Red Duster
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The Red Duster is the traditional British civil ensign, a red flag with the Union Jack in the canton historically flown by British merchant ships.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil ensign
ⓘ
flag ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
British Red Ensign
ⓘ
British Red Ensign ⓘ
surface form:
Red Ensign
|
| associatedWith |
British maritime commemoration ceremonies
ⓘ
British shipping industry ⓘ Merchant Navy Day (United Kingdom) ⓘ |
| canton |
Union Flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Jack
|
| category |
British maritime flags
ⓘ
Civil ensigns ⓘ Flags of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
emblem of British merchant seafarers in wartime
ⓘ
symbol of British commercial sea power ⓘ |
| designElement | Union Jack in the canton ⓘ |
| displayContext |
flown at the stern of British merchant vessels
ⓘ
flown on Merchant Navy memorials ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
government service ensigns of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
naval ensigns of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| etymology | nickname derived from its red field ⓘ |
| fieldColor | red ⓘ |
| flagColor | red ⓘ |
| flagProportion | 1:2 ⓘ |
| flagType | civil ensign of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
ⓘ
UK government ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom government
|
| historicalUse |
British merchant navy
ⓘ
surface form:
British Merchant Navy
British merchant fleet ⓘ |
| language | English term ⓘ |
| legalStatus | defined in UK maritime law ⓘ |
| notableFeature | plain red field with national flag in canton ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier English red ensigns ⓘ |
| regulation | flown by UK-registered civilian vessels ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Blue Ensign
ⓘ
Union Flag ⓘ White Ensign ⓘ |
| scopeOfUse | non-military British vessels ⓘ |
| status | current civil ensign of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
British Merchant Navy identity
ⓘ
British maritime heritage ⓘ British merchant seafaring tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | in continuous use since the 19th century ⓘ |
| use |
British civil vessels
ⓘ
British merchant ships ⓘ British private vessels ⓘ British yacht ensign (basic form) ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.