673:
1907:
1924:
1941:
792:
2073:
1425:
2120:
2812:
2319:
2056:
268:
938:
2902:
731:
2924:
2891:
251:
1456:
2004:
1251:
1057:
2880:
2348:
1265:
2869:
1829:
2020:
1580:
1325:
2858:
2948:
51:
1281:
908:
612:
2998:
2988:
1746:
1983:
1350:
1218:
2294:
1555:
923:
2801:
1304:
883:
285:
2210:
145:
2150:
2968:
2958:
1130:
689:
768:
2127:
2080:
2063:
1990:
1865:
292:
275:
1805:
1770:
1601:
1654:
1541:
1516:
1176:
1687:
1675:
2309:
1781:
958:
825:
556:
1758:
1858:
2222:
1034:
258:
73:
68:
1699:
1734:
1116:
2261:
2186:
2162:
983:
745:
3008:
2913:
657:
2422:
2823:
2330:
2724:
2847:
1817:
2360:
2338:
2249:
2035:
2174:
1793:
867:
2408:
2198:
1723:
2394:
2780:
2760:
2275:
1948:
1931:
1914:
2770:
2236:
2750:
2978:
1391:
1093:
1906:
1007:
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:
1923:
1940:
2450:
340:
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.
1982:
2119:
328:
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:
547:
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:
628:
672:
2072:
250:
3045:
178:
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
284:
2055:
759:
267:
237:
166:
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
1431:
2868:
3050:
1784:
2515:
1737:
3030:
2894:
2815:
2804:
2599:
2548:
1833:
310:
106:
2008:
791:
452:
1750:
2023:
2697:
1461:
1424:
72:
365:
2872:
2126:
2079:
2062:
1989:
1864:
1857:
1136:
1074:
914:
736:
589:
441:
291:
274:
2890:
2811:
2800:
2738:
1470:
1209:
460:
431:
2318:
2095:, a fisherman who, in a kneeling attitude, is offering the harvest of all the sea. Above the device in a scroll are the words
317:
was allocated to merchantmen, the Blue Ensign was to be the flag of ships in public service or commanded by an officer in the
2490:
1506:
1497:
420:
937:
730:
993:
889:
704:
2837:
2706:
2214:
2003:
1809:
1774:
1522:
1455:
679:
512:
507:
1250:
1056:
2352:
1271:
479:
695:
244:
was incorporated into the Union Flag and, accordingly, into the cantons of all
British ensigns from 1 January 1801.
2916:
2861:
2857:
2727:
2723:
2665:
2661:
2347:
1875:
1762:
1365:
1331:
773:
360:
2302:
2226:
1630:
1340:
1287:
928:
798:
663:
474:
370:
1264:
611:
3001:
2997:
2923:
2826:
2822:
2783:
2779:
2297:
2265:
2048:
1828:
1579:
1356:
1324:
1241:
1223:
1062:
973:
848:
839:
782:
580:
410:
399:
221:
31:
1280:
907:
50:
527:
Permission for yachts to wear the blue ensign (and other special yachting ensigns) was suspended during both
517:
389:
3035:
2912:
2850:
2846:
2455:
2190:
2166:
1561:
1479:
1397:
1349:
1232:
1217:
857:
602:
488:
426:
241:
2019:
1554:
922:
807:
144:
2991:
2987:
2435:
1745:
1570:
1447:
1406:
1374:
1303:
882:
830:
562:
496:
446:
1917:
Blue Ensign worn as a jack by the Royal
Canadian Navy 1911–1921 (with four provincial arms in the shield)
343:
Royal
Research Ships by warrant whether crewed by former Royal Navy personnel or Merchant Navy personnel.
3040:
2883:
2879:
2690:
2427:
2399:
2111:
1531:
898:
646:
148:
58:
2293:
1934:
Blue Ensign worn as a jack by the Royal
Canadian Navy 1921–1957 (with green maple leaves in the shield)
1129:
688:
767:
2522:
2322:
1821:
1621:
1191:
713:
618:
190:
309:
in 1864, the plain blue ensign had been the ensign of one of three squadrons of the Royal Navy, the
2253:
2088:
2012:
1956:
1890:
1600:
944:
750:
637:
436:
384:
337:
318:
217:
167:
1780:
1653:
1540:
1515:
1175:
2178:
1797:
1083:
233:
209:
205:
957:
824:
555:
2103:
or "These gifts I bring thee." The seal was redesigned by
Adelaine Lane, niece of Governor Sir
1977:(HM Indian Marine: 1879–1892, Royal Indian Marine: 1892–1934, Royal Indian Navy: 1934–1950):
1733:
1033:
1004:
marine vessels (such as seaplane tenders) flew a defaced blue ensign with an eagle and anchor.
3007:
2221:
2154:
2042:
2038:
2027:
1994:
1974:
1898:
1850:
1115:
544:
229:
257:
67:
2763:
2759:
2683:
2308:
2209:
2202:
1804:
1769:
1727:
1691:
1679:
1099:
989:
982:
744:
2329:
656:
2905:
2901:
2753:
2749:
2573:
2413:
2312:
2185:
2161:
2104:
1879:
1200:
1159:
1001:
964:
948:
873:
598:
394:
194:
2359:
2938:
2714:
2337:
2279:
2034:
1970:
1952:
1894:
1886:
1757:
1703:
1048:
866:
816:
722:
179:
171:
163:
3024:
2927:
2773:
2769:
2440:
2378:
2367:
1966:
415:
332:
British merchant vessels whose officers and crew include a certain number of retired
198:
131:
2981:
2977:
2971:
2967:
2637:
2465:
2445:
2260:
2240:
1816:
1488:
1025:
571:
532:
379:
322:
63:
2947:
2657:
2248:
528:
351:
2961:
2957:
2675:
2460:
2389:
2173:
1947:
1930:
1913:
1792:
1787:(there is another flag, not based on an ensign, that is commonly used on land)
333:
314:
306:
186:
127:
2364:
2149:
2092:
1039:
1016:
2652:
336:
personnel or Royal Naval Reservists, or are commanded by an officer of the
17:
2197:
1722:
1182:
224:, thus producing a new Blue Ensign with the new Union Flag, containing a
1993:
Blue Ensign worn as an ensign (1879–1928) and a jack (1928–1947) of the
1390:
2624:
2371:
1092:
405:
225:
2274:
175:
2451:
Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories
313:. This changed in 1864, when an order in council provided that the
2669:
347:
213:
143:
2235:
1710:
Flags of British Overseas Territories using defaced Blue Ensigns
1415:
170:
or has otherwise been issued a warrant. Defaced versions with a
123:
2679:
295:
English Blue Ensign as it appeared in the seventeenth century
2130:
Blue Ensign flown over the Union's offices abroad, 1910–1928
1901:
in 1868 for use by ships owned by the Canadian government.
1667:
Flags of the Crown Dependencies using defaced Blue Ensigns
1740:(the flag commonly used on land is Bermuda's Red Ensign)
185:
The evolution of the Blue Ensign followed that of the
111:
9 July 1864 (as used by vessels authorised by warrant)
2091:, the god of Commerce and Merchandise, presenting to
189:. The ensign originated in the 17th century with the
130:
occupying one quarter of the field and placed in the
2653:
Blue Ensign page on the "Flags of the World" website
154:
flying the square Blue Jack based on the Blue Ensign
2937:
2836:
2792:
2737:
2713:
118:
87:
79:
57:
2816:Royal Standard of the United Kingdom in Scotland
1959:1957–1965 (with red maple leaves in the shield)
1878:Colony from 1937 to 1976, then the flag of the
2691:
1893:from its inception until the adoption of the
1844:The defaced blue ensign was formerly used as:
8:
2625:"Flags of the Royal Canadian Navy 1910–1965"
1897:in 1965 The blue ensign was approved by the
457:Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, New Zealand
366:Royal Naval Club and Royal Albert Yacht Club
261:The modern Blue Ensign of the United Kingdom
39:
760:Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
238:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
2698:
2684:
2676:
1454:
1216:
1055:
1032:
921:
823:
766:
743:
729:
30:For the Australian oil shale company, see
1432:Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales
1210:Royal Australian Navy Sailing Association
1010:
549:
437:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Yacht Club
2506:
2489:An individual warrant is issued by the
2482:
2139:National flags based on the Blue Ensign
2115:
2051:
1978:
1902:
1853:
1108:Little Ship Club (Queensland Squadron)
376:Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club
246:
350:belonging to members of the following
38:
3046:Flags that incorporate the Union Jack
7:
2805:Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
2287:Other flags based on the Blue Ensign
1834:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands
1489:Royal Plymouth Corinthian Yacht Club
504:Royal Western Yacht Club of Scotland
471:Royal South Australia Yacht Squadron
2303:Ensign of The Royal Hospital School
2083:Newfoundland Blue Ensign, 1904–1931
2066:Newfoundland Blue Ensign, 1870–1904
2009:United States of the Ionian Islands
501:Royal Western Yacht Club of England
453:Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club
305:Prior to the reorganisation of the
278:The British Blue Ensign (1707–1801)
2087:The badge in the flag consists of
1751:Flag of the British Virgin Islands
25:
2638:Flags of the World: British India
1868:Bengal Presidency flag, 1612–1947
1462:Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club
1317:Royal Fresh Water Bay Yacht Club
1257:Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club
3006:
2996:
2986:
2976:
2966:
2956:
2946:
2922:
2911:
2900:
2889:
2878:
2873:Flags of the English Interregnum
2867:
2856:
2845:
2821:
2810:
2799:
2778:
2768:
2758:
2748:
2722:
2420:
2406:
2392:
2358:
2346:
2336:
2328:
2317:
2307:
2292:
2273:
2259:
2247:
2234:
2220:
2208:
2196:
2184:
2172:
2160:
2148:
2125:
2118:
2078:
2071:
2061:
2054:
2033:
2018:
2002:
1988:
1981:
1946:
1939:
1929:
1922:
1912:
1905:
1863:
1856:
1827:
1815:
1803:
1791:
1779:
1768:
1756:
1744:
1732:
1721:
1697:
1685:
1673:
1652:
1599:
1578:
1553:
1539:
1514:
1423:
1389:
1348:
1323:
1302:
1279:
1263:
1249:
1174:
1128:
1114:
1091:
1075:Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
981:
956:
936:
915:Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
906:
881:
865:
790:
737:Mersey Docks and Harbour Company
687:
671:
655:
629:Department of Trade and Industry
610:
590:British Broadcasting Corporation
554:
493:Royal Victorian Motor Yacht Club
442:Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
290:
283:
273:
266:
256:
249:
71:
66:
49:
2895:Royal Standard of Great Britain
1471:Royal Northumberland Yacht Club
1192:Royal Armoured Corps Yacht Club
543:Since 1864, the Blue Ensign is
465:Royal Scottish Motor Yacht Club
461:Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron
432:Royal Naval Sailing Association
3051:Flags with blue, red and white
2491:Secretary of State for Defence
2110:The ensign (1910–1928) of the
1785:Government Ensign of Gibraltar
1507:Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club
1498:Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
1152:Rochester Cruising Yacht Club
421:Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
1:
1692:Government Ensign of Guernsey
1680:Government Ensign of Alderney
1646:The Poole Harbour Yacht Club
1631:The House of Lords Yacht Club
1084:Household Division Yacht Club
994:Marine and Fisheries Division
890:Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service
705:Commissioners of Irish Lights
380:Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club
2521:. p. 12. Archived from
1810:Flag of the Pitcairn Islands
1775:Flag of the Falkland Islands
1738:Government Ensign of Bermuda
1523:Royal Southampton Yacht Club
513:Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
508:Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania
361:Hornet Services Sailing Club
212:(which included present day
96:; 404 years ago
3031:Flags of the United Kingdom
2707:Flags of the United Kingdom
1704:Government Ensign of Jersey
1586:Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club
1272:Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
480:Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
325:was allocated to the Navy.
3067:
2862:Royal standards of England
2574:"RAF Marine Vessel Ensign"
1876:Gilbert and Ellice Islands
1763:Flag of the Cayman Islands
1440:Royal Nassau Sailing Club
1366:Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
1332:Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club
1201:Royal Artillery Yacht Club
1160:Royal Air Force Yacht Club
774:Ministry of Defence Police
680:His Majesty's Army Vessels
416:Royal Marines Sailing Club
228:, in the canton. With the
29:
2906:Royal Standard of Ireland
2600:"The Navy Directory 2019"
2578:Flying Colours Flagmakers
2549:"The Navy Directory 2019"
2516:"Naval Flags and Ensigns"
2514:Naval Staff Directorate.
2333:Fijian government ensign
2227:Flag of Western Australia
1383:Royal Jamaica Yacht Club
1341:Royal Hamilton Yacht Club
1288:Royal Cornwall Yacht Club
1183:Royal Anglesey Yacht Club
1168:Royal Akarana Yacht Club
1137:Old Worcesters Yacht Club
929:Royal Ulster Constabulary
799:Northern Lighthouse Board
783:Ministry of War Munitions
664:Government Service Ensign
475:Royal Southern Yacht Club
411:Royal Highland Yacht Club
395:Royal Engineer Yacht Club
371:Royal Brighton Yacht Club
236:became a part of the new
201:, and with a blue field.
138:
48:
44:
2827:Royal Banner of Scotland
2598:UK Ministry of Defence.
2547:UK Ministry of Defence.
2266:Flag of the Cook Islands
1622:The Cruising Association
1614:Thames Motor Yacht Club
1593:Severn Motor Yacht Club
1547:Royal Torbay Yacht Club
1357:Royal Harwich Yacht Club
1242:Royal Burnham Yacht Club
1224:Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
1026:Army Sailing Association
974:Submarine Mining Service
849:Royal Army Service Corps
840:Port of London Authority
696:His Majesty's Coastguard
581:British Antarctic Survey
522:The Cruising Association
406:Royal Gourock Yacht Club
400:Royal Geelong Yacht Club
222:Kingdom of Great Britain
32:Blue Ensign Technologies
2851:Royal Banner of England
2456:New Zealand flag debate
2191:Flag of South Australia
2167:Flag of New South Wales
1562:Royal Ulster Yacht Club
1480:Royal Ocean Racing Club
1416:Royal Mersey Yacht Club
1398:Royal London Yacht Club
1310:Royal Forth Yacht Club
1233:Royal Bombay Yacht Club
518:Sussex Motor Yacht Club
489:Royal Thames Yacht Club
485:Royal Temple Yacht Club
468:Royal Solent Yacht Club
390:Royal Dorset Yacht Club
2992:Royal Air Force Ensign
2436:Australian flag debate
2099:, and below the motto
1951:Blue Ensign worn as a
1639:The Medway Yacht Club
1571:Royal Welsh Yacht Club
1448:Royal Natal Yacht Club
1407:Royal Malta Yacht Club
1375:Royal Irish Yacht Club
1049:City Livery Yacht Club
858:Royal Engineers Divers
563:Aberdeen Harbour Board
497:Royal Welsh Yacht Club
447:Royal Perth Yacht Club
427:Royal Motor Yacht Club
155:
2917:Ireland within the UK
2884:Flag of Great Britain
2428:United Kingdom portal
2400:British Empire portal
2341:Fijian customs ensign
2112:Union of South Africa
1660:The Poole Yacht Club
1532:Royal Suva Yacht Club
1296:Royal Dee Yacht Club
1145:Parkstone Yacht Club
899:Royal Hospital School
808:Ocean Weather Service
647:Global Marine Systems
147:
2355:at the Olympic games
2323:Tanganyika Territory
1969:(1879–1928) and the
1822:Flag of Saint Helena
1017:Aldeburgh Yacht Club
831:Pacific Cables Board
619:Combined Cadet Force
603:Cable & Wireless
105:(as the flag of the
27:British state ensign
2254:Flag of New Zealand
2013:amical protectorate
1973:(1928–1947) of the
1957:Royal Canadian Navy
1891:Royal Canadian Navy
945:Scottish Government
751:Metropolitan Police
638:General Post Office
539:Defaced Blue Ensign
449:, Western Australia
385:Royal Cruising Club
346:British-registered
338:Royal Naval Reserve
319:Royal Naval Reserve
168:Royal Naval Reserve
41:
2179:Flag of Queensland
2101:Hæc Tibi Dona Fero
1798:Flag of Montserrat
1607:Sussex Yacht Club
1122:Medway Yacht Club
242:St Patrick's Cross
206:Acts of Union 1707
156:
3018:
3017:
3011:Diplomatic Ensign
2155:Flag of Australia
1995:Royal Indian Navy
1975:Royal Indian Navy
1899:British Admiralty
1851:Bengal Presidency
1664:
1663:
999:
998:
714:Lloyd's of London
482:, New South Wales
301:Plain Blue Ensign
230:Act of Union 1800
191:St George's Cross
142:
141:
16:(Redirected from
3058:
3010:
3002:Civil Air Ensign
3000:
2990:
2980:
2970:
2960:
2950:
2928:Northern Ireland
2926:
2915:
2904:
2893:
2882:
2871:
2860:
2849:
2825:
2814:
2803:
2784:Northern Ireland
2782:
2772:
2762:
2752:
2739:Countries of the
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2686:
2677:
2640:
2635:
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2520:
2511:
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2487:
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2424:
2423:
2416:
2411:
2410:
2409:
2402:
2397:
2396:
2395:
2362:
2353:Australasia team
2350:
2340:
2332:
2321:
2311:
2296:
2278:
2277:
2264:
2263:
2252:
2251:
2239:
2238:
2225:
2224:
2215:Flag of Victoria
2213:
2212:
2203:Flag of Tasmania
2201:
2200:
2189:
2188:
2177:
2176:
2165:
2164:
2153:
2152:
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2122:
2082:
2075:
2065:
2058:
2037:
2022:
2006:
1992:
1985:
1950:
1943:
1933:
1926:
1916:
1909:
1874:The flag of the
1867:
1860:
1832:
1831:
1820:
1819:
1808:
1807:
1796:
1795:
1783:
1773:
1772:
1761:
1760:
1749:
1748:
1736:
1728:Flag of Anguilla
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1328:
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1283:
1268:
1267:
1254:
1253:
1220:
1179:
1178:
1133:
1132:
1119:
1118:
1100:Little Ship Club
1096:
1095:
1059:
1036:
1011:
990:Welsh Government
986:
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960:
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925:
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910:
886:
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870:
869:
827:
795:
794:
770:
747:
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621:(Naval Section)
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