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A Pilot Jack, a flag design that has a Union Jack at its centre, with a white border around it. The flag in a white border occasionally seen on merchant ships was sometimes referred to as the Pilot Jack. It can be traced back to 1823 when it was created as a signal flag, but not intended as a civil jack.
The first Commonwealth country to drop the Union Flag was Canada in 1965, after adopting a new national flag. The most recent country to drop the Union Flag from its flag was South Africa in 1994, after adopting a new national flag. The only overseas territory without the Union Flag on its current flag is Gibraltar.
The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag. The design of the Union Jack dates back to the Act of Union 1801, which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland (previously in personal union) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The jack of the United States, referred to as the Union Jack [1] by the U.S. Navy, is a maritime jack flag flown on the bow of U.S. vessels that are moored or anchored. In addition to commissioned U.S. Navy ships, the jack is used by the U.S. Coast Guard, [2] the Military Sealift Command, the ships of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other U.S. government entities.
The flags of British India or the British Raj were varied, and the British Empire used several different banners during the period of its rule in the Indian subcontinent. [5] [2] [6] Flags with the Star of India emblem in their design are often referred to as the Star of India flag, and were used to represent India itself [7] and high offices in the government of India.
Flag of the governor of Malta: A Union Jack defaced with the Badge of Malta. 1943–1964: Flag of the governor of Malta: A Union Jack defaced with the Badge of Malta. 1875–1906: Flag of the governor of Jamaica: A Union Jack defaced with the Badge of Colonial Jamaica. 1906–1957: Flag of the governor of Jamaica
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.
The Union Jack also did not function as a true Empire flag as far as the law was concerned. Each of the territories of the empire were simply possessions of a common monarch. Despite the legislative supremacy of the United Kingdom, colonial opinions were moving toward seeking institutional equality while still recognizing a shared existence ...