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- British_ensign abstract "This article concerns the ensigns flown by vessels and aircraft of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and by certain nations of the Commonwealth.A British ensign in British maritime law and custom, is the identifying flag flown to designate a British ship, either military or civilian. Such flags display the United Kingdom Union Flag in the canton (the upper corner next the staff), with either a red, white or blue field, dependent on whether the vessel is civilian, naval, or in a special category. These are known as the red, white, and blue ensigns respectively.Outside the nautical sphere, ensigns 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 "defaced" by the addition of a badge or symbol, for example the sky blue with concentric red, white and blue circles of the Royal Air Force ensign.Today's white ensign, as used by Royal Navy ships, incorporates the St George's Cross (St George's Ensign). British yachts owned by members of the Royal Yacht Squadron are authorised to apply for a permit to wear this ensign. Defaced white ensigns include that of the British Antarctic Territory.The Union Flag (also known as the Union Jack) should only be flown as a jack by Royal Navy ships when moored, at anchor, while underway and dressed with masthead ensigns or if the Monarch or an Admiral of the Fleet is on board. The Union Flag may also signal that a court martial is in progress.The use of the Union Flag as an ensign on a civilian craft is still illegal. ever since Charles I 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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- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Admiral_Robert_Blake.
- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Admiral_of_the_Fleet_(Royal_Navy).
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- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink British_East_India_Company.
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- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Custom_House_(UK).
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- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink East_India_Company.
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- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Flag_of_Australia.
- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Flag_of_Canada.
- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Flag_of_Fiji.
- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Flag_of_Hawaii.
- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Flag_of_Manitoba.
- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Flag_of_New_Zealand.
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- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Flag_of_Tuvalu.
- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Flag_of_Victoria.
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- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Flag_of_the_United_States.
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- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Humber_Conservancy.
- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Hunsdon_Airfield.
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- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink List_of_Canadian_provincial_and_territorial_symbols.
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- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom).
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- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Red_Ensign.
- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Robert_Blake_(admiral).
- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Roundel.
- British_ensign wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Africa_Company.
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