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TABLE

OF

CONTENTS-

PAGE

I.

—

Index showing

Names

of

Countries,

&c.,

alphabetically

arranged,

with

the

Flags belonging

thereto

--------

l-

II.

—

btatement

of

Dimensions

of

Flags

used

in the

Royal

Navy

•

• 13

III.

—

Memorandum relative to

the origin

of

the

Union Flag

-

- -

17

IV.

—Memorandum

as to Red, White, and Blue Ensigns

- -

.

-

19

V.

—Alphabetical List of

Officers,

&c., showing the Flags authorised to be

flown

by

each

--.----.-.

21

VI.

—

List

of

Flags, showing

against

each by whom

and when

used,

and

the

authority

-----------

27

VII.

—

Extracts

from the

King's

Regulations

and

Admiralty insti'uctions

in

regard

to

Flags

-

32

Plates

VIII.—Designs of

Flags

of all Nations

I

to

200

u

(12)2921. )

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81. i. >—

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INDEX.

Name

of

Country, &c.,

and


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Niimc

uf Cduntry. l*cc., iiiul


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Name

of

Country, kc,

anil


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Xaiiiii u£

Couutry,

&c.,

ami


16/467

Name

of Country, &c.,

ami

Plate


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Niimc of

Country,

kc,

ami

Description

of Flag.

Name of

Country,

&c.,

and

I'escription of

Flag.

Plate.

NETHERLANDS—

co«


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10

Name

of

Country,

iVc,

ami

[.|„^„


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11

Name of Country,

iti:.,

aud

m.,...


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12

NAme

of

Country,

i;c., and

Description

o£

Flag.

TONGA.

Pilot

TUNIS.

Standard,

Royal

-

Ensign

Merchant

.

. .

.

TEIPOLI.

See

Turkey.

TURKEY.

Standards

.

. . .

Naval

Flags

—

Personal

Naval

Flags

—

Ships

Ensign

and

Merchant

-

Principalities,

Provinces,

&c.

UNITED

STATES OF

AMERICA.

Standard :

President

. - . -

Naval Flags

—

Personal

:

Secretary

of

Navy

Admiral

Vice-Admiral

- .

.

-

I'late.

200

187

188

ISO

189

liio

191

192

193

Name

of

Couulrj',

kc, and

Description

of

Flag.

UNITED

STATES OF

AMERICA

—

continued.

Naval

Flags

—

Personai,

—

cont.

Rear-Admii-al

„

2nd

in

Com-

mand.

,,

3rd in

Com-

mand.

Senior

Officer's

Pendant

Consular

....

Naval Flags

—

Ships:

Ensign

and

Pendant

-

Jack

- - - - -

Revenue and Pendant

Naval

Convoy

Naval Despatch

-

Military

Officers

Afloat

Naval

Militia

Merchant

....

Pilot

URUGUAY.

Ensign

and

Pendant

Merchant

Senior

Officer's

Flag

Jack

VENEZUELA.

Standard

Ensign

Merchant

WALDECK.

See

German Empire.

WURTEMBERG.

Sec

German

Empire.

ZANZIBAR.

Standard

Ensign

-

-

'

-

Plate.

k93

195

192

195

195a

194

192

200

-196

197

133


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13

II.

A

Statement

of

the

Dimensions

of Flags

generally,

with

certain

exceptions.

The

practice has hceii,

in regard

to

the dimensions

of Flags generally,

to make

the

length

twice the

breadth at the

head. The

following

a^jpear

to be

exceptions

to

this

rule

:

BRITISH

FLAGS.

Description

and

Dimeusions.

Admiral

Signal

Flags

and Pendants

Length is

IJ

times

breadth.

See

tables of

dimensions

on

the

Plates

showing

designs.

For Foreign Flags, see

the

Plates showing

designs.

GENERALLY THE

RROPORTIONS

OF

THE

SEVERAL

PARTS

OF THE

UNDERMENTIONED

ENGLISH FLAGS

WILL

BE

AS

FOLLOW:—

Descriptiok


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14

Description

Of

Flags.

Of

Cross.

UNION

FLAGS

(B)

St.

An-

drew's

AND

St. Patrick's'

Crosses.

The

\Vi,lth

of

thu

several Crosses.

Proportions

generally

in

the

Uuion

Flag.

(c) The red

of

the

St.

Patrick's

Cross

to

be

(d) The

narrow

white

border of

the

St.

Patrick's

Cross

to be

(e)

The

broad

white of the

St.

Andrew's

Cross

to be

Dimensions

in a

Union

Flag

of

10 Breadths,

as

an

example

(.4).

-i-gth

the width

of

the

Flag,

or

4i'd

the

red

of

the

St.

George's

Cross,

^th the width of the

Flag,

or

ith

the

red

of

the

St.

George's Cross.

^

jSgth

the

width

of

the

Flag,

or

5

the

red

of

St.

George's

Cross

(or

equal to

the

red of the St.

Patrick's

Cross,

together

with

one

of

its

naiTow

white borders).

ft.

in.

.

6

I

3

9

Description


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15

DIMENSIONS

OF

THESE

FLAGS,

DETERMINED

FROM

THE

FOREGOING

PROPORTIONS, TO BE AS

FOLLOWS:—

ENGLISH

UNION FLAGS.

Number

o£

Breadth:

18

16

14

12

10

8

6

5

4

3

St. Geoiioe's

Cross.

Red.

Whito.

ft.


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16

ADMIRAL'S FLAGS.

BROAD

PENDANTS.

N umber

of

Breulths.


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III.

Memorandum relative to the

origin of

the

Union

Flag

in

its

present

form.

UNION FLAG.

Tho

original

National Flag of

England was tlie

Banner

of

St.

George

(argent,

a

cross

gules).

To

this

the

Banner

of

St.

Andrew

(azure,

a

saltire

argent) was

united,

in

pursuance

of a

Royal

Proclamation,

dated 12tli April,

1606,

of

which

the

following

is

an

extract

:

Whereas

some

difference

liatli arisen between

Our Subjects of

South

and North Britain,

travelling

l)_y

seas,

about the bearing

of

their flags

:

for

the

avoiding

of

all such

contentions

hereafter.

We liave, with

the

advice of

Our

Council, ordered that

from henceforth,

all

Our

subjects

of

this

Isle

and

Kingdom

of Great

Britain, and the

members thereof,

sliall

bear

in

their

maintops

the Red

Cross,

commonly

called

Saint

George's

Cross, and the

White Cross,

commonly

called

Saint

Andrew's

Cross, joined together,

according

to

a

form

made

by

Our

Heralds,

and

sent by

us to

Our Admii-al,

to

be

pul^lished

to

Our

said

subjects

:

and

in their foretops

Our

subjects

of

South

Britain

shall

wear the Red

Cross

only,

as

they

were

wont

:

and

Our

subjects

of

North

Britain

in

their

foretops

the

White

Cross only, as

tliey were

accustomed.

Union

with Scotland.

On

the

17th March,

1706-7, the Lords of the

Committee

of the

Pri\y

Council

ordered the Kings

of

Arms and the

Heralds

to

consider

of

the

alterations to

be

made

in

the

Ensigns Armorial, and the

conjoining

the

Crosses

of St.

George and

St. Andrew,

to

be

used in

all Flags, Banners,

Standards

and

Ensigns

at

sea

and on land.

On the

17th April,

1707,

the

Queen

in

Council,

upon

a

report

from the

Lords

of the

Privy

Council,

pursuant

to

the

Act

for

uniting

the

two

Kingdoms,

approved

of

the Flag, as

shown

in the

following

drawing

marked

A,

in which

the

crosses

of

St. George

and St. Andrew

are

conjoined.

Union

with Ireland.

On

the

5tli

November,

1800,

the

King in

Council

approved the

report

of

a

Committee of

the Privy Council,

that

the

Union Flag should

be

altered

as

shown

in

the folloAving

drawing marked

B, in

which

the

Cross

of St.

George

is conjoined

with the

Crosses of St.

Andrew and

St. Patrick,

*

Note.

—

A

Jack

is

a

Flag to

be flown

only

on

the

Jack

staff, i.e.,

a staff

on

the

bowsprit

or

forepart of the

Ship.

The

word

Jack

'

is

probably

a

diminutive,

distinguishing

the

small

Union

Flag

on

the

bowsprit from

the

large one

formerly

flown

at

the

topmast head.

u

29215

C


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18

and

wliicli

is

thus

described

in the proclamation issued

on

the 1st

January,

1801

:—

The

Union

Flag

shall

be

azure,

the Crosses

saltires of

St.

Andrew

and

Saint

Patrick,

quarterljr

per

saltire counterchanged

argent

and

gules

;

the

latter

fimbriated

of the

second surmounted

by

the

Cross

of

St.

George

of

the

third

fimbriated as the

saltire.

On

the

drawing

marked

C,

which shows the formation

of

the Union

Flao-,

turn

the

Cross

of St.

George

upwards, and that

of

St. Patrick down-

wards,

the

banner

of St.

Andrew

will

then be uncovered

;

place

on this

the

Cross

of

St.

George,

and we have

the

National Flag

of

1606

;

turn

back

the

St.

George,

then place

the Cross of St.

Patrick

on the blue field

of

the

St.

Andrew's

banner

(counterchanging the

white of

the Cross

of

St.

Andrew

with

the

red

of

that

of

St.

Patrick),

place

tlie

Cross

of

St.

George

over

all,

and we have the Union Flag

of

1801

,

and

of the

present

time.

Tho

Width

c.f

the several

Crosses.

(a)

The

Red

of

the St.

George's

Cross

to

be

-

(6)

The

White

Border

to

the

St.

George's

Cross

to

be

•

(c)

The Red

of the

St.

Patrick's

Cross

to be

-

(d)

The

NaiTOw

White

Border of

the

St.

Patrick's

Cross

to

be

(e)

The

Broad

White

of

the St.

Andrew's

Cross to

be

-

Proportion

generally

in the Union

Flag.

ith

the

width of the Flag

J^th

the

width of

the

Flag,

or

ird

the

Red

of the

St.

George's

Cross

-

. -

Jjth

the

width

of the

Flag,

or

5^rd

the

Red

of the

St.

George's

Cross

-

jLth

the

width of the

Flag,

or

ith

the

Red

of the St.

George's

Cross

-

Ygth

the width of

the Flag,

'

or

i

the

Red

of

the

St.

George's

Cross,

or equal to

the Red

of the

St.

Patrick's

Cross,

together

with

one of

its Narrow

White

Borders

-

Precise

Dimensions

in a

Union Flag

of

10 Breadths.*

ft. ins.

1

6

6

G

3

9

*

Note.—

A

Breadth

signifies a

Bre.idtli of Bunting,

viz.,

9

inches,

and thus a Flag of

10

Breadths

measures

l.j

feet

long

by 7

feet 6

inches

broad.


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19

IV.

Memorandum

as

to

Red,

White,

and Blue

Ensigns.

In

1687,

an inquiry

was

made

by Mr.

Pepys,

Secretary

to

the

Admiralty,

as

to

tlie

Flags

worn in

the reign of Charles I.

;

and

in

a

manuscript in

the British Museum,

it is

stated,

that

in the Duke

of

Buckingham's

expedition to the Isle

of Rhe, in

1627,

the

fleet was divided

into

the

Red,

Blue,

and

White

Squadrons.

The

following

is

an

extract

f]om

that

manuscript

:

The

Duke,

now lying

at Portsmouth,

divided

his

Fleete into

Squadrons.

Himselfe Admirall and Generall in Chiefe

went

in

y

Triumph

bearing the

Standard

of England in

y^

maine

topp,

and

Admirall

particular

of the bloody colours.

The Earle

of

Lindsey was

Vice-x\dmirall

to

the

Fleete in the

Rainbowe, bearing the King's usual colours

in

his fore

topp,

and

a

Blew

Flag

in

his

maine

topp, and

was Admirall

of

the

blew

colours.

The Lord

Harvey

was Rear

Admirall in

y'^'

Repulse,

bearing the

King's

usual

colours

in

his

mizen

and

a

White

Flag in

the maine topji,

and was

Admirall

of

y®

Squadron of

white

colours.

There were two other

Squadrons, one under the

Earl

of

Danl)y

with

the

St.

George's

Flag, the

other

under Captain

Pennington

(made

Admiral

of

his

Squadron),

with the St.

Andrew's Cross.

It will

be

observed

that in

this

instance

the

blue Flag

took precedence

of

the white.

In

1665,

in

the

large Fleet

commanded by

the Duke of York in person,

as Lord

High Admiral,

Prince Rupert

was

Admiral of the white

Squadron,

and

Sir

Thomas

Allen of

tlie blue

;

and

an old

drawing shows

the

Three

Divisions

of

the

Fleet

wearing

Ensigns of

their respective

colours.

But, although

the large Fleets were

thus

divided.

Admirals

on Foreign

Stations continued

to

wear the

Union Flag at

the main,

fore,

or mizen,

according to

their rank

as

FuU, Vice,

or

Rear-Admiral.

Many

instances

are mentioned

of

the

inconvenience arising

from

the

use

of

the

Royal

Flag by

private ships,

and

in

1660,

the Duke

of

York

gave

an order

that

the

Union Flag

should

be

worn

only

by the

King's

ships.

It

is

clear that the sole

object

for which

the three

colours

were

fonnerly

used was

to

distinguish the

divisions

of the Fleet,

which often

numbered

as

many

as

200

sail.

A

variety

of

Ensigns much

increases

the

danger

of confusion

in

action,

and it

may be

observed

that,

in

order

to

prevent

that confusion,

Lord

Nelson,

on

going into action

at

Trafalgar,

ordered

the whole

of

his

fleet


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20

to

hoist

the white

ensign

;

and

it

was

under

that

flag, the

Old Banner

of

England, but

with the

Union in

the upper

corner, that the

victory was

gained.

Latterly,

owing

to

the comparatively

small

number of ships

fonning

a

fleet,

tlie

distinctive

colom-s

became of

nuich

less importance,

while

the

frequent

change

of

flags

on

foreign stations was

veiy

puzzling

to

foreigners,

often

led

to

mistakes, and

in many

ways was

inconvenient

;

accordingly,

on

the

9th

of July

1864,

by

Her

Majesty's Order

in

Council

of that

date,

it was

directed

that the

classification

of

ships under

the denominations

of

Red,

White, and

Blue Squadrons

should

be

discontinued,

and

that

in

future

the

White ensign

should

be

used

by

all

of

Her

Majesty's

ships

of

war

in commission

;

tiie

Blue

ensign by

British

mercliant ships

com-

manded

by

officers

of

the

Royal

Naval

Reserve,

after obtaining

permission

fi om

the

Admiralty

;

and

the

Red

ensign

by

all

other ships

and

vessels

belonging to

Her Majesty's

subjects.


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21

Alphabetical

List

of

the

Flags

V.

Officers, &c.,

showing

against

each

authorised

to be

flown.

By whom used.

Description of Klag.

Plate

for

Design

Autliority,

unless

otherwise stated,

is the

Kini^'s

Rcfrulations,

page, A;c.,

of

which

arc

shown

below.

Administrators of

Colonies, &c.

Admiralty

. . . .

Admiral

of

the Fleet

Admirals

. . . -

African

Company,

British

East

.—

Princip.al

Representative

when

embarked

in Boats

or

other

Vessels.

Armed

Vessels,

as a Jack

-

Merchant

and Trading

Vessels,

whether

armed

or not.

Anstralian

Commonwealth

:

—

Governor-General

Government Vessels

-

Merchant

Vessels

British

Colonies

and

Posses-

sions

Abroad.

r

Trustees of

Bombay

<

L

Consei-vators

of

British South Africa

Com-

pany

:

—

Administrator

when embarked

in

Boats or

other

Vessels

of

the

Compiiny.

Vessels

(not

being

Trading

Vessels)

belonging to,

or in

the

service

of,

the

Company.

Merchant

Ships

and

Trading

Vessels of the

Company.

See

Colonies.

Lord

High

Admiral's

Flag.

Union

Flag

St.

George's

Cross

[Union

Flag, with

B.adge

r

Plate 19.

Ensign,

Blue,

with Badge,

Plate

19.

Ensign,

Red,

with

Badge,

Plate

19.

tJnion,

with Badge, Plate

10

Ensign,

Blue,

Special

„

Red, Special

See

Colonies

and

India.

See

India.

Union Flag,

with Badge,

Plate

21.

Ensign, Blue, with B.-vdge.

Plate

21.

Ensiun, Red, with

I'.adge,

Plate

21.

7

1.5

15

Page 3.J,

Art.

101.

Page

36,

Art.

102.

Page 36,

Art. 103.

I

Admiralty

Warrant,

,'

6tli March

ISUO.

Admiralty

Letter,

11th

'

Sept.

1902.

,

Admiralty

Warrant.

-

11th

Nov.

1902.


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22

By

whom

used. Description

of

Flag.

Plate

for

Design

Authority,

unless otherwise

stated,

is

the King's

Regulations,

page, kc, of which

are

shown

below.

Board of

Trade Vessel

employed

as tender to

Bahamas

and

Sombrero Liglitliouses.

Borneo

:

Saiuwak. Rajah

of

-

North

Bomeo

Company

:

Principal

Representative when

embarked

in

boats

or

other

Vessels.

Amied Vessels

as a

Jack

,.

,.

and Principal

Representative

in

his

Yacht.

Merchant

and Trading Vessels

Sabah, Governor

of

-

-

Captain

of the Fleet

-

Chief

Commissioner

in

India

-

Cinque

Ports

-

Colonies

and

Possessions

Abroad

—

High

Commissioner

-

Governor

-

- .

Lieutenant-Governor

Administrator

-

When

em-

barked

iu Ships

or

Boats,

Vessels

provided, maintained,

and

used under

Colonial

Defence

Act

of 1SG5

:—

Commissioned

for

War

Not commissioned

for

War

Merchant

Vessels

Blue

Ensign,

with

Badge,

Plate

33.

Special

Uniou

Flag, with Badge.

Plate 2.5.

Ensign,

Blue,

with Badge,

Plate 23.

Ensign,

Red, with Badge,

Plate 25.

Special

.

. -

Pendant,

Broad

White

See

India.

Special

I

Union Flag,

with

Badge,

(

Plate 10.

Pendant,

Jlasthead,

Blue

-

Ensign,Blue,

with

Badge,

I

Plates

15

to 32.

]

Red

Ensign

12

8

12

39

Admiralty

Warrant,

20th

July 1898.

Admiralty

Letter,

20th

June

1884.

Royal

Charter, lut Nov.

1881.

Adra'ralty

Warrant,

5th

Jan. 1882.

Pase 36,

Art.

107.

Page

87,

Art.

114,

par.

c.

Page

38,

Art,

115.

P.ige

40, Art.

122,

par.

a.

Page

41,

Art.

122,

par.

Ii,

Page 42. Art.

127.

No

authority is

known

for

the

use of

this

Flag.


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23

By

wlium

used.

Description

of

Flag

Plate

for

Design

Authority,

unless otherwise

stated,

is

the

King's

Ref,'ulations,

page,

ice., oi:

which

are

shown

below.

Commissioners

forexecutingthe

Office

of

Lord

High

Admiral.

Commissioned

Officers

serving

as

Mail

Agents.

Commodoi-es

-

- -

-

Consular

Officers afloat

on

shore

Departments,

Piililio

Diplomatic

Functionaries

On

Shore

Afloat

Fishery

Board for

Scotland,

for

their

Cruisers.

Generals,

&c.,

commanding

Stations.

Governors

of

Colonies and Pos-

sessions

Abroad.

Governor-

General of

India

High

Commissioners

of Colonies

and

Possessions

Abroad.

Hired

Surveying

Vessels

Hired

Transports

-

Hunil)er

Conservancy,

on Board

their

Salvage

Vessels.

See

Admiralty.

See

Mail

Agents.

Pendant,

Broad

White

Ensign,

Blue,

with

\

Badge,

Plato 11.

J

Union

Flag, with

Badge, Plate

11.

See Offices,

Public.

Union

Flag,

with^

Badge,

Plate

10.

J)

>>

»> j>

)i

))

Ensign,

Blue,

with

Badge,

Plato

31..

See

Military Officers.

See

Colonies

and

India.

See

India.

See

Colonies.

See

Surveying Vessels,

Hired.

See

Transports,

Hired.

Ensign,

Red,

with

Badge,

Plate

30.

Page 3(>,

Art.

106

and

108.

r Page

38. Art.

114,

< par. il.

LPage

38,

Art.

115.

'Foreign

Office

Let-

ter,

21.th

Sept.

1903.

Admiralty

Letter,

5th

Oct.

1903.

Foreign

Office

Let-

ters,

19th

Jan.

and

Ist

April

1874.

Admiralty

Letter,

28th Jan.

1874.

Page

38,

Art.

114,

par.

b.

Page

38,

Art.

115.

Admiralty

Warrant

of

'2Gth

March 188.5.

Admiralty

Warrant,

15th

March

1911.


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24

By

whom

used.

Description

of

Flag.

Plate

for

Design

Authority,

unless otherwise stated,

ia

the

King's

Regulations,

page,

kc, of which

are

shown below.

India

—

Gove

rnor-General

and

Viceroy

of

I

,1

or

Lieutenant-Governor I

Chief

Commissioner

or Political

Officer.

J

IMariiie

„

Local and

Departments

subordinate

to

them.

Abyssinia and

Magdala,

while firing

shotted

guns for

exercise.

Indian

Marine

as

a

Jack

Trustees of Port of

Bombay

Conservators

of

Port

of Bombay

Commissioners for

the

Port of

Calcutta.

Ireland, Lord

Lieutenant

of

Lieutenant-Governor

of

Colo-

nies,

&c.

Lieutenants

of

Counties

-

Lord High

Admiral or Commis-

sioners

for executing

the

Office of

Lord

High

Admiral.

Lord

Lieutenant

of Ireland

Lloyd's

Register, on

board their

Boats.

Lloyd's

Register,

on

board

their

Boats.

Mail Agents.

Commissioned

Officers

serving

as

Mail

Vessels,

Royal

Union

Flag,

with

Badge,

Plate

lu.

Ensign, Blue,with

Badge,

Plate

25.

Special

....

Special

....

Special

- - . .

Red Ensign, with Badge.

Plate

14.

Union Flag,

with 1

Badge, Plate 10.

J

See

Colonies and

India.

Union

Flag with Badge,

Plate

10.

See

Admiralty.

Sec

Ireland.

Ensign,

Blue.

with

Badge,

Plate

36.

Special

Ensign,

Blue

^

with

I

Badge,

Pendant.Mast.

[

Plate

head. Blue.

J

33.

Special

13

13

14

I

Page

19,

Art.

68.

Page 37, Art.

HI,

par.

2.

Admiralty

Warrant,

21st April

1884.

Admiralty

Warrant,

9th April

1884.

Admiralty

Letter,

30th

July

1883.

Admiralty

Warrant,

21st

April

1884.

Admiralty

Letter,

19th

Aug. 1880.

Admiralty

Warrant,

1st

Feb.

1896.

rPage

37,

Art.

Ill,

\

par.

2.

L

Page

37,

Art. 113.

Admiraltyi

Letter,

11th

March 1911.

39

Admiralty Warrant,

9th

Sept.

1882.

Admiralty Letter.

30th Oct.

189G.

j- Page

41,

Art.

126.

Admiralty

Letter,

26th

April 1884,

and 19thJuuel902.


37/467


38/467

26

By

whom

Used.

Ships in Commission, H.

M.

Sovereiirn. Tlie

Sm-veyins;

Vessels, Hired.

Commanded

by Officers

of

H.M.

Navy.

Thames Conservancy

Transports, Hired

-

- -

Transports. Hired, when

in

charge of

Commissioned

Officers.

Trinity

Bouse

:

—

Tlie

Master

- - . .

V

assets

-

. .

-

.

„

as

a

Jack

-

„

„

Burgee

„

fvvhen escorting

Royal

Yachts).

Vessel

employed

in carrying

mails

aci'oss the

Golden

Horn

to and

from

British

Post

Office at

Constantinople.

Viceroy

of

India

Yacht

Club,

various

Description

of

Flag.

Plate

for

Design.

f

Union

Flag

Ensign, White

-

Pendant,

Masthead,

White.

Pilot

Flag

Standard,

Royal

Lord

High Admiral's

Union

Flag

( Ensign, Blue

I

Pendant,

Masthead,

L

Blue.

Special

Ensign,

Blue,

with

Badge, Plate

33.

Pendant, Masthead,

Blue, with

Badge,

Plate 33.

Master's Flag

-

Ensign, Red,

with Badge

Special

. . -

-

White Ens'gn

-

Blue

Ensign, with

Badge,

Plate 34.

Sec

India.

Blue

Ensign,

with

Badges,

various.

37

37

37

37

Authority,

unless otherwise

stated,

is

the

Kius^'s

Regulations,

page, iic, of which

are

shown

below.

Page

40,

Art.

118.

Page

40,

Art.

119.

Page

42,

Art.

128.

Page

11,

Art.

40,

Page

41, Art. 124.

y*

Admiralty

Letter,

21st

June

1891.

Admiralty

Letter,

18th January

1900.

Various.

No

authority

is known

for

the use

of these Flags.


39/467

27

VI.

List

of

Flags

showing

against

each by

whom and when

used, and the

authority.

Designation.


40/467

28

Designation.

Plate

for

Design,

By

whom

usi-d.

King's

Regulations.

Page.

Article.

Para-

graph.

St.

Geoege's

Cross

-

Pendant,Bkoad,White

Masthead,

White.

Masthead,

Blue.

(Willi

7?,((7 /6,

plate 33)

Pendant,

Masthead,

Blue.

{With

Badge,

ylateSi)

Ensign,

White

-

„

Blue

{Wiih Badqes, plates

33

to

40)

Ensign, Blue

(TF/f/iBa(i(/e,

plate

33)

Ensign,

Blue

(

WHh

Badfje.

plate

34)

Ensign, Blue

(Witli.

Badges,

plates

15

to

32)

Admiral

.

-

.

.

Vice-Admii'al

. . .

Rear-Admiral

Commodores

-

-

.

-

Senior

Officer

Captain of the

Fleet

H.M.

Sliips in

Commission

Vessels of

War maintained

by

any

Colony

under

the

Colonial Defence Act of

1865.

Hired

Surveying

Vessels,

commanded

by Officers

of

H.M. Navy.

Hired Transports in

charge of

Commissioned

Officers.

Commissioned

Officers

serving

as

Mail Agents.

H.M.

Ships in

Commission

-

Hired Surveying

Vessels,

commanded by Officers

of

H.M. Navy.

British

Merchant Ships,

com-

manded

by

Officers of the

Royal

Navy

on

the

Retired

List

or

by Officers

of R.N.

Reserve.

Public

Offices,

both as an

Ensign

and as

a

Jack.

Hired

Transports

-

Commissioned Officers serving

as

Mail Agents.

Vessels of War maintained

by

any

Colony

under

the

Colonial

Defence Act of

1865.

36

36

37

36

38

40

41

41


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29


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30


43/467


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32

VII.

Copies

of

Articles

in

the

King's

Regulations

referred

to

on

preceding

Pages

28,

29,

and

30,

as

the

Authority

for

the

Use of the

Flags

shown

thereon.

Page

11.

Article

40.

Paraghapii

2.

Whenever the

Sovereign

shall

go on board

any

Sliip

of

War

the

Royal

Standard shall be

hoisted

at

the

main, the Flag of

the

Lord

High

Admiral

at the fore,

and

the Union Flag at the mizen

of

such Ship, or, if

on

board

a vessel with

less

than three masts they shall

be

hoisted in

the

most

conspicuous

parts

of

her ;

a

Royal Salute

shall

also be

fired

from

such Ship or

Vessel

on the

Sovereign

going on

board, and

again on

leaving

her

;

and every

one

of

His

Majesty's

Ships present shall

likewise

fire

a Royal Salute on the

hoisting

of

those

Flags, and such

further

Royal

Salutes

shall

be fired on

the Sovereign quitting the

Ship

or

Vessel or

passing

in

boats, or

on such

other

occasions as may

be

directed.

AliTICLE

40.

R\nAGRAPlI 5.

The

Royal Standard, being the

personal

Flag

of

the Sovereign,

is

to

he hoisted on board His

Majesty's

Ships,

or

ou

official

buildings,

or

in

enclosures,

only

on occasions when

His

Majesty

the

King is actually

present.

Page 12. Article 41.

When

Her Majesty

the

Queen

is

embarked

in any Ship or Vessel,

her

Standard shall

be

hoisted

at

the Main,

and

it shall

be

treated

with

the

same

respect

and

saluted

in

the

same

manner

as the

Flags denoting

the

presence

of

the

Sovereign.

2.

When Her

Majesty

Queen

Alexandra

is

embarked

in

any

Ship or

Vessel, her

Standard

shall

be

hoisted

at

the

Main,

and

it shall

be treated

with the same

respect and

saluted in

the same

manner

as

the Flags

denoting the

presence

of

the Sovereign.

3.

When

His

Royal Highness

the

Prince

of

Wales

is

embarked

in

any Ship

or

Vessel,

his standard

shall

be

hoisted

at

the

Main, and it

shall

be

treated with

the

same respect and

saluted in

the

same manner

as

the

Flags denoting

the

presence

of

the Sovereign.

4. When

His Roj'al

Highness'

the

Duke

of

Connaught

or His Royal

Highness

Prince

Arthur

of

Connaught,

or

other

Members

of

the

Royal

Family

are

embarked in

any

Ship or

Vessel,

with

neither

of

Their

Majesties

the

King

and

Queen, Queen Alexandra,

nor the

Prince of

Wales on

board, the

Standard

appropriated for

their

Royal

Highnesses'


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use

shall be

hoisted

at the

Main

of

such

Shiji,

and

it

is

to

be

saluted

as

directed

in

Art.

42.

Her

Royal

Highness

the

I

)uchess

of

Connaught

will

use

the

Standard

of

the

Duke

of

Connaught.

Page 13. Article 42. Paragraph

2.

Whenever any

member of the

Royal P'amily

shall go on board any

of His

Majesty's

Ships,

the Standard of

His or Her Royal Highness shall

be

hoisted

at

the

Main

on board

such Ship,

and

a

Royal Salute shall be

fired

fi-oni

her,

on such member

of

the Royal Family going

on

board,

and

again

upon

leaving

her.

BRITISH

EMPIRE.


Whenever

any

of

His

Majesty's Ships

meet, pass, or are passed by

any

Ship or

Ships

which are flying

more

than one

Standard,

or arrive

at

any port

or

place where more than

one

is

flying,

oi' when two or

moi-e

Standards

are broken

simultaneously,

they

are

to

fire Royal salutes

in

the

following

order, saluting the standards of

:

I.—His

Majesty the King, Her Majesty the Queen, Her Majesty

Queen

Alexandra,

His

Royal

Highness

the

Prince

of

Wales.

II.

—

-The

Sovereigns,

Consorts, or Heirs Apparent

of

foreign

nations,

or the

Presidents

of

the

Republics.

III.

—

Other Members

of

the

British

Royal Family.

IV.

—Other

Members

of Foreign

Royal

Families.

2. Under

these

circumstances

only one salute is to

be

fired for

the

Standards of

any one

nation,

no

matter

how

many may

be

flying.

Page

19.

Article

68.

The

following

Rules

are established

by the

Government

of

India

in

respect

to

the hoisting

of

the Viceroy's Flag in Indian

Waters

:

A.

When

the Viceroy

and

Governor-General

is

on

board,

the

Viceroy's

Flag is

to be

hoisted

at

the

main

;

B.

When

a

Governor

or

Lieutenant-Governor

is on

board,

within

the

limits of his

Government, or

on

duty

elsewhere

in

Territories

under the authority

of the Government

of

India,

the

Viceroy's

Flag

is to

be

hoisted

at

the

fore

;

C.

When

a

Chief

Commissioner

or Political Officer is on

board

within

the limits

of

his jurisdiction, or on

dutj' elsewhere

in

the

Territories under

the authority

of

the

Government

of

India,

the

Viceroy's

Flag

is

to

be

hoisted

at the fore.

2.

With

reference to

the

foregoing

rule

(A), whenever

the

Viceroy

and

Governor-General

shall

be

embarked

on

board one

of

His

Majesty's

Ships,

his

distinguishing

Flag

is

to

be hoisted at

the

main, and

kept flying while

the

Viceroy

is on

board

in

Indian Waters.

u

29216

K


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34

3.

With reference to

rules

(B)

and

(C),

the

Viceroy's Flag

is to be

hoisted

at

the fore,

whenever

any

of

the

Functionaries

referred

to

are

Saluted

on

visiting

the Ship.

4. Whenever a

requisition

is

received for

the embarkation

or con-

veyance of

a

Governor,

Chief Commissioner, or

Political Officer, the

Senior

Officer present

may

direct the Viceroy's Flag

to be

hoisted

at

the

fore of

the

Ship

in which he

is

embarked

;

provided

that the

Senior

Officer,

after

consultation

with

and

on requisition from that

Official,

considers

it for

the benefit of the service about to be

performed that such

Flag

should,

within

the prescribed

limits,

be

hoisted.

Should

the

Senior

Officer consider it, in the

circumstances, undesirable

to

hoist

the

Flag,

he

is

to

inform

the

Official

of

his reasons, and at once report the

same

to

the

Commander-in-Chief for

the information of the

Admiralty.

5.

In

the

event

of

any

such

Fimctionary

being

detached

on

a

Foreign

Mission

in his

official

capacity

outside his

particular

jurisdiction, a

special

intimation will

be

given

by

the Government

of

India

in each case as to

the Flag being

carried

by the

man-of-war in which he may be

embarked

;

in

the absence of

which

the

Senior Officer present is

to

exercise his

discretion

in

consultation

with

the

Official proceeding

on

the

Mission.


The Lord High Admiral's

Flag is to

be

worn in Ships

in

which the

Lord

High

Admiral

or

the Commissioners for executing the Office

of

Lord

High

Admiral

are

embarked.

Page

36.

Article

102.

The

Union

Flag

is

to

be

worn

at

the main by

an Admiral

of

the

Fleet

as

his

proper

Flag.

Page

36. Article

103.

The

following

Flags

are to be

worn

by

Flag Officers

(except

Captains

of

the Fleet) as their

proper

Flags

:

Admiral.—

A

wliite

Flag with the red St. George's Cross

thereon.

Viee-Admiral.

—

A

white

Flag with the

red

St.

George's

Cross

thereon,

with one

red ball

in

the

upper canton

of

the

Flag next

the

staff.

Bear-Admiral.

—

A

white

Flag

with the

red

St.

George's

Cross

thereon,

with

one

red baU

in

tlie

upper

canton, and one

in

the lower

canton

next

the

staff.

The

diameter

of the red

ball

is to be

liaK

the

vertical

depth

of

the

white of the cantons

next

the

staff,

and

the

ball

is

to

be

in

the

centre

of

tlie canton.

Page 36.

Article

104.

When

Vice

and

Hear-

Admirals

have

their

Flags

painted

on

their

Boats,

the

same

distinctive balls, at least

two inches

in

diameter,

are to

be

shown

on

the

Flag.


47/467

35

Page

36. Article

106.

A

Commodore

of

the First

Class shall

wear

a

white

broad

pendant,

with

the

Red

St.

George's

Cross

thereon.

Page

36.

Article

107.

A Captain

of the Fleet, if

a

Flag

Officer,

may wear in,

and

liave

painted

on,

his

Boat

the Flag

proper

to

his

Rank ;

if not a

Flag

Officer,

he

may

wear in,

and have

painted on, his

Boat

a

White Broad

Pendant, Avhen

not

in the

presence

of a

Senior

Captain.

Page

36.

Article 108.

A

Commodore of

the

Second Class shall wear

a

white

broad pendant

with the red

St.

George's

Cross, with a

red

ball in

the

upper

canton

of

the

broad

pendant

next

the staff.

The diameter

of

the

red

ball is to

be

half

the

vertical deptli

of

tlie white

in

the

cantons

next

the

staff,

and

the ball

is

to be

in the

centre

of the

canton.

Page 37.

Article

111.

Paragraph 2.

The Royal Standard, the Flag

of

the

Viceroy

of

India,

and

the

Flag

of the Lord

Lieutenant

of

Ireland,

are,

when

indicating tlie

presence

on

board

of the

personages entitled

to

hoist those Flags, the

Sovereign

excepted,

to be always hoisted

at

the

main, the

Flag

of an Admiral

or

the Broad

Pendant

of

a Commodore, if

necessary,

being

shifted

to another

mast

or Ship,

as

the case may require

;

except

in

the

case

provided

for

in

Clause

1

of

Art.

68

in

regard

to

the

Flag

of the Viceroy

of India.

Page

37.

Article 112.

When

two or

more of

His

Majesty's Ships

are

present

in

a port

or

roadstead,

a

small

broad

white

pendant,

not

exceeding

five

breadths,

the

length

being

twice

the

breadth

at the head,

with

the

St.

George's

Cross,

is to

be hoisted

by the

Senior

Officer's Ship

as

a

distinguishing

flag

in

addition

to

the

masthead pendant.

When

a

Commodore, junior

to the

Senior Officer, is also

present,

the

Senior

Officer

shall

fly

his

broad pendant

at the masthead

in

addition

to

his

Captain's pendant. In all

other cases the

Senior

Officer's

broad

pendant

shall

be

flown

from

the

starboard topsail

yard-arm.

Page

37. Article 113.

The

Flag

of

the

Lord

Lieutenant

of

Ireland

is to

be

hoisted

on

board

any

of His

Majesty's

Ships

in

which

His Excellency shall embark,

within

the

Irish

waters

or jn St. George's Channel.


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Tlie Flags authorised

by

His Majesty

to

be

displayed

afloat are

a.

by

General

Officers

coiumanding

stations,—

The

Union

Flag

bearing

in

the centre, as

a

distinguishing

mark,

the Royal

initials, on a

blue ground encircled

by

a

garland, and

surmounted bj^

the

Crown

;

b. by

His Majesty's

Diplomatic

servants and

Commissioners

and

Consuls-General

—

the

Union

Flag with

the

Royal

Arms

in

the centre

thereof,

on a white

ground

encircled

by

a

garland

;

c.

by

the

Governors or High Commissioners

of His

Majesty's

Colonies and

Possessions

abroad,

and

by

Lieutenant

Governors

or

other

officers

administering

the government,

the Union

Flag

with

tlie

arms

or badge

of

the Colony emblazoned

in

the

centre

thereof, on

a

white

ground encircled

by a

garland

d.

by

Consuls-General, Consuls, and Consular Agents,

—the blue

ensign, with the Royal Arms in the centre

of the

fly

thereof,

that

is

in the centre of

that

part between the Union

and

the

end of

the

Flag.

2.

No

other

distinguishing

Flag or

Flags

are

authorised

to

be

worn

afloat

by any of these Functionaries.

Page 38. Article

115.

Whenever

any of the Functionaries

particularised in

Articles

99

and

114

are

embarked,

a.

In

a

boat

for

the

purpose of

paying

visits

of

ceremony or on other

official occasions,—

the

proper

distinguishing Flag,

within

the

respective

limits jDrescribed

l)y

the following

Clause MI., may

be

hoisted

at the

bow, but

when

the

boat

belongs

to

one of His

Majesty's

Ships,

she

is

to

keep

her

White Ensign flying

;

h.

In one

of His Majesty's Ships for passage,

I.

If

a

Oeneral

Officer

Commanding

a

Station,

—

the

proper

distinguishing Flag, with the

approval of

the

Senior

Naval

Officer,

may

be

hoisted

at

the fore,

and kept

flying within

the

General Officer's command,

provided he

is proceeding

on

public military service

:

II.

If

a

Diplomatic Functionary and in

charge

of

a

Missioii,

—

the

proper

distinguislxing Flag with

the

approval

of the

Senior

Naval

Officer,

may be

hoisted

at

the

fore,

and

be kept

flying within

the

limits

of

the

mission,

provided the

Diplo-

matic

Functionary

be proceeding

on

the

public service :

III.

If

a

Governor

or

High

Commissioner,

or

a

Lieutenant-Governor,

or other

Officer

administering

the

Goveimment,

—

the proper

distinguishing

Flag,

with

the

approval of

the Senior

Naval

Officer,

may

be hoisted at the

fore,

and

kept

flying

within


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37

the

limits of

his Government,

or,

in

the case

of

a

High

Com-

missioner within

the limits

of his

commission, provided the

Colonial Functionary

or

High

Commissioner be proceeding

on the public service

:

IV.

The distinguishing

Flag of

Consular

Authorities

is

to be

hoisted in

Boats

only, and

not

in Ships,

except

when

they are

being

Saluted

;

c.

In one

of

His

Majesty's Ships on an

occasion

of

an

Official visit,

The distinguishing Flags are

to be

respectively

hoisted

at

the

fore

whenever any of

His

Majesty's Military, Diplomatic,

Colonial, or

Consular

Functionaries are

receiving

Salutes to

which

they

are

entitled

;

d.

In

British

Ships

and

Boats,

other than those

of

His

Majesty, these

Functionaries,

except

Consular Officers

as

to

Ships,

are, with

the

sanction

of the Owners or Masters, authorised

to

fly their proper

distinguishing Flags on

the

same occasions, and within the same

limits, and these

regulations

shall

be

deemed a

sufficient

warrant

to the Master

under

the Merchant

Shipping

Act

for

so

doing,

but

the

permission

to

hoist such masthead Flags indicative of

the

presence

on

board

of

any

of

these

Functionaries,

in

no way affects

or alters the character or status of

the

Merchant

Shi])

in

time

of

peace

or in time

of war, whether

His

Majesty

is

belligerent or

neutral.

Page 40.

Article

118.

Ail

His

Majesty's

Ships of War

in

Commission

shall

wear a white

Ensign

with the Red

St. George's

Cross,

and the Union in the upper

canton

;

and

when

it

shall

be

tliought

proper to

do

so,

they

may

display

the

Union Jack at the jackstaff

end

(see Art.

119,

Masthead

Fendaiit).

Page

38.

Article 119.

All

His

Majesty's Ships

in

Connnission,

when

not bearing a

Flag

or

Broad

Pendant,

are

to

wear

at

the

Main

masthead

a

Pendant,

having

a

St.

George's

Cross on

a

white

field

in the part next

to

the

mast, with

a

white fly.

If

necessary,

in

order to

avoid fouling

Wireless

Telegraphy Gear, a

shorter

pendant may be worn,

provided it

can

be

easily seen at a

short

distance

from the

ship.

Page 40.

Article 122.

The

following

are

the

regulations

as to

the Flags

to

be worn

by any

vessel

maintained

by

any

Colonv

under

the Colonial

Defence

Act of

1865 :

—

a.

any

vessel

provided

and

used

as a

vessel

of war

shall

wear

the Blue

Ensign

with

the

Badge

of the

colony

in

the

fly

thereof,

and a

Blue

Pendant


50/467

38

h.

all

vessels

belonging

to,

or permanently

in,

the

service

of

the

Colonies,

but

not

commissioned as

vessels

of war

iinder

the

Act,

shall

wear a

similar Blue

Ensign,

but

no Pendant.

Page 41.

Article 123.

Ships

and Vessels

employed

in the

service

of any public office

shall

carry

a

Blue

Ensign,

and a small

Blue

Flag

with

a

Union

described

in

a

canton at

the

upper

corner

thereof,

next to the staff, as a

Jack,

but

in

the

centre

of

the

fly

of

such Ensign and'.

Jack,

that is

in

the

centre

of

that

part between

the Union and the

end

of

the

Flag, shall

be

inserted

the

Badge of

the

Office

to

which

they

belong.

Page 41.

Article 124.

Hired

transports are to

wear

the

Blue Ensign, with

the

yellow

Admiralty

anchor

in

the

fly

;

and

when

such

Vessels are

in

charge

of

Commissioned

Officers

of

the Royal

Nax-y,

they

are,

in

addition,

to

carry Blue Pendants

Avith

the

Admiralty

Badge

in

the upper

part

next

to

the mast.

Page 41.

Article 125.

Hired

Vessels employed in

the

Surveying

Service,

when

commanded

by Officers

in

His

Majesty's

Navy,

are

to

wear

the

Blue Ensign

and

Pendant.

Page 41. Article

126.

Commissioned

Officers serving with the permission

of

the

Admiralty

as Mail

Agents

in contract

Vessels,

when

in

their

Boats,

may wear

the

Blue

Pendant

with

the

Admiralty

Badge

in

the

upper part next the mast,

provided

tliat

the

Boat

at

the same time shall carry a Blue Ensign with

the

Badge

of the Office to

which

the

Vessel belongs.

Page

41. Article 126.

British

Merchant

Ships commanded

by

Officers on

the

Retired

List

of

the

Royal

Navy or Officers

of

the Royal

Naval

Reserve, which

fulfil

the

following

conditions,

will

be

allowed

to wear a

Blue

Ensign

:

a. the Officer commanding

the

Ship must be

an Officer

on

the

Retired

List

of the Royal

Navy or

an

Officer

of the

Royal Naval

Reserve

:

h.

ten

of

the crew must

be

Officers and

men belonging

to

the

Royal

Naval

Reserve, but Men

belonging

to

the Royal

Fleet

Reserve,

Naval

Pensioners,

and

Men

holding Royal

Naval Reserve

deferred

pension certificates

may

be included

in the

number specified

:

c.

before hoisting the Blue Ensign

the

Officer commanding

the

Ship

must

be

provided

with an Admiralty

Warrant

:

d. the

fact

that

the Commanding

Officer

holds

a

warrant

authorising

him

to hoist

the Blue

Ensign

must be

noted

on

the Ship's

Articles

of

Agreement.


51/467

39

2.

Commanding

Officers

failing

to

fulfil the

above

conditions,

unless

such failure

is

due

to death or other

circumstances

over which

they

have

no

control, will

no

longer

be

entitled

to

wear

the

Blue

Ensign.

3.

British Merchant

Ships

in

receipt

of

Admiralty Subvention, will

be

allowed

to

fly

the Blue Ensign,

under Admiralty

Warrant.

4.

In

order to ascertain that

the

above

conditions

are strictly carried

out,

the

Captain

of one of

His

Majesty's Ships

meeting

a

Ship flying

the Blue

Ensign

may

send

on

board

an

Officer,

not

below

the

rank of

Lieutenant

at

any convenient

opportunity. This

restriction

as

to the

rank

of

the

Boarding

Officer is

in

no

way

to

limit or otherwise

afTect the

authority

or

the duties of

Naval

Officers

either under

the

Merchant

Shipping Acts or

in time of war.

5.

Applications

for

permission

to

wear

the

Blue

Ensign

on board

British

Merchant

Ships

in

receipt of

Admiralty

subvention,

should

be

made

direct to

the

Admiralty

by

the owners

;

for

other Merchant

Ships

the

applications

should

be made

through

the Registrar-General

of

Seamen.

The

Board

of

Trade will

issue Regulations as to the

mode

of

proceeding.

Page

42.

Article

127.

In accordance

with

the provisions of

the

Merchant

Shipping Act,

1894,

all other

Ships

and

Vessels

which

belong

to

His

Majesty's subjects

shall

wear a Red

Ensign

free from

any Badge or

distinctive

mark, with the

Union

in

the

upper

canton

next

the

staff

;

except

such Yachts

or

other

Vessels

as

may have warrants from the Admiralty

to

display

other

Ensigns,

Colours, or Pendants.

2.

Colonial

Merchant

Vessels shall

wear

the

Red

Ensign as

above,

except

those

of

Canada,

the

Commonwealth

of Australia and New Zealand,

which may

by Admiralty Warrant

wear

the

Red

Ensign with the

badge

of

the

Colony

in

the fly thereof.

-

3. Any

Colonial Merchant

Vessel may,

however,

carry

a

distinguishing

Flag

with the

Badge

of

the

Colony

thereon,

in addition

to

the

Red

Ensign,

provided

that such flag does

not

infringe the

provisions

of

section 73

of

the

Merchant

Shipping

Act,

1894.

Page 42.

Article 128.

All Ships

and

Vessels

shall use the

British

Union

Flag,

with a

border

of

white of

one-fifth

of

the flag, as

a Pilot

Flag,

in

all parts

of the

world.


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of

Connaughl

Standard.'

Prince

Arthur

of

Cormaught

Standard.

I^C.QPIAMAH

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EMPIRE.

6.

Standard

for other

Memters

of

the

Royal

Faimily.

I

Lord

High

Admiral

or

Admirally

Flag.

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«> C

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EMPIRE.

Note,

The

circle

shewn hy

dotted

hne

indica,tes

thie

position

and

proportions

for

the

Badg;es (plates

10

lo

4-0)

when

they

have to be

inserted

Union

T'la.g

.

S^

Georges

Cross.

Note,

This

is

flown hy

Flag

Officers

as

follows

Admiral,

as

shewTi.

Vice

-Admiral,

With

one

red

hall

in

the

upper

canton

next

to

Stalf

Rear-Adnural

With

one

red

Lall

in

upper

cantiin

&-

onft in

lower

canton

next

the

Staff.

Diameter

of

red

ball

to

be

one

half

vertical

depth

of

'-vhite

canton.

86

hall

to

he

placed

in

centre

of

canton


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8.

BRITISH

EMPIKIO

Pendant

Blue

Pendant White

^^


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of

Kings

Hart

OTj.r

Master.

K.H.M

Dia. of white

iad^e

to

1)6

lialf the depth

of

the

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portion

of

the Pia|.

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EMPIRE

Jack

for

Vessels

m

the

employ

of

Public

Offices

.

Flag

of

H

M

Laeutenants of

Counties.

*

*

C

ORAHAH

L»», I


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10

BRITISH

EMPIRE

BADGES

&c

OF

GOVERNORS

OP

COLONIES,

DEPENDENCIES

&c

AND

OF

MILITARY,

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSU1.AR

OFFICERS

The white circles arenot to

appear

on the

red and

blue

ensigns except

vAxere they

are

necessary

to

display

the design,

tg

.

where

tiiebad^e

itself

has

a

border

of

the

same

coloxir

as

the

ensign

The

vAute

circles

are

|enerally

to

appear

onthe

llnion

Fla^

,

exi^ept

•Aiere

otherwise

noted beneath

the design.

Diplomalic

Offacei-s

on

sKore

and

Afloat

Lord

Lieutenant

of

Ireland

Note

-

The

v\iiite circle is not

to

appear

on. £la£

Governor General

of India

The Badges

of

_

the

respective

Colonies

for

insertion

herein

Are

ishewn

a

few pages

hereafter.

Governors

of

Colomes

Afloat

Governor

General

of

the

CommonYrealth

of

Australia

H

4r

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GRAHAM

LTI


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11.

BRITISH

EMPIRE.

BADGES

or

GOVERJ^ORS,MILnARTDIPLOMATIC

^CONSULAR

OFFICERS

At^^CoKi-)

Consular

Officers

Afloat

Note:

The

Anns

are

to

he,

inserted

m

Flag

on

a

blue

ground

The

wlate

A-ouna

18

only

to

ensure

istmctiiess of

desi&i.

Military A'ath.orities

Afloat

(General Officers Commanding

only)

•^./T.jnl.jL.

S.Africa.

Hi^h

CoTmnissioner

Consular

Officers

on

Shore

All

otKer

Military

Services

mcludinl

Staff

Officers


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BRITISH

EMPIRE.

GOVEIWORS,MILITAKy;

DIPLOMATIC

ficCONSULAR

OFFICERS

&(:.(CQ»r?)

BndsK

NortK

Borneo

Company

Flag

of

Governor

of

Sabah.

RajaK

of

Sarawak.

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.


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13

BRITISH

EMPIRE.

BADGES

OF

PUBLIC

DEPARTMENTS.

Jdck

for

Vessels

ot

the

Indian

Maxme.

S&

Trustees

of

the

Port

of

Bombay.

iACGMAhAN

l'.» LITM^«.


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14

BRITISH

EMPIRE.

BADGES

OF

PUBLIC

DEPARTMENTS.

&c.

(Cqi^t^)

Conservators

of

the

Port of

Bombay

Enlarged

drawing

of

Badge

on

Flag

of

Conservators

of the

Port

of

Bombay.

Commissioners

of

the

Port

of

Calcutta

Commissioners

of

the

Port, of

Rangoon


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15.

BRITISH

EMPIRE.

^USTRALTA

MercTiant

Flag

of

Corrunonwealth.

QxieeTLs'iaiid

New

South-

Wales.

H

J,

C

ORAHAM

L'O.

LlTM«


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EMPIRE.

AUSTRALIA.

16

Victoria

.

South

Australia.

Western

Austraiia.

Tasmania

British

Residents

in

the

Gilbert

and

Ellice

Islands

Protectorate.


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EMPIRE.

AUSTRALIA.

11

British

Resident

Com-missioner,

New

Hebrides

British

Solomons

Islands

Protectorate.

Territory of

Papua.

We

s

tern

Pacific

Hl^Ii.

Commissioner.

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BRITISH

EMPIRE.

BADGES OF COLONIES,

DEPENDENCIES

&C.

AUSTRALIA

&c

TONGA.

Royal

Standard.

»

bnsign

HMC

Customs

Fla^,

BARO

TONGA

ErLSign.

, C

ORAHAN

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EMPIRE.

BADGKS

OF

COI-ONIES,

I)E1M':NI)

KNCIi:

S

&C.

(Continued)

CENTRAL & EAST

AFRICA.

Kycissaland

Proteclorate

British

East

Africa

Protectorate

.

Protectopate

of

Witu

Somali I and

i

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orate

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I'.MIMFii:.

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Governor

General.

UNION OF

SOUTH AFRICA.

Vessels

m the service of the

Union

Government,

and

merchant

vessels

registered

iri

the Union

wean, in

the

fly of 'the Blue and

Red Ensigns

respectively

the

central

shield

of

the

above

design, omitting supporters, crest,

motto,

and

wreath.

In

the

case of the Red

Ensign, the

shield

is

displayed

on

a

white

ground

in

the

fly.

MalbyASons.Uth


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Z1.

BRITISH

EMPIRK.

BADGES

OF

COLONIES,

DEPENDENCIES

ETC.

((okt-)

SOUTH

AFRICA.

Cape

of

Good Hope.

Natal

.

Orange

River Colony.

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sv

a

al

British South Africa

Company.

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in

t)ie

Blue or

Red

ensigns, tlie

ground

of

the

badge

shouia

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of

the same colour as

the ensign.


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DEPENDENCIE

S

&c.

(Cqitt^)

WE

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AFRICA

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X,

e

Gold.

Coast

.

Gamtia

S'

Helana .

Mgeriaji Probec

trorate

.

(

C.GRAHAM

LT».

LITh

R.I,


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24.

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BADGES

OF COLONIES,

DEPENDENCIES

&c.

(Com: )

CHINA.

Hong Kong

Commissioner

of

Weihaiwei

Ceylon

MaunLuis

Straits

SettleTaents

Seychelles

t

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GRAHAM I


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OF COLONIES,

DEPENDENCIES

&c.

(Continued)

EAST

INDIES

(Cont^V

Labi

Bntisli

Norili

Borneo Cornpan>/'

Local

In-diom.

Maritime G-ovBmments

and Departments

subordinate

to

them.

Indian

Marine.

•^r^sr,Sr»irJ'™ -

Sarawalc

Government

Fla^.

Note

-

The

Cotnmercia)

Fla^ is

of

similar design

tut without

tlie

crown

m centre


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BADGES

OF

COLONIES,

BE

PENDENCIE

S

&c.CcoirrmuBD)

MEDITERKANEA^'

Gibraltar.

Malta

Cyprus

High

Cominissioner.

H

&

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tro,

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DE

PENDENCIE S

&.c.

(Cowthtoed)

JiTORTH

AMERICA

&.WEST

INDIES.

Canada

.

Note

-The

Cro'wnis

only

used on the

personal

flag of

the

Governor

General and the

badge

witfioul the Crovvn

is

used

on

fly

of

the flag

of

all vessels

belonginglo

the

dominion

Ontario.

#4§

Wreath

for

Governor- Generals

G-overnors

of Provinces.

Quetec

Nova Scotia

Nevr

Brunswick.


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A WEST

INDIES

Manitoba.

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Province

of

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Columbia

Bajig,e

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Lieutenant-Governor

Newfoundl

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