British Red Ensign

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civil ensign maritime flag national flag variant

The British Red Ensign is a historic maritime flag of England and later Great Britain, featuring a red field with the Union Jack in the canton, traditionally flown by British merchant and civilian vessels.

Aliases (10)

Red Ensign ×14
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom ×2
British India Red Ensign ×1
Civil ensign of the Isle of Man ×1
Customs flag of the United Kingdom ×1
English Red Ensign (de facto) ×1
Merchant Navy Red Ensign ×1
Red Ensign of Canada ×1
Red Ensign with Canadian badge (in use by Canada during WWI) ×1
Red Ensigns ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil ensign → maritime flag → national flag variant →
alsoKnownAs	Red Duster → Red Ensign →
associatedWith	British Merchant Navy Day →
canton	Union Jack →
category	Civil ensigns → Flags of the United Kingdom → Maritime flags →
color	red →
country	United Kingdom →
culturalSignificance	symbol of British seafaring tradition →
currentStatus	official civil ensign of the United Kingdom →
designElement	Union Jack in the canton → red field →
fieldColor	red →
flagType	civil ensign of the United Kingdom →
historicalRole	ensign of the English Royal Navy → ensign of the Royal Navy of Great Britain → maritime flag of England → maritime flag of Great Britain →
inspired	civil ensigns of some Commonwealth countries →
introduced	17th century →
inUseAsRoyalNavyEnsignUntil	1864 →
inUseFrom	1620s →
legalBasis	Merchant Shipping Act →
patternFamily	British ensigns →
regulatingAuthority	UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency →
relatedFlag	Blue Ensign → Union Jack → White Ensign →
status	official →
symbolizes	British maritime heritage → British merchant fleet →
usedBy	British Overseas Territories merchant vessels → British civilian vessels → British merchant navy → British merchant vessels → British shipping → Crown Dependencies merchant vessels →
usedFor	identification of British-registered civilian ships →
usedIn	British territorial waters → international waters →
usedOn	mast of British merchant ships → stern of British merchant ships →
variantOf	British ensign system →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Flags of the United Kingdom ("Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom") → Flags of the United Kingdom ("Red Ensign") → Flags of the United Kingdom ("Customs flag of the United Kingdom") → Flags of the United Kingdom ("Merchant Navy Red Ensign") →	includesFlag
British Red Ensign ("Red Ensign") → Red Duster ("Red Ensign") → Red Duster →	alsoKnownAs
British Merchant Navy ("Red Ensign") → Canadian Expeditionary Force ("Red Ensign with Canadian badge (in use by Canada during WWI)") → Dominion of Canada ("Red Ensign of Canada") →	flag
Blue Ensign ("Red Ensign") → British Blue Ensign ("Red Ensign") → RAF ensign →	relatedTo
Plymouth Colony ("English Red Ensign (de facto)") → United Provinces ("British India Red Ensign") →	flagUsed
Flag of the Falkland Islands ("Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom") → White Ensign ("Red Ensign") →	relatedFlag
Flag of Bermuda ("Red Ensigns") →	category
Blue Ensign ("Red Ensign") →	distinguishedFrom
British ensign system ("Red Ensign") →	hasComponent
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London ("Red Ensign") →	hasFlag
British Merchant Navy ("Red Ensign") →	hasSymbol
Grand Union Flag →	inspiredBy
Flag of the Isle of Man ("Civil ensign of the Isle of Man") →	isDistinctFrom
Flag of Bermuda →	isVariantOf
British India Steam Navigation Company ("Red Ensign") →	operatedUnderFlag
Continental Colors →	predecessor
Flag of Bermuda ("Red Ensign") →	usesDesign
Flags of British Overseas Territories ("Red Ensign") →	usesDesignElement