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680:, the RAN modified the White Ensign (1967) to create a uniquely Australian ensign which would avoid any confusion with UK vessels; Britain was not involved in the conflict. New Zealand followed suit in 1968. The modified RAN and RNZN White Ensigns incorporate the Union Flag in the first quarter, but with the
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of the navy, according to its colour (red, white and blue, with red being the most senior and blue the least). Ships flew the colour of ensign corresponding to the squadron to which they were attached, which was in turn determined by the seniority of the admiral under whose command the ship sailed (a
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British waters when dressed in honour of a British holiday or when firing a salute to British authorities. The White
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battles). Later, there was usually a St George's Cross in the upper canton, or sewn across the field as on the modern White Ensign. These striped ensigns continued in use under the Stuart kings: the Naval ensign of 1623 is described as having "15 horizontal stripes alternately blue, white and yellow
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English naval ensigns were first used during the 16th century, and were often striped in green and white (the Tudor colours), but other colours were also used to indicate different squadrons, including blue, red and tawny brown. (These striped ensigns can be seen in use on both
English and Spanish
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British Empire evolving into a community of nations. It was flown throughout the interwar period for events such as
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Kingdom, several other nations have variants of the White Ensign with their own national flags in the canton, with the St George's Cross sometimes being replaced by a naval badge omitting the cross altogether. Yachts of the
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was placed in the canton. There was also a version of this flag without the overall St George's Cross, which appears to have been for use in home waters only, though this flag appears to have fallen out of use by 1720. In 1801, after the
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with a Cross of St George in the canton". This design fell out of use after 1630, with the introduction of the Red, White and Blue ensigns. The use of stripes continued in the red and white of both the
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uses a variant of its white ensign, with a blue cross instead of the red Cross of St George found on the naval ensign, as a government and 'non combatant' ensign, serving a similar purpose to the
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from 1934) used the unaltered White Ensign as its ensign from 1928 until 26 January 1950, when India became a republic within the
Commonwealth. After that date, the Royal Indian Navy became the
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which was consistent with the red and blue ensigns of the time. In 1707, the St. George's Cross was reintroduced to the flag as a whole, though not as broad as before, and the
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flew the white ensign "as the admiralty only exercised jurisdiction over the high seas" and "repeated requests from the admiralty to desist were met with polite refusals"
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place the Union emblem in the first quarter of a white field, omitting the overall red St George's Cross, but they are not ensigns for use at sea.
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establishments. Permission has been granted to some other buildings with naval connections to fly the White Ensign. This includes the
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1870:"Virtual Tour - Monuments: The Seraph Monument"
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1161:Naval Ensign of Saint Kitts and Nevis
648:British Columbia Parliament Buildings
272:that formed the basis for the modern
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1525:, as well as a memorial to the lost
1329:Naval Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago
1233:Naval Ensign of the Solomon Islands
1171:Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force
268:, adopted in 1600, and of the 1775
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207:and the Commissioners' flag of the
168:on a white field, identical to the
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30:For the football club, see
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1807:"The Colours of the Fleet"
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1510:memorial on the campus of
1257:South African Naval Ensign
1219:Republic of Singapore Navy
777:Naval Ensign of Bangladesh
299:Secretary of the Admiralty
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1637:Dangarsleigh War Memorial
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1580:Northern Lighthouse Board
1185:Sierra Leone Naval Ensign
609:Isambard Kingdom Brunel's
274:flag of the United States
209:Northern Lighthouse Board
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133:White Ensign flying from
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1516:Ocracoke, North Carolina
2185:Royal Banner of England
1897:"A flag for the Empire"
1576:Saint Patrick's Saltire
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945:Naval Ensign of Grenada
729:Australian White Ensign
621:Commonwealth of Nations
544:St Martin-in-the-Fields
437:St Martin-in-the-Fields
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1363:Vanuatu Mobile Forces
1315:Tongan Maritime Force
1166:Saint Kitts and Nevis
1113:Nigerian Naval Ensign
1065:Namibian Naval Ensign
1017:Naval Ensign of Kenya
993:Jamaican Naval Ensign
921:Naval Ensign of Ghana
883:Republic of Fiji Navy
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801:Barbados Naval Ensign
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1243:Solomon Islands Navy
1051:Royal Malaysian Navy
897:Gambian Naval Ensign
811:Barbados Coast Guard
753:Bahamas Naval Ensign
596:Winston S. Churchill
498:Royal Yacht Squadron
411:British White Ensign
375:English White Ensign
254:(20 September 1914).
193:the reigning monarch
185:Royal Yacht Squadron
162:shore establishments
109:Saint George's Cross
1609:British Empire flag
1334:Trinidad and Tobago
969:Indian Naval Ensign
873:Fijian Naval Ensign
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2005:Flags of the World
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