Government Service Ensign
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The Government Service Ensign is a British civil ensign used by government-owned or -operated non-military vessels, typically featuring a blue field defaced with an appropriate badge.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Government Service Ensign canonical | 1 |
| Government Service flag | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil ensign
ⓘ
maritime flag ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British maritime administration
ⓘ
UK government departments operating vessels ⓘ |
| badgePlacement |
fly
ⓘ
sometimes in the centre of the fly ⓘ |
| badgeVariesBy |
agency
ⓘ
government department ⓘ |
| basedOn | Blue Ensign ⓘ |
| cantonDesign | Union Flag ⓘ |
| category |
British ensigns
ⓘ
British ensign system ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom maritime flags
government service flags ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designFeature | Blue Ensign defaced with an appropriate badge ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Blue Ensign
ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Ensign (undefaced)
British Red Ensign ⓘ
surface form:
Red Ensign
RAF ensign ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Air Force Ensign
White Ensign ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy ensigns
White Ensign ⓘ |
| ensignColorScheme | blue field with Union Flag in the canton ⓘ |
| fieldColor | blue ⓘ |
| flagFamily |
British Blue Ensign
ⓘ
surface form:
British Blue Ensign family
|
| flagType | defaced Blue Ensign ⓘ |
| governingBody |
UK maritime flag regulations
ⓘ
UK government ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom government
|
| legalStatus | official ensign of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notUsedOn |
commissioned warships
ⓘ
private merchant vessels ⓘ |
| operationalContext | civilian government maritime operations ⓘ |
| purpose | to identify British government service vessels ⓘ |
| regulates | marking of government service ships ⓘ |
| scope | civil maritime use ⓘ |
| symbolizes | authority of the British government at sea ⓘ |
| usedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
government-operated vessels ⓘ government-owned vessels ⓘ |
| usedFor |
identification at sea
ⓘ
indicating government ownership or operation ⓘ |
| usedOn | non-military vessels ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Government Service flag