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In British maritime law and custom, an ensign 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 to the staff), with either a red, white or blue field, dependent on whether the vessel is civilian, naval, or in a special category.
A blue government ensign defaced with the British Army badge of a crown and lion in front of crossed swords. Ensign of the Royal Logistic Corps for use on vessels under command of a non-commissioned officer. A blue government ensign defaced by British Army crossed swords.
Prior to the reorganisation of the Royal Navy in 1864, the plain blue ensign had been the ensign of one of three squadrons of the Royal Navy, the Blue Squadron.This changed in 1864, when an order in council provided that the Red Ensign was allocated to merchantmen, the Blue Ensign was to be the flag of ships in public service or commanded by an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve, and the White ...
It is one of the British ensigns, and it is used either plain or defaced with either a badge or a charge, mostly in the right half. It is the flag flown by British merchant or passenger ships since 1707. Prior to 1707, an English red ensign and a Scottish red ensign were flown by the English Royal Navy and the Royal Scots Navy, respectively ...
Vexillologists distinguish between three varieties of ensigns: A state ensign or government ensign (usage symbol) is worn by government vessels of official government agencies or civilian equipped auxiliary ships. A naval ensign (usage symbol ) is worn by a country's navy as a war flag for military ships. [2]
The Government Service Ensign is a defaced Blue Ensign flown by vessels owned by the British Ministry of Defence for which no other ensign is appropriate. [1] It is most commonly seen flown by warships undergoing contractors' trials before being commissioned into the Royal Navy , and former Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS) vessels now ...
The modified RAN and RNZN White Ensigns incorporate the Union Flag in the first quarter, but with the Southern Cross designs from each national flag (blue stars for the RAN and red stars for the RNZN) replacing St. George's Cross. Several other Commonwealth navies also use naval ensigns with a visual connection to the White Ensign.
The Government Identity System is maintained by His Majesty's Government to present unified branding format for the logos of government ministries, agencies and arms length bodies. [1] The format was introduced in 2012 alongside a revamp of gov.uk to provide a clearer brand for all government work.