British Blue Ensign

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:flag
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:British_Overseas_Territories
gptkbp:color_scheme blue with red and white
gptkbp:colors blue, red, white
gptkbp:current_use used by certain British government vessels
gptkbp:design blue field with a Union Jack in the canton
gptkbp:design_elements Union Jack, blue background
gptkbp:first_introduced 1864
gptkbp:flag specific display rules
gptkbp:flag_category gptkb:national_flag
gptkbp:flag_colors 2:3
civil ensign
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:Flags_Act_1959
gptkbp:historical_significance represents British naval history
gptkbp:historical_use used by British merchant ships
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Blue Ensign
gptkbp:is_adopted_by 1864
gptkbp:is_displayed_in British naval vessels
gptkbp:is_set_in gptkb:British_Indian_Ocean_Territory
gptkb:British_Antarctic_Territory
gptkb:Gibraltar
gptkb:Pitcairn_Islands
gptkb:British_Virgin_Islands
gptkb:Anguilla
gptkb:Montserrat
gptkb:Turks_and_Caicos_Islands
gptkb:Falkland_Islands
gptkb:Cayman_Islands
gptkb:Saint_Helena
gptkb:Bermuda
gptkbp:is_similar_to Australian Blue Ensign
gptkbp:proportions 1:2
gptkbp:purpose used by British ships not in the Royal Navy
gptkbp:related_flags British White Ensign
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:British_Red_Ensign
gptkbp:replaced_by British Red Ensign for merchant ships
gptkbp:status recognized flag
gptkbp:symbolizes British maritime tradition
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:used_in British maritime law
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Blue_Ensign
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Flag_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands
gptkb:Flag_of_Pitcairn_Islands
gptkb:Flag_of_the_Bahamas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5