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English: Flag of the United Kingdom, Union Jack or Union Flag in a 1:2 ratio (typical on British warships and also the rank flag of an admiral of the fleet). Español : Bandera del Reino Unido Esperanto : Flago de la Unuiĝinta Reĝlando
02:51, 15 May 2021: 1,200 × 1,440 (4 KB) GPinkerton: Fix defective geometry of the 3:5 flag (saltires too narrow in the lower fly, diagonal lines not parallel) 15:56, 14 May 2021: 1,200 × 1,440 (3 KB) GPinkerton: Used standard 3:5 ratio Union flag to match the standard 3:5 ratio Scottish flag: 00:45, 4 January 2013: 1,200 × 1,320 (877 bytes ...
The Continental Union Flag (often referred to as the first American flag, Cambridge Flag, and Grand Union Flag) was the flag of the United Colonies from 1775 to 1776, and the de facto flag of the United States until 1777, when the 13 star flag was adopted by the Continental Congress.
The flag of Great Britain, often referred to as the King's Colour, first Union Flag, [1] [2] Union Jack, and British flag, was used at sea from 1606 and more generally from 1707 to 1801. It was the first flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain. [3] [4] It is the precursor to the Union Jack of 1801.
A White Ensign with a pre-1801 Union Flag in the canton, defaced with a blue lighthouse in the fly, is the only British flag to still use the pre-1801 Union Flag. [28] This flag is only flown from vessels with the Commissioners aboard and from the Headquarters of the NLB, in Edinburgh. Ensign of Trinity House
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The terms Union Jack and Union Flag are both used historically for describing the national flag of the United Kingdom.. According to the website of the Parliament of the United Kingdom: [11] [12] "Until the early 17th century England and Scotland were two entirely independent kingdoms (Wales had been annexed into the Kingdom of England under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542.).