Naval ensign of the Russian Empire

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Naval ensign
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Russian_Imperial_Navy
gptkb:Tsarist_regime
Russian_Empire's_maritime_power
Russian_naval_battles
gptkbp:bornIn 1696
gptkbp:colors white
blue
red
tricolor
gptkbp:country gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:design gptkb:St._Andrew's_Cross
Cross of St. Andrew
Christian_symbolism
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1696
gptkbp:firstHeld 1917
gptkbp:flag 2:3
royalty
historical flag
evolved from earlier designs
naval flag
adopted in 1696
discontinued in 1918
St._Andrew's_Cross_on_a_blue_field
influenced_modern_Russian_naval_flags
represents_Russian_naval_tradition
gptkbp:historical_significance Naval warfare
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Imperial_Russia
ceremonial purposes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Naval ensign of the Russian Empire
gptkbp:influencedBy European_naval_flags
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Naval_ensign_of_the_Tsardom_of_Russia
gptkbp:premieredOn warships
gptkbp:proportions 2:3
gptkbp:relatedTo Russian_naval_history
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Naval_ensign_of_the_Russian_Federation
1918
gptkbp:significance national identity
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Naval_ensign_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:Imperial_Russia
gptkbp:symbolizes naval heritage
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Imperial_Russian_Navy
Russian_naval_officers
gptkbp:usedIn naval ceremonies
gptkbp:uses gptkb:World_War_I
Naval forces