The flag flown as a signal was abolished only five years later in November 1875 and very few 1870s pictures show ships flying it.

Merchant ship ensign. Khaki shirts only with khaki work uniforms. The warship also lowers it. When a warship receives a salute while it is not flying its ensign such as in port before 800 am.

The flag of this country is always flown above all the other flags. The use of ensigns dates back to the 1600s and there have been many incarnations throughout the years from the very colourful ensigns of the Tudor Stuart navies to the famous red white and blue ensigns we see on the water today and which will be the subject of this post. It is also known as the merchant ensign or merchant flag.

In most countries but not all Ensign discharges a dual function. In some countries the yacht ensign used on recreational boats or ships instead of merchant vessels differs from the civil ensign. A civil ensign usage symbol FIAV 000100svg is worn by merchant and pleasure vessels.

Or after sunset or when steaming in peacetime out of sight of land it hoists an ensign for the purpose of returning the salute then lowers it again after the salute is concluded. A civil ensign is an ensign used by civilian vessels to denote their nationality. Certain other vessels not of the Royal Navy but owned by the British government also use the blue ensign.

English Channel Red Ensign flag flying on a cross Channel ferry the ensign of the British Merchant Navy The red duster or red ensign flag of the merchant navy or british fleet with the union flag or jack in the corner on a red ground. An ensign is an identifying flag flown to designate a ship - military or civilian. On no other occasion except when they are half-masted are the colours of HM.

Israels Merchant ship Ensign Indian Coast Guards Blue Ensign defaced with Coast Guards emblem. Ships lowered out of routine times. Ensign is lowered halfway down the gaff halyard or halfway down the flagstaff when the two ships come abeam of each other.