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Red Ensign

The Red Ensign or Red Duster is the civil ensign of the United Kingdom. It is one of the British ensigns, and it is used either plain or defaced with either a badge or a charge, mostly in the right half.

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Adopted
British Merchant Navy
Design
Red with the Union Jack occupying one quarter of the field and placed in the canton.
Proportion
1:2
Use
Civil ensign

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Plain Red Ensign

Defaced Red Ensign

Flags based on the Red Ensign

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Red Ensign

Nodes168
Edges167
Triples197
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011905
Components1

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Red Ensign

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related to Scotland (pre-1707) · 32
Red Ensign → British Red Ensign, Council, Destiny, Her Majesty, In, It, Jersey, King Edward, Lieutenant Commander George MacKenzie, MacKenzie, Merchant, Merchant Shipping Act, MP, Mr MacKenzie, MSP Michael Russell, Plantagenet, Prior, Queen, RNR, Royal Scots Navy
related to Great Britain (1707–1800) · 22
Red Ensign → Acts, An Order, Council, England, Great Britain, In, July, Kingdom, Kingdoms, Majesty, Order, Principality, Queen Anne, Royal Scots Navy, Scotland, The, This, Treaty, Union, Union Flag
related to United States · 18
Red Ensign → All, America, Bristol County, Cambridge Flag, Continental Congress, Flag, George Rex Flag, Grand Union Flag, It, Massachusetts, New England, Taunton, The, The Continental Union Flag, This, Union Jack, United Colonies, United States
related to Australia · 16
Red Ensign → Australia, Australian, Blue Ensign, British, During, Flags Act, From, In, Navigation, Pleasure, Prime Minister Ben Chifley, Prime Minister Robert Menzies, Shipping Act, Shipping Registration Act, The Australian Red Ensign, Under
related to Newfoundland · 16
Red Ensign → Above, Adelaine Lane, Britannia, Dominion, Governor Sir Cavendish Boyle, Hæc Tibi Dona Fero, Mercury, National Colours, Newfoundland, Newfoundland's, Terra Nova, The, The Newfoundland Red Ensign, The Red Ensign, These, Union Flag
related to England (pre-1707) · 15
Red Ensign → Admiral, Blue Squadron, By, Cross, Elizabeth, English, Prior, Red Squadron, Royal Navy, St George, The Royal Navy, There, These, They, White Squadron
related to New Zealand · 14
Red Ensign → Emblems, Ensign, Flags, In, Māori, Names Protection Act, New Zealand, Previously, Southern Cross, TAKITIMU, The, The New Zealand Red, Tākitimu, Union Flag
related to Canada · 13
Red Ensign → Canada, Canada's Red Ensign, Canadian, Canadian Confederation, Canadian Red Ensign, Despite, In, It, On, Royal Canadian Navy, Shown, The, Union Flag
related to South Africa · 11
Red Ensign → Blue Ensign, December, From, January, Merchant Shipping Act, South Africa, South African, The, The Red Ensign, There, Union
related to United Kingdom (1801–present) · 11
Red Ensign → Act, British, Great Britain, In, Ireland, The Merchant Shipping Act, The St Patrick's Cross, This, Union, Union Flag, United Kingdom

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ensign red flag used union british national merchant ships royal use blue ensigns navy flags canton white flown defaced also

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Red EnsignAdoptedBritish Merchant Navy1.00infobox
Red EnsignDesignRed with the Union Jack occupying one quarter of the field and placed in the canton.1.00infobox
Red EnsignProportion1:21.00infobox
Red EnsignUseCivil ensign1.00infobox
Red Ensignis acivil ensign or merchant ensign of the United Kingdom0.90text
Red Ensignis aAustralian civil ensign0.90text
Red Ensignrelated to AustraliaThe Australian Red Ensign0.60section
Red Ensignrelated to AustraliaAustralian0.60section
Red Ensignrelated to AustraliaFrom0.60section
Red Ensignrelated to AustraliaBlue Ensign0.60section
Red Ensignrelated to AustraliaBritish0.60section
Red Ensignrelated to AustraliaDuring0.60section

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