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	Belgium: Naval ensign and jack
		The ensign reminds the White Ensign of the Royal Navy, from which was formed the Naval Force.
		The three colours of the cross are the national ones, the crown is the emblem of the kingdom, the crossed cannons show the ensign is a military one and the anchors symbolize the crews.
		The war ensign in proportion 2:3, with 2.25 x 3.375 m as largest size, flies either on the yard of the mainmast to starboard or on the Gaffel of the Besanmastes.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/be~nav.html (393 words)

	THIRD REICH NAVAL FLAGS
		The new naval ensign and jack, fl-white-red with a large Iron Cross set slightly toward the hoist, was very similar to the jack of the Imperial Navy.
		A fl-white-red ensign with the fl eagle from the state arms on the white stripe was adopted for vessels operated by the Ministry of War that were not part of the Navy.
		The 1933-35 naval ensign was retained for use as a masthead flag on ceremonial occasions.
	tmg110.tripod.com /3reich1.htm (457 words)

	Kingdom of Bulgaria, 1908-1944: Naval Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The second is the (Bogoslovski, 1912) "Al'bom shtandartov i flagov inostrannyh gosudarstv", Sofia 1912, and the third is a naval manual that I shall cover later on.
		Bulgarian Naval Handbook (reproduced in Ivanov, 1998) shows a pennant similar to the royal house pennants, having the appropriate flag in the hoist.
		War ensign with a white square at the lower hoist bearing green saltire (same as 1912 minister of the army).
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/bg~1908.html (967 words)

	Ukraine - Naval Flags
		There are some reports of a Ukrainian naval ensign, jack and flag for the Ukrainian Border Guard.Flagmaster, 1994 showed the naval ensign as a blue cross throughout on a white field with the blue over yellow charged with the 'tryzub' (without the shield), in the canton.
		The war flag (naval ensign?), jack, and flag of the Border Guard are shown in colour in the latest issue of Info-bulletin, 1996.
		The auxiliary vessels' ensign (dark blue with naval ensign is canton - see Auxiliary Ships), as well as the rescue vessel's ensign (same with an aqualung helmet in a white badge at lower fly - see Salvation Ships) follow the same dual pattern.
	www.hampshireflag.co.uk /world-flags/allflags/ua~.html (1678 words)

	flag of Nigerian Naval Flags flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
		('The World of Flags', London, 1990) that the naval ensign is white with the national flag in the canton and the badge of the navy in the fly.
		1985 illustrate the naval ensign with a red cross, which is illustrated as being about 11/70ths of the hoist.
		Naval Ensign: White with the national flag in the canton and the Naval badge in the fly in red.
	www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/ng^nav.html (362 words)

	Ensign - Memory Alpha
		This naval rank is equivalent to the rank of second lieutenant which is found in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps; or the Romulan Star Empire's sublieutenant grade.
		An ensign's primary duty is professional growth, both as a leader and as a occupational specialist.
		Ensigns are mentored by more senior officers as well as their (nominally) subordinate chief petty officers as part of their development as Starfleet leaders.
	memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Ensign (352 words)

	South Africa Naval Flags # fahnenversand.de - Fahnen Flaggen Fahne Flagge Nationalflaggen Nationalflagge Shop ...
		The new South African Naval Ensign is the same as that used previously except the new SA national flag is in the canton and the badge of the Navy no longer appears in the fly.
		It was the third version of the SA Naval Ensign which comprised the former SA flag in the canton with a green Scandinavian cross on a white background in the proportion 1:2 in use between 1952-1959.
		Because the national flag was in the proportions of 2:3 and the ensign followed the British practice of being 1:2, the vertical arm of the cross had to be offset slightly towards the hoist and as a result the ensign was often described as having a green Scandinavian cross.
	www.fahnenversand.de /fotw/flags/za-navy.html (5757 words)

	Japanese military flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Japan 1913 and 1941: the ensign is the same as today, white with a red disc slightly to the hoist with rays (16 to be precise) extending from the disc to the edges of the flag.
		The Naval Ensign was first adopted on October 7, 1889 and used until the end of World War II and re-adopted on June 30, 1954 as a Naval Ensign used by Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces.
		The triangular pennant is in ratio between 1:40 and 1:90, with the hoist part in ratio 2:3, containing a simplified variant of the naval ensign - the sun disk being in its center, with diameter half the hoist size.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/jp^.html (726 words)

	Naval Flags (Australia)
		The ensign was described as being a "white flag with the Union Flag in the upper canton at the hoist with six blue stars positioned as in the Australian flag".
		The Ensign should be a white flag with the Union Flag in the upper canton at the hoist with six blue stars positioned as in the Australian flag.
		In the Royal Navy the Battle Ensign is usually an extra large White Ensign, but during the First World War, Union Jacks, Blue Ensigns or Red Ensigns were flown as additional flags in case the White Ensign was mistaken for the rather similar German Naval Ensign.
	www.fotw.net /flags/au^naval.html (1525 words)

	Ensign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An ensign is a distinguishing flag of a ship or a military unit, or a distinguishing token, emblem, or badge, such as a symbol of office.
		In heraldry, an ensign is the ornament or sign, such as the crown, coronet or mitre, borne above the charge or arms.
		This may be in the form of a decal on a windshield (such as the blue decals used to mark officers' cars in the United States armed forces), a license plate depicting an officer's rank insignia, or a small flag mounted on the hood or fender.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Naval_ensign (431 words)

	Ensign (rank) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ensign is a junior rank of commissioned officer in the militaries of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy.
		In the 16th century "ensign" was corrupted into "ancient," and was used in the two senses of a banner and the bearer of the banner.
		A typical Ensign is at specialty training for up to two years after receipt of the commission, depending on specialty, and after that is a division officer, leading a group of petty officers and enlisted personnel in a division.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ensign_(rank) (741 words)

	Colombia - Naval Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On presidential flag the red ring is smaller in diameter then the naval ensign and not reaching (or just touching, depending on source) the red stripe.
		Naval ensign as legislated and as it is used.
		Naval ensign, military flag and cavalry standart was kept without change by resolutions 64 (9-1-1961) and 4235 (1965) and still in use.
	www.flag.de /FOTW/flags/co~navy.html (789 words)

	United Kingdom: Royal Navy
		Henceforth the White Ensign was reserved to the Royal Navy; the Blue Ensign undefaced to the Royal Naval Reserve and defaced with the appropriate departmental or teritorial badge to government service; and the Red Ensign to the 'merchant navy' (as the term is in Britain).
		The White Ensign is flown at the peak of all Royal Navy/Royal Marines shore establishments, commanded by a commissioned officer, regardless of distance from the sea.
		The 'Flags and Ensigns' issue of Royal Mail Stamps (October 2001) included illustrations from 'The Maritime Flags of All Nations' (Richard H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 4 January 1842.) One was the flag of the Victualling Service, a red ensign defaced with the same crossed-anchors badge as used by RNSTS.
	www.fotw.us /flags/gb-nav.html (4129 words)

	KINGDOM OF YUGOSLAVIA NAVAL ENSIGNS & FLAGS
		The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was proclaimed in 1918, and in 1920 it adopted as its national flag a horizontal tricolor of blue, white and red.
		In 1922 a variant of the national flag, with the crowned state arms offset toward the hoist, was made the naval ensign and jack.
		Naval ensigns and jacks of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia were made in 2:3 proportions.
	tmg110.tripod.com /yugo1.htm (264 words)

	Defenceindia : Indian Navy
		The Naval Crest consists of the Ashoka emblem, a foul anchor and a shield, and its navy blue colour.
		The chief of naval staff has four principal staff officers: the vice chief of naval staff, the vice chief of personnel, the chief of material, and the deputy chief of naval staff.
		The Western Naval Command is headquartered in Bombay on the Arabian Sea; the Southern Naval Command in Kochi (Cochin), in Kerala, also on the Arabian Sea; and the Eastern Naval Command in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on the Bay of Bengal.
	www.defenceindia.com /defenceind/indian_navy.html (1061 words)

	War Ensign and Other Naval Flags (Israel)
		The Commander of the Navy flag is the Navy Ensign as in FOTW with a device.
		The flag – its length 180 cm, its width 120 cm, its background dark sky-blue [as in the national flag and civil ensign] with a white triangle with two equal sides, whose top lies in the centre of the flag and its base coincides with the wide side at the hoist.
		Also, the GHQ Naval Branch flag (as the GHQ Air Branch flag which I already wrote about) had the Israeli flag in the canton and the Navy symbol at the lower fly.
	flagspot.net /flags/il~war.html (1241 words)

	Canada Flag Mart Japan Naval Ensign
		The Japanese Naval Ensign is a well known variation of the Japanese flag.
		The Naval Ensign was first adopted on October 7, 1889 to identify Japanese seafaring vessels and was used until the end of World War II.
		At the wars end, the flag was mothballed where it remained until June 30th, 1954 when it was re-adopted as Japan's naval ensign.
	www.canadaflagmart.com /-strse-56/Japan-Naval-Ensign/Detail.bok (203 words)

	United States Flag History - Flag Glossary of Terms
		The U.S. flag serves as a national flag, naval ensign, and civil ensign.
		Great Britain, on the other hand, has a white ensign for naval ships, a red ensign for merchant ships, and a blue ensign for merchant ships commanded by an officer in the Naval Reserve.
		A group of naval ships such as a squadron, several squadrons, or a fleet with a specific military objective to accomplish.
	stockholm.usembassy.gov /usflag/flag_glossary.html (559 words)

	Military & Paramilitary Flags of Singapore (Page 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The naval ensign or war ensign (rightmost) is exclusively flown by military service vessels under the command of the navy, for differentiation between non-military government service vessels and civilian vessels at sea.
		The naval ensign is flown either near the mast or at the stern (rear) of a vessel, never on the bow.
		Nonetheless, legislative papers gave the Naval Ensign an equivalent construction sheet to that of the State Ensign, with the exception of colours to be used.
	www.geocities.com /inescutcheon/FlagsMilitary.HTML (12033 words)

	Bolivian Naval Ensign
		The famous naval ensign of Bolivia - blue ensign with the national flag in canton surrounded by 9 small stars on two inner sides and one bigger star in lower fly.
		The red-yellow-green civil flag of Bolivia is authorized for use as a civil ensign by Bolivian registered shipping, despite the fact that Bolivia has no coastline.
		The 9 small stars on the Bolivian naval flag represent the current 9 departments of Bolivia while the tenth symbolizes Boliviaʼs irredentist claim for sea access.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/bo~.html (730 words)

	Naval Science Studies-University of South Carolina
		Naval ROTC graduates are given equal rank, treatment, and opportunity with graduates of the United States Naval Academy.
		Upon graduation, midshipmen are commissioned as ensign, USNR, or second lieutenant, USMCR, and serve at the pleasure of the president of the United States.
		While at the NSI, the NROTC candidate is exposed to various fundamentals of naval science and participates in a compressed review of naval science courses normally taken during the freshman and sophomore years.
	www.sc.edu /bulletin/archives/2001-2002/ugrad/LibNavSc.html (1417 words)

	German Ensigns and Other Naval Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The naval ensign is swallowtailed and bears the shield slightly shifted to the hoist.
		According to the navy regulation [Marine Dienstvorschrift] MDv 161/1 (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung 1977), the naval ensign is called Dienstflagge der Seestreitkräfte der Bundeswehr (service flag of the naval forces of the Bundeswehr).
		According to Brockhaus 1968, the German naval jack is fl-red-gold swallow-tailed with the arms.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/de~.html (901 words)

	Indian Navy -- Flags
		The New Ensign consists of the National Flag superimposed on the Top Quarter adjoining the flagstaff and a Navy Crest super imposed on the part displaced away from the Flag Staff.
		The Squadron in the van was commanded by the White Admiral and wore a White Ensign; the middle by the Red Admiral with the Red Ensign; and the Rear became the Blue Admiral's position with his Blue Ensign.
		n attaining Independence, the White Ensign of the Indian Navy was modified in that the colours of the British Flag in the upper canton were replaced by the Indian Tri-Colour.
	armedforces.nic.in /navy/flag.htm (330 words)

	You put who in charge of what?
		Rachel Wolfington is a member of one of the Old Naval families that dominate the Terran Confederation Navy.
		Her task force, informally known as the "Wolf Pack", was at the point cutting deep into Vilani space, disrupting the supply lines and tying down units from going to the front.
		Terran Confederation Naval Ensign Harold LeBlanc is determined to run his command by the book.
	www.urbin.net /EWW/RPG/SV/Eclipse/chars/Ensign_Binkie.html (1425 words)

	Royal Navy Battle Ensign
		Verner's watercolor illustrations, which are re-produced in the book, show: INFLEXIBLE flying three ensigns from the fore-topmast (white ensign at the peak, red ensign below, white ensign just above the fore spotting top) plus two ensigns flying from the mainmast (white ensign at peak of main-topmast, white ensign at the peak of the gaff).
		Because the German Imperial naval ensign was, in poor visibility liable to confusion with the White Ensign the Admiralty issued a succession of orders about the use of additional flags.
		Ships were to hoist a Blue Ensign as well as a White Ensign when going into action or approaching a suspicious vessel.
	www.gwpda.org /naval/s0600000.htm (560 words)

	Flag History - Other Australian Flags - Royal Australian Navy White Ensign
		The Australian White Ensign mirrors the design of the Australian National Flag with the field colour reversed to white and the stars rendered in blue.
		We are all proud to have served under the White Ensign but it is now appropriate that an unmistakable indication of the RAN's position as an independent service of an independent nation of the British Commonwealth should be displayed in Her Majesty's Australian ships and establishments.
		The Australian White Ensign was introduced into service on 1st March 1967, was popularly received within the RAN and the Australian community and has been flown proudly since that time.
	www.flagaustnat.asn.au /navyensign.php (695 words)

	Naval Service - The Irish Defence Forces
		The combination of both colours in the tricolour, with the white between, is a token of brotherhood, symbolises the union of the different stocks in a common nationality.
		The Naval Jack is not be worn by a ship in dry dock or during refit.
		It is also worn on a naval ship or naval shore installation where a court-martial is sitting.
	www.military.ie /naval/naval_flags.htm (797 words)

	The Naval Ensign
		The Naval Ensign of the RDN is in Danish called "Orlogsflaget".
		In port and being at anchor the naval ensign is flying from a flagpole aft, at the same time a smaller naval ensign are flying as a jack at the stem.
		At sea the naval ensign are normally flying from a small gaff on the aft mast.
	www.navalhistory.dk /English/TheFlag/the_naval_ensign.htm (679 words)

	Naval Jack (The Netherlands)
		The naval jack is a gironny of 12, blue, white, red.
		The Dutch naval jack is known as the Dubbele Prinsengeus (Double Princejack).
		The Dutch naval ensign and national flag were always the same, except from 1796-1806 when the Batavian Republic added their new jack into the canton of the national tricolour.
	www.fotw.net /flags/nl-njack.html (725 words)

	Italy - Naval Flags
		Until the end of WW II, the Italian flag always had the Savoy coat of arms in the center (without the crown: Merchant, with the crown: naval ensign) {so there was no confusion at sea}.
		The present italian coat of arms is never shown either on the merchant or on naval ensign.
		Italian jack is a square banner of the arms appearing on the naval ensign.
	flagspot.net /flags/it~navy.html (787 words)

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