A naval ensign is an

ensign An ensign is the national flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality. The ensign is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship while in port. The naval ensign (also known as war ensign), used on warships, may be diffe ...

(maritime flag) used by naval ships of various countries to denote their

nationality Nationality is a legal identification of a person in international law, establishing the person as a subject, a ''national'', of a sovereign state. It affords the state jurisdiction over the person and affords the person the protection of t ...

. It can be the same or different from a country's civil ensign or

state ensign An ensign is the national flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality. The ensign is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship while in port. The naval ensign (also known as war ensign), used on warships, may be differ ...

. It can also be known as a war ensign. A large version of a naval ensign that is flown on a

warship A warship or combatant ship is a naval ship that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare. Usually they belong to the armed forces of a state. As well as being armed, warships are designed to withstand damage and are usually faster ...

's mast just before going into battle is called a battle ensign. An ensign differs from a jack, which is flown from a jackstaff at the bow of a vessel. Most countries have only one

national flag A national flag is a flag that represents and symbolizes a given nation. It is flown by the government of that nation, but usually can also be flown by its citizens. A national flag is typically designed with specific meanings for its colours a ...

and ensign for all purposes. In other countries, a distinction is made between the land flag and the civil, state and naval ensigns. The British ensigns, for example, differ from the flag used on land (the

Union Flag The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the ''de facto'' national flag of the United Kingdom. Although no law has been passed making the Union Flag the official national flag of the United Kingdom, it has effectively become such through precedent. ...

) and have different versions of plain and defaced Red and

Blue Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when ...

ensigns for civilian and state use, as well as the naval ensign ( White Ensign). Some naval ensigns differ in shape from the national flag, such as the Nordic naval ensigns, which have ' tongues'.

Countries having specific naval ensigns

Naval ensigns that are different from the civil ensign and the

Historical naval ensigns

File:Naval Ensign of Albania (1946-1954).svg, Albania (1946–1954) File:Naval Ensign of Albania (1954-1958).svg, Albania (1954–1958) File:Naval Ensign of Albania (1958-1992).svg, Albania (1958–1992) File:Albanian Coast Guard Ensign-1958-1992.svg, Albania (Coast Guard)(1958–1992) File:Flag de Marina Argentina (1818).svg,

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(1818-1820) File:Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg,

Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...

(1786-1914) File:Austria-Hungary-flag-1915-1918-naval (non installed).svg,

(1915-1918) - never formally flown by the navy File:Naval Ensign and Jack of Austria, 1926-1934 or 1935.svg,

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

(1926-1934) File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg,

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...

(1911-1967) File:Government Ensign of Belgium.svg,

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...

(1941-1950) File:Naval Ensign of Bolivia (1966-2013).svg,

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

(1966–2013) File:Flag of the Royal East African Navy.svg,

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(1953-1962) File:Naval Ensign of Brunei (1984-late 1990s).svg,

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by th ...

(1984-1990) File:Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1878-1944).svg,

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

(1878–1944) File:Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1949-1955).svg,

(1949–1955) File:Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1955-1990).svg, Bulgaria (1955–1990) File:Naval Ensign of Bulgaria 1991-2005.svg,

(1991–2005) File:Naval Ensign of Burma (1948-1974).svg,

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

(1948–1974) File:Naval Ensign of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg,

(1974-2010) File:Byzantine imperial flag, 14th century.svg,

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(1350-1453) File:Canadian Blue Ensign (1868-1921).svg,

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(1910-1911) File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg,

(1911-1965) File:Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1862-1889).svg,

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

(1862-1890) File:Naval Ensign of the Republic of China (1911).svg,

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeas ...

(1911) File:Flag of the Republic of China-Nanjing (War Ensign).svg, Collaborationist China (1942-1945) File:Naval Ensign of the Royal Ceylon Navy.svg,

Ceylon Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

(1950–1972) File:Naval ensign of the Confederate States of America (1863–1865).svg,

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(1863–1865) File:Naval ensign of Croatia (1941–1944).svg,

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = " Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capi ...

(1941–1944) File:War flag of Croatia (1941–1945).svg,

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = " Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capi ...

(1944-1945) File:Naval Ensign of Czechoslovakia 1935-1939 1945-1955.svg,

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

(1935-1939) (1945-1955) File:Naval Ensign of Czechoslovakia 1955-1960.svg, Czechoslovakia (1955-1960) File:Flag of the Navy of Egypt (1922-1952).svg,

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(1922-1953) and

(1953–1958) File:Flag of the Princedom of Elba (naval).svg, Principality of Elba (1814-1815) File:War Ensign of Ethiopia (1955–1974).svg,

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

(1955-1974) File:War Ensign of Ethiopia (1974–1975).svg,

(1974-1975) File:Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg,

(1975-1996) File:Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (Military).svg,

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...

(1918-1920) File:Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (Military).svg,

(1920-1978) File:Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg,

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(?-1789, 1814–1815, 1830) File:Flag of French-Navy-Revolution.svg,

(1790-1794) File:Naval ensign of French Algeria (1848–1910).svg,

French Algeria French Algeria (french: Alger to 1839, then afterwards; unofficially , ar, الجزائر المستعمرة), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the period of French colonisation of Algeria. French rule in the region began in 1830 with the ...

(1848–1910) File:Naval Ensign of French Cochinchina.svg, French Cochinchina (1868-1945) File:Ensign of French Indochina.svg,

French Indochina French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China),; vi, Đông Dương thuộc Pháp, , lit. 'East Ocean under French Control; km, ឥណ្ឌូចិនបារាំង, ; th, อินโดจีนฝรั่งเศส, ...

(1923-1949) File:Naval ensign of Georgia (1997–2004).svg,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

(1997–2004) File:Naval Ensign of Georgia.svg,

(2004-2008) File:War Ensign of Prussia (1816).svg,

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an e ...

(1816-1819) File:Preußische Kriegsflagge ab 1850.svg,

(1819-1850) File:Flag of the German Confederation (war).svg,

German Confederation The German Confederation (german: Deutscher Bund, ) was an association of 39 predominantly German-speaking sovereign states in Central Europe. It was created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 as a replacement of the former Holy Roman Empire, w ...

(1848-1852) File:War Ensign of Germany (1867–1892).svg,

North German Confederation The North German Confederation (german: Norddeutscher Bund) was initially a German military alliance established in August 1866 under the leadership of the Kingdom of Prussia, which was transformed in the subsequent year into a confederated st ...

and later

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(1867–1892) File:War Ensign of Germany (1892–1903).svg,

(1892–1903) File:War Ensign of Germany (1903-1918).svg,

(1903–1918) File:War Ensign of Germany (1919–1921).svg,

(1919–1921) File:Flag of Weimar Republic (war).svg,

(1921-1933) File:War Ensign of Germany (1933–1935).svg,

(1933–1935) File:War Ensign of Germany (1935–1938).svg,

(1935–1938) File:War Ensign of Germany (1938–1945).svg,

(1938–1945) File:Signalflagge8 Marine.svg,

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(1945-1947) File:Flag of warships of VM (East Germany).svg,

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(1960–1990) File:Naval Ensign of Ghana (1964–1966).svg,

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Tog ...

(1964–1966) File:Naval Ensign of Greece (1833-1858).svg,

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(1833-1858) File:Naval Ensign of Greece (1858-1862).svg,

(1858-1862) File:Naval Ensign of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1970).svg,

(1863-1924 and 1935–1970) File:Hellenic Naval Ensign 1935.svg,

(1935) File:Naval Ensign of Kingdom of Hawaii.svg,

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(1887) File:Naval Ensign of Hungary (1919).svg,

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(1919) File:Civil and Naval Ensign of Hungary (1921).svg,

(1921–1939) File:Naval Ensign of Hungary (1939-1945).svg,

(1939–1945) File:Naval Ensign of Hungary (1946-1948).svg,

(1946–1948) File:Naval Ensign of Hungary (1948-1950).svg,

(1948–1950) File:Naval Ensign of Hungary (1950-1955).svg,

(1950–1955) File:Naval Ensign of Hungary (1955-1957).svg,

(1955–1957) File:Naval Ensign of Hungary (1957-1991).svg,

(1957–1991) File:State flag of Iceland (1918–1944).svg,

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...

(1918-1944) File:Flag of Imperial India.svg,

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

(1879–1928) File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg,

(1928–1950) File:Naval Ensign of India (1950–2001).svg,

(1950–2001) File:Naval Ensign of India (2001–2004).svg,

(2001–2004) File:Naval Ensign of India (2004–2014).svg,

(2004–2014) File:Naval Ensign of India (2014–2022).svg,

(2014–2022) File:Standard of Cyrus the Great.svg,

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(525 BC-330 BC) File:PersiaNavalFlagAfsharidPeriod.svg,

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(1736–1796) File:Naval Ensign of Iran (1907–1933).svg,

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

(1907-1933) File:Naval Ensign of Iran (1933–1964).svg,

and later

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(1933-1964) File:Naval ensign of Iran (1964–1979).svg,

(1964–1979) File:Naval Ensign of Iran (1979–1980).svg,

(1979-1980) File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg,

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(1861-1946) File:War flag of the Italian Social Republic.svg,

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(1943-1945) File:Naval Ensign of Italy (1947-2013).svg,

(1947-2013) File:Flag of the Tokugawa Shogunate.svg,

Tokugawa Shogunate The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...

(1800's-1868) File:Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

(1889-1945) File:Naval Ensign of Libya (1977–2011).svg,

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(1977–2011) File:Naval Ensign of Lithuania (1927–1940).svg,

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(1927–1940) File:Naval Ensign of the Federated Malay States.svg, Malaya (1895–1946) File:Naval Ensign of Malaya (1957–1963).svg, Malaya (1957–1963) File:Naval Ensign of Malaysia (1963–1968).svg, Malaya (1963–1968) File:War Ensign of Manchukuo.svg,

Manchukuo Manchukuo, officially the State of Manchuria prior to 1934 and the Empire of (Great) Manchuria after 1934, was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Manchuria from 1932 until 1945. It was founded as a republic in 1932 after the Japanese ...

(1932-1945) File:Flag of the navy of the Batavian Republic.svg,

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

(1795-1806) File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg,

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(1941-1968) File:Naval Ensign of Nigeria (1960–1998).svg,

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

(1960–1998) File:Naval Ensign of Norway (1844-1905).svg,

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(1844-1905) File:Pontifical_navy_Petrus_Paulus.svg,

Papal States The Papal States ( ; it, Stato Pontificio, ), officially the State of the Church ( it, Stato della Chiesa, ; la, Status Ecclesiasticus;), were a series of territories in the Italian Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the pope fro ...

(849-1878) File:Military ensign of Vistula Flotilla of Congress Poland.svg,

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

(1815–1867) File:Naval Ensign of Poland (1919-1928).svg,

(1919-1928) File:Naval Ensign of river fleet IIRP v1.svg,

(River Fleet) (1930-1938) File:Naval Ensign of river fleet IIRP v2.svg,

(River Fleet) (1938-1939) File:Naval Ensign of Poland (1980-1993).svg,

(1946-1993) File:POL Bandera pjp PRL v1.svg,

(Auxiliary ships) (1955-1996) File:PRL Ensign Border Defence Army.svg,

(Coast Guard) (1953-1990) File:Flag Portugal sea (1830).svg,

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of th ...

(1830-1911) File:Naval ensign of Romania (1922-1947).svg,

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(1922-1947) File:Naval Ensign of Romania (1948-1952).png,

(1948–1952) File:Flag of ships of the Naval Force of Romania (1952-1965).svg,

(1952–1965) File:War Ensign of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1785-1802).svg,

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label= Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, aft ...

(1785-1802) File:War Ensign of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1802-1814).svg,

(1802-1814) File:War Ensign of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1816-1848) aspect ratio 31-76.svg,

(1816-1848) File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg,

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(1922-1946) File:Naval Ensign of South Africa (1946–1951).svg,

(1946–1951) File:Naval Ensign of South Africa (1951–1952).svg, South Africa (1951–1952) File:Naval Ensign of South Africa (1952–1959).svg, South Africa (1952–1959) File:Naval Ensign of South Africa (1959–1981).svg,

(1959–1981) File:Naval Ensign of South Africa (1981–1994).svg, South Africa (1981–1994) File:Flag of the South African Navy (1998).svg, South Africa (1994-1998) File:Naval ensign of South Vietnam.svg,

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(1954–1975) File:Pabellón sencillo de la Armada de España 1701 1785.svg, Spain (1701-1785) File:Bandera de España 1701-1760.svg, Spanish Etiquette ensign (1701-1760) File:Bandera de España 1760-1785.svg, Spanish Etiquette ensign (1760-1785) File:Naval Ensign of RSFSR (1920-1923).svg,

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(1920-1923) File:Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1924-1935).svg,

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(1924–1935) File:Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1935–1950).svg, Soviet Union (1935-1950) File:Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950-1991).svg, Soviet Union (1950-1991) Russian. Naval flag 1992.svg, Russia (1992-2000) File:USSR, Flag auxiliary fleet 1924 military.svg, Soviet Union (naval auxiliary ships) (1924-1935) File:USSR, Flag auxiliary fleet 1935.svg, Soviet Union (naval auxiliary ships) (1935-1950) File:USSR, Flag auxiliary fleet 1950.svg, Soviet Union (naval auxiliary ships) (1950-1992) File:Russia, Flag of vessels of the Auxiliary Fleet of the Navy 1992.svg, Russia (naval auxiliary ships) (1992-2000) File:USSR, Flag KGB 1924.svg, Soviet Union (Coast Guard) (1924-1935) File:USSR, Flag KGB 1935.svg, Soviet Union (coast Guard) (1935-1950) File:USSR, Flag KGB 1950.svg, Soviet Union (Coast Guard) (1950-1993) File:Flag of Serbia (2004–2010).svg,

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(1882–1918) File:Naval Ensign of Sudan (1956-1970).svg,

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

(1956–1970) File:Swedish and Norwegian naval ensign (1815-1844).svg,

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(1815-1844) File:Naval Ensign of Sweden (1844-1905).svg,

(1844-1905) File:Naval Ensign of Siam (1910-1917).svg,

Siam Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

(1910-1917) File:Naval ensign of Texas.svg,

Republic of Texas The Republic of Texas ( es, República de Tejas) was a sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846, that bordered Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande in 1840 (another breakaway republic from Me ...

(1836-1838) File:Galere di Santo Stefano.svg,

Grand Duchy of Tuscany The Grand Duchy of Tuscany ( it, Granducato di Toscana; la, Magnus Ducatus Etruriae) was an Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Republic of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence. In th ...

(1500's-1737) File:Flag of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (c. 1737 - c. 1749).svg, Tuscany (1737-1749) File:Naval Ensign of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg,

Ukrainian People's Republic The Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR), or Ukrainian National Republic (UNR), was a country in Eastern Europe that existed between 1917 and 1920. It was declared following the February Revolution in Russia by the First Universal. In March 1 ...

(1917–1921) File:Naval Ensign of Ukraine 1918 (dress).png,

Ukrainian State The Ukrainian State ( uk, Українська Держава, translit=Ukrainska Derzhava), sometimes also called the Second Hetmanate ( uk, Другий Гетьманат, translit=Druhyi Hetmanat, link=no), was an anti-Bolshevik government ...

(1918) File:Naval Ensign of Ukraine 1918 July.svg,

(1918-1920) File:Naval Ensign of the Black Sea Fleet.svg,

Black Sea Fleet Chernomorskiy flot , image = Great emblem of the Black Sea fleet.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Great emblem of the Black Sea fleet , dates = May 13, ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

and

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inva ...

(1992-1995) File:Naval Ensign of Ukraine 1994 and 1997.svg,

(1994-1997) File:Sea_Guard_Ensign_of_Ukraine_1993.png, Ukraine (Sea Guard) (1993-2001) File:Naval Ensign of the United Arab Republic.svg,

United Arab Republic The United Arab Republic (UAR; ar, الجمهورية العربية المتحدة, al-Jumhūrīyah al-'Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah) was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 until 1971. It was initially a political union between Eg ...

(1958–1971) File:Naval Ensign of the Federation of Arab Republics.svg, Federation of Arab Republics (1972–1977) File:Tudor Ensign 1485-1603.svg, Tudor Ensign (1485-1603) File:Stuart Royal Navy Squadron Ensign of 1620.svg, Stuart Ensign (1620) File:English White Ensign 1620.svg,

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

(1620–1702) File:White Squadron Ensign 1702-1707.svg, White Squadron Ensign (1702–1707) File:Scottish Red Ensign.svg,

Kingdom of Scotland The Kingdom of Scotland (; , ) was a sovereign state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern third of the island of Great Britain, sharing a l ...

(1603-1707) File:Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg,

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It ...

(1707–1800) File:Flag of the Republic of Venice.svg,

Republic of Venice The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia ...

(1400's-1797) File:Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia 1920.svg, State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs and later

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label= Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavij ...

(1918-1922) File:Naval Ensign of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg,

(1922–1945) File:Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia 1942.svg,

(1942) File:Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1942-1944).svg,

(1942-1944) File:Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1943–1949).svg,

(1943–1949) File:Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1949–1993).svg,

(1949–1992) File:Naval ensign of Serbia and Montenegro.svg,

and later

Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of ...

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