Talk:British ensign

message: There are some inaccuracies in this page.  EG use of the union flag is not illegal - it's not an authorised ensign however. Used as a "jack" ie at the forestaff in harbour it is legitimate.  Equally defaced ensigns are defaced with symbols which may or may not be the badge or emblem of a yacht club. Minor points I know but inaccurate all the same... Simon (talk) 11:47, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Accuracy

message: Exclusivity is a hard-to-define term. The defaced red ensign, for example, is far rarer than blue, or defaced blue ensigns.  The conditions of access are similar to defaced blue ensigns - ie a warrant for a designated organisation or yacht club and thence membership of such an organisation. The guidance from the Navy / Admiralty confirms that in terms of seniority, the Red Ensign is the UK's senior ensign. The white ensign is the most coveted as only RYS membership conveys eligibility - that or being a Royal Navy vessel. The subject of ensign ranking is always hotly debated. Simon (talk) 10:29, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: That sounds very dodgy to me. I've never heard of any such dispensation, and if the Sea Ranger ship did use the White Ensign and had been spotted by an RN ship it probably would have been rudely instructed to remove it. Proteus 18:38, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Exclusivity of Ensigns

message: When flown upside-down as a distress signal, is the entire ensign flag upside-down? This usage is mentioned on the Union Jack article, and there it says that it is noted on this page that the "pinwheeling" of the diagonal stripes is more exagegrated on the version of the union flag as flown at sea than on the regular UJ. It is, however, not noted on this page at all. It seems odd to me anyway, considering that the jack is in the canton on the normal version, but presumably in the bottom-left corner in the distress version. — PhilHibbs | talk 10:36, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Distress signal 

message: Nice story about the red and blue fleets, but I doubt the accuracy. Australia commonly used a defaced Red Ensign as it's national flag until 1953, when they fixed on the blue - some sources say because of communism. However, even by the 1956 Olympics, red ensigns were still the commonly used flags at civil occasions, c.f. Melbourne Olympics 1956, Royal Visit 1953 etc. 
136.2.1.101 16:06, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree that the story (unreferenced) has the tinge of legend. Under the original 1652 re-organisation, the White, Red, and Blue squadrons were conceived as the van, centre and rear divisions of the Fleet. But the Fleet rarely, and by Nelson's day never, operated as a single body, and 'squadrons' were created and assigned at need, without any reference to 'colour.'  When Nelson died as Vice-Admiral of the White, he was commanding the Mediterranean Squadron (which, accordingly, flew the White Ensign.) After Trafalgar command of the Med Squadron passed to Collingwood, and its ensigns would have thereupon 'turned blue.'Solicitr (talk) 16:29, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Red or Blue Ensigns for Colonial Flags 

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