British Red Ensign

E6609

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.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Red Ensign	26
British Red Ensign canonical	8
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom	3
British India Red Ensign	1
British Red Ensign (as merchant collier)	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
Red ensigns	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil ensign ⓘ maritime flag ⓘ national flag variant ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Red Duster ⓘ British Red Ensign ⓘ surface form: Red Ensign
associatedWith	British merchant navy ⓘ surface form: British Merchant Navy Day
canton	Union Flag ⓘ surface form: 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	Maritime and Coastguard Agency ⓘ surface form: UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency
relatedFlag	Blue Ensign ⓘ Union Flag ⓘ surface form: 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 (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grand Union Flag → inspiredBy → British Red Ensign ⓘ

Continental Colors → predecessor → British Red Ensign ⓘ

Flag of Bermuda → usesDesign → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Flag of Bermuda → category → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensigns

Flag of Bermuda → isVariantOf → British Red Ensign ⓘ

United Provinces → flagUsed → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: British India Red Ensign

British Red Ensign → alsoKnownAs → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Canadian Expeditionary Force → flag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign with Canadian badge (in use by Canada during WWI)

RAF ensign → relatedTo → British Red Ensign ⓘ

Plymouth Colony → flagUsed → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Red Ensign (de facto)

Flags of British Overseas Territories → usesDesignElement → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

White Ensign → relatedFlag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

British India Steam Navigation Company → operatedUnderFlag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Flag of the Isle of Man → isDistinctFrom → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Civil ensign of the Isle of Man

Dominion of Canada → flag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign of Canada

The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London → hasFlag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

British merchant navy → flag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

subject surface form: British Merchant Navy

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

British merchant navy → hasSymbol → British Red Ensign ⓘ

subject surface form: British Merchant Navy

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Red Duster → alsoKnownAs → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Red Duster → alsoKnownAs → British Red Ensign ⓘ

British ensign system → hasComponent → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Blue Ensign → relatedTo → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Blue Ensign → distinguishedFrom → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Flags of the United Kingdom → includesFlag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom

Flags of the United Kingdom → includesFlag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Flags of the United Kingdom → includesFlag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Customs flag of the United Kingdom

Flags of the United Kingdom → includesFlag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Merchant Navy Red Ensign

British Blue Ensign → relatedTo → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Flag of the Falkland Islands → relatedFlag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom

Australian Red Ensign → category → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red ensigns

Australian Red Ensign → inspiredBy → British Red Ensign ⓘ

Merchant Navy Day (United Kingdom) → symbol → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Government Service Ensign → distinguishedFrom → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Diplomatic Service flag → relatedFlag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom

Earl of Pembroke → flag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Red Ensign (as merchant collier)

RMS Lusitania → flag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Prince of Wales (ship) → flag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 → flag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

RMS Olympic → flag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Admiralty warrants → relatedTo → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Cenotaph → hasFlag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Royal Mail Ship St Helena as main access route → flag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

subject surface form: Royal Mail Ship St Helena

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

British colonial-era flag of Kuwait → basedOn → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

Royal Mail Lines → flag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

RMS Aquitania → flag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign

RMS Republic (1903) → flag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

RMS Mauretania (1906) → flag → British Red Ensign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Ensign