801
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Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories
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has a white field defaced with the territory's badge, while the
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is customarily decorated with White Ensigns on state occasions.
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Since the reorganisation of the Royal Navy in 1864, use of the
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The Red Ensign undefaced is for the use of all other British
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British government departments use a variety of blue ensigns
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flag has a white and blue wavy-striped field, also defaced.
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was Vice Admiral of the White at the time of his death.
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International Federation of Vexillological Associations
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with a yellow instead of a dark blue background. The
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First flown in 2003 the Devon Regatta Ensign adds a
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List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols
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White Ensign
Use
Naval ensign
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
The Royal Navy
Saint George's Cross
Union Flag
canton
Blue Ensign

Use
State ensign
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
HM Government
Union Flag
Red Ensign

Use
Civil ensign
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
British Merchant Navy
Union Flag
RAF Ensign

Royal Air Force
sky blue
Union Flag
RAF Roundel
maritime law

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