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	Royal Australian Navy Ensign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Australian government ministers, along with their counterparts from other dominions such as Canada, had proposed in 1909 that a White Ensign defaced with a local symbol would be more appropriate, however the Admiralty insisted that the national flag flown from the jackstaff at the bow was sufficient to display the nationality of the ship.
		By 1965, Australian forces were fighting in the Vietnam War, a war which did not involve the British, and a member of parliament questioned the appropriateness of using the ensign of another country.
		The new ensign was granted Royal Assent on 1966-11-07 and announced by the prime minister on 1966-12-23.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy_Ensign (321 words)

	Royal Australian Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force.
		The Royal Navy continued to provide blue water defence in the Pacific until World War Two, when expansion of the RAN saw the acquisition of aircraft carriers, and other large surface vessels.
		The Royal Australian Navy was established in 1909.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy (888 words)

	Naval Officers Club White ensign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Australian opinion favoured a uniquely Australian ensign but the Admiralty continued to resist and insisted that the dominion navies use the white ensign.
		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".
		Royal assent to the new ensign was granted on 7 November 1966.
	www.navalofficer.com.au /ensign.htm (505 words)

	RAN in WW2
		The Australian Navy suffered the worse loss in its history in November 1941 when HMAS Sydney was lost with all hands off the Western Australian Coast.
		HMAS Vampire was also the first Australian vessel to engage the Japanese navy when on the night of 26-27 January 1942 she, along with HMS Thanet attacked Japanese naval units off Endau, Malaya..
		The Royal Australian Navy's first victory against the Japanese occurred on 21 January off Darwin when the submarine I124 was destroyed by depth charges dropped by the Bathurst Class corvettes Katoomba, Lithgow and Deloraine and the United States destroyer Edsall.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-navy/ran_ww2.htm (994 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.
		After an incident at the Royal Tournament in 1923, the King was asked to approve the use, by the Royal Navy, of colours corresponding to the King's colours carried by military forces.
	www.fotw.us /flags/gb-nav.html (4129 words)

	Flag History - Other Australian Flags - Royal Australian Navy White Ensign
		The tradition of Australian flags featuring the Southern Cross and Union Jack dates from 1823 with the advent of the National Colonial Flag of Australia which was a white ensign featuring the naval cross of St George on which was displayed four stars representing the constellation of the Southern Cross.
		This flag arrangement was accepted for many years; our Navy had been founded upon the traditions, regulations, laws and procedures of the Royal Navy, our officers underwent much of their training in the UK and most RAN ships, aircraft and materiel continued to be of British origin or design.
		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.
	www.australianflag.org.au /navyensign.php (713 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 territorial badge to government service; and the Red Ensign to the 'merchant navy' (as the term is in Britain).
		The White Ensign is not a symbol of the British Admiralty nor necessarily of the British Navy.
		The United Kingdom, Australian and Canadian Fleets to be sister members of the King's Navy, hoisting a common ensign, the White Ensign, as the symbol of the authority of the Crown, and each flying in addition its own distinctive flag forward on the jack-staff.
	www.fotw.net /flags/gb-nav.html (5103 words)

	Naval Flags (Australia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Minister for the Navy, Mr F Chaney MP, informed the Prime Minister of the Naval Board's decision and the formal approval of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was requested.
		Battle Ensigns, Ray - large ensigns flown from the port and starboard yardarms before and during a surface engagement at sea - and based on (of course) the Royal Navy tradition, but I don't know whether the RAN fly or flew the White or the Blue (although the date you give sounds right).
		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.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/au^naval.html (1525 words)

	The Ultimate Royal Canadian Navy Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		By the end of the Second Battle of the Atlantic, the RCN was the primary navy in the northwest sector of the Atlantic Ocean and was responsible for the safe escort of innumerable convoys and the destruction of many U-boats—an anti-submarine capability that the RCN would build upon during the post-war.
		A planned transfer of two light aircraft carriers from the Royal Navy, HMCS Warrior and HMCS Magnificent was slowed, and when Warrior was found to be unsuitable for a North Atlantic winter, she was sent to the west coast and the next year was replaced by Magnificent, with Warrior being given back to the RN.
		In 1961, a policy of wearing the Canadian Red Ensign from the masthead (in addition to the Canadian Blue Ensign at the jack staff when appropriate and the White Ensign at the ensign staff) was established.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/RCN (2089 words)

	Royal Australian Navy in World War II - History Page
		Throughout the war, the British Admiralty used the RAN to bolster the strength of the Royal Navy.
		This was not a move to repress the Australians; it came about because in 1939 the British thought in terms of the whole Empire, of which Australia was a part, and not in terms of numerous separate navies.
		"During the war, the Royal Australian Navy reached maturity, with graduates of the RAN College commanding the Squadron." Even if it was scattered across three navies in two oceans, the RAN had won the right to be Australian from the top down.
	users.chariot.net.au /~lenshome/perspective.htm (860 words)

	Flag Burning, National Symbols and Free Speech: Australia
		It declares the Australian Blue Ensign to be the Australian National Flag.
		It re-designates the Australian Red Ensign to be the Australian marine flag.
		Australians do not always fully realise the seriousness with many countries view their national flag, and the way in which they take the burning of their flag as a direct insult and attack on their national pride and dignity.
	www.caslon.com.au /flagfiresnote1.htm (2065 words)

	United Kingdom: Royal Air Force
		An interim flag was produced to represent the Royal Air Force at the armistice celebrations; a 'white ensign' with an overall dark blue St George's Cross, the Royal Air Force eagle in the centre of the cross, and a royal crown above it on the vertical arm of the cross.
		The new ensign was described as, "the Ensign of the Royal Air Force defaced by the addition of the letters N Z superimposed in white upon the red roundel of the ensign" (AIR 30/140).
		Royal Air Force Ensign is to be hoisted daily at the Headquarters of the force, Headquarters of area and independent commands, from airships, and at stations and units given in the appendix to this Order.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/gb-raf.html (4351 words)

	The Australian Flag
		The Australian Flag came into being after the the federation of the Australian States into the Commonwealth of Australian on 1 January, 1901.
		The outer diameter is 3/5 the width of the Union Jack (3/10 the width of the fly) and the inner diameter is 4/9 the outer diameter.
		This is a famous but unofficial Australian flag, that features a white vertical cross on a blue background five whsite, blue-margined, 8-pointed stars superimposed at the end of each arm of the cross and at the intersection of the arms, a stylized Southern Cross.
	www.anbg.gov.au /oz/flag.html (1022 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		CNO Thanks Royal Australian Navy for its Support By Chief Journalist Walter T. Ham IV, Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs CANBERRA, Australia (NNS) -- During a recent address to the Australian War College, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark thanked Australia and its Navy for their support in the war on terrorism.
		Clark also stressed the need for the U.S. Navy to be interoperable with its coalition partners, many of whom were represented by students from 23 different nations in the Australian War College audience.
		The Bluejacket's Manual is celebrating a century of teaching sailors the basics of Navy seamanship and life in the Navy-- including terminology, rank structure, jobs, military drill, and proper wearing and stowing of uniforms.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/news/navnews/nns02/nns020723.txt (7887 words)

	NAVY News :: Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Commanding Officer Australian Clearance Diving Team Four LCDR Steve Bliss and members of his team had the honour of scattering the ashes of one of the Clearance Diving branches Old and Bolds – CPO Raymond Campbell Foord.
		The newest military aviators of the Navy and Royal Australian Air Force are the 18 graduates of 203 Pilots course at 2FTS, RAAF Base Pearce.
		Navy Week celebrations were not confined to Australian shores, with RAN personnel posted to North America ensuring they did not miss out.
	www.defence.gov.au /news/NAVYNEWS/editions/4823/features.htm (420 words)

	Protection of Australian Flags (Desecration of the Flag) Bill 2003 (Bills Digest, no. 42, 2003-04)
		An ‘Australian Ensign’ was defined as the Australian White Ensign, the Australian Red Ensign or the Royal Australian Air Force Ensign.
		While I personally think that the burning of an Australian flag was offensive, the nature of any response in such circumstances must be left to the discretion of the law enforcement officers in attendance, who are always mindful of the need not to provoke confrontation or violence.
		The Australian Red Ensign is the ensign of the Australian Merchant Navy and is given legislative status by section 4 of the Flags Act.
	www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/bd/2003-04/04bd042.htm (7374 words)

	Atlantic, WW2, convoys, radar, escort carriers, air-gap, U-boats, Liberators
		The Royal Navy will be responsible for the North Sea and most of the Atlantic, although the French will contribute some forces.
		Royal Navy escort groups can provide cover from UK bases out to 18'W, and those from Iceland the mid-Atlantic gap to 35'W. With the opening of an Escort Force base at St John's, Newfoundland by the Royal Canadian Navy, the rest of the North Atlantic convoy routes can now receive protection.
		In December the Royal Navy and its Allies regain an old advantage when after a 10-month gap, the U-boat 'Triton' code for Atlantic operations is broken.
	www.naval-history.net /WW2CampaignsAtlanticDev.htm (7594 words)

	United Kingdom: regulations for blue ensigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		All Blue Ensign warrants were cancelled in 1939 (see explanatory note) and the system re-introduced on 24 January 1947, with a qualifying crew of master plus six.
		It was proposed that the ensign staff should be removed from all merchant ships and that the ensign should be flown from the fore or main mast.
		The Blue Ensign is to be struck if the officer to whom the warrant was issued relinquishes command, or if the ship or vessel passes into foreign ownership and ceases to be a British ship as defined by MSA 95.
	flagspot.net /flags/gb-blenr.html (2201 words)

	Royal Australian Navy
		The Navy Recruit School is where all sailors begin their naval careers.
		The Board of Inquiry commenced on 6 September 2005 into the Sea King helicopter accident on the Indonesian island of Nias on 2 April 2005.
		The Royal Australian Naval College is responsible for the education and training of Navy's future leaders.
	www.navy.gov.au (53 words)

	Ausflag - Australian Naval Ensign (1911-1967) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		When the Royal Australian Navy was created in 1911, all its ships flew the White Ensign of the UK, i.e.
		Australian naval forces "fought under" this flag in the two World Wars and in the Korean War.
		This was done at the request of the British Government because the British Royal Navy was not involved in the Vietnam war.
	www.ausflag.com.au /flags/naval1911.html (143 words)

	Scotch College: Great Scot - Moving Remembrance Day Service
		After investigating the required protocols and making the necessary arrangements for the Australian National Flag and the Ensigns of the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force to be hung on the north wall of the Memorial Hall, it was decided that Remembrance Day would be the most appropriate occasion for their installation.
		The Ensign of the Royal Australian Air Force was presented and installed by Flight Lieutenant Tony Clark, after service as a CUO in the Scotch College Cadet Unit, joined the Royal Australian Air Force and undertook pilot training in 1970.
		After their blessing by the School Chaplain, the Rev Graham Bradbeer, the Australian Flag and the two Ensigns were in succession unfurled in place to hang in perpetuity in the Memorial Hall.
	www.scotch.vic.edu.au /gscot/GSdec97/P16Rem.htm (621 words)

	Ahoy - Mac's Web Log-Royal Navy Town Class Destroyers of WW2-
		In the early stages of WW2, the Royal Navy in particular, and Britain in general, were faced with coping with the incredible toll taken by German U-Boats in the Battle of the Atlantic.
		This was an unusual practice for the Royal Navy, who did not take kindly to the possible contamination of salt water in the oil fuel.
		The Royal Australian Navy had HMAS Vampire, HMAS Waterhen etc in this Class of ship, and they were part of the so called Scrap Iron Flotilla, that served with great distinction in the Mediterranean in WW2, they kept besieged Tobruk alive, by often completing the Spud Run.
	www.ahoy.tk-jk.net /macslog/RoyalNavyTownClassDestroy.html (670 words)

	RAN Indicator Loop Station, Bribie Island, Australia
		This is the story of the indicator loop station built during WW2 as part of the Royal Australian Navy's anti-submarine harbour defences of Moreton Bay.
		During the early stages of World War II coastal fortifications were built at the northern end of Bribie Island (Fort Bribie), and at Skirmish Point (Skirmish Battery) at the southern end near the seaside village of Woorim, as part of the system of defence of the port of Brisbane.
		The Royal Australian Navy approved the construction of anti-submarine defences at Moreton Bay on 22nd June 1942.
	home.iprimus.com.au /waldingr/bribie.htm (4218 words)

	flagsonline.net Australian White Ensign
		It evolved from the ensign of the British Royal Navy, the St George Cross (a red cross on a white field), with the Union Jack in the upper hoist.
		The Royal Australian Navy adopted the British Royal Navy ensign at its formation in 1911 and continued its use until the adoption of the Australian White Ensign in 1967.
		The Australian White Ensign is only used by the Royal Australian Navy and was adopted on the 1st of March 1967.
	www.flagsonline.net /Australia/naval.htm (234 words)

	Tandem Thrust 2001 News Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		From their motto, we can learn that the dual mission of the U.S. Navy Seabees is to "build and fight." From their actions, we can also add a third attribute -- Seabees serve the communities where they deploy.
		During Tandem Thrust, a joint exercise in Central Queensland, Australia, involving over 27,000 United States, Australian, and Canadian personnel, a detachment of Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, from Gulfport, Miss., found time in their busy operational schedule to refurbish a historic chapel in Nerimbera, near Rockhampton.
		Named for the patron saint of soldiers and used extensively by the over 70,000 US troops stationed in the Rockhampton area during World War II, St. Christopher's Chapel has a unique open-air design and was built exclusively using materials gathered from the local countryside by the American 542 Engineers Ship and Shore Battalion.
	www.c7f.navy.mil /tt01/story/chapel.htm (389 words)

	Royal Australian Navy Gun Plot - Naval Traditions
		The colours of both nations were sewn together, and at the part next to the mast you may see the flag of England, whist the rainder is the ensign of the Netherlands.
		In the Royal Navy it means that a double issue of rum (or now beer) will be served.
		It is suggested that the ensign is worn at half mast in order to make room for the invisible colours of death, who invariably wins the last encounter.
	www.gunplot.net /traditions/traditions.htm (561 words)

	Oban Bay, Anti-submarine Indicator Loops, Royal Navy
		It was on Ganavan headland that the Royal Navy established the "Little Ganavan" anti-submarine Indicator Loop Station and a Port-war Signal Station (PSS).
		This technology was developed by the British Royal Navy at HMS Osprey (Portland Naval Base) and HMS Vernon starting back in 1915 and first deployed at Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands at the northern tip of Scotland.
		The role of the navy was to protect and administer the harbour and surrounding waters, to accommodate merchant ships in the anchorage and organise the sailing of the convoys to join with larger convoys to the USA, Russia and elsewhere.
	home.iprimus.com.au /waldingr/obanbay.htm (2493 words)

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