Blue Ensign
The Blue Ensign is a flag, one of several British ensigns, used by certain organizations territories associated or formerly associated with the United kingdom, it is used either plain or defaced with a badge or other emblem.
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| Use | State ensign   |
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| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | British Government |
| Design | Blue with the Union occupying one quarter of the field and placed in the canton. |
The Acts of Union 1707 united England and Wales with Scotland in the Kingdom of Great Britain, in the result of producing a new Blue Ensign with the new Union Flag in the canton. With the Act of Union 1800, Ireland became a part of the new United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and St Patrick's Cross was incorporated into the Union Flag and, accordingly, into the cantons of all British ensigns from 1 January 1801.
Ensigns
The modern Blue Ensign of the United Kingdom
The British Blue Ensign (1707–1801)
English Blue Ensign as it appeared in the seventeenth century
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Blue Ensign Media
RFA Brambleleaf flying the square Blue Jack based on the Blue Ensign
Blue ensign of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board.
Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of the Metropolitan Police: A roundel azure, thereon the Royal Cypher of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second argent within a circlet azure fimbriated and inscribed with words 'Metropolitan Police' in letters argent, the whole upon a star of eight major and fifty-six lesser points argent, ensigned by the Royal Crown proper ("A blue disc with the
Ministry Of Defence Police Ensign
Ensign flag of Pacific Cable Board, a multi-national entity to oversight cables.
Flag of the Royal Ulster Constabulary
Ensign of the Bar Yacht Club
Ensign of the Conway Club Cruising Association
Ensign of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
Blue Ensign of the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club of the United Kingdom.
