Naval ensign

A naval ensign is a flag used by warships to show which country they belong to. Sometimes a naval ensign is called a war ensign.

A British naval ensign on a warship of the Royal Navy.

A naval ensign flies from the back of a ship. Some countries use their national flags on warships as their naval ensigns. The United States is an example of a country that uses its national flag instead of a naval ensign. Some other countries have a special naval ensign different to its national flag. Britain is an example of a country which uses a special naval ensign different to its national flag.

Naval Ensign Media

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  Russian Project 775 landing ship Korolev. Note the Russian naval jack at the front and naval ensign at the rear.

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  Flag of Albania from 1928 to 1934.

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  Naval Ensign of Albania 1946-1954.

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  Civil Ensign of Albania 1946-1992.

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  Naval Ensign of Albania 1958-1992.

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  Albania (Coast Guard)(1958–1992)

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  Flag of the Argentine navy, released in 1818. This flag would be dismissed only two years later.

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  Merchant Ensign of Austria-Hungary from 1786 until 1869 and Naval and War Ensign of Austria-Hungary from 1786 until 1915 (de jure, de facto until 1918)

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  Austria-Hungary (1915–1918) - never formally flown by the navy