Blue Ensign

British  

noun

1. an ensign having the Union Jack on a blue background at the upper corner of the vertical edge alongside the hoist: flown by Royal Navy auxiliary vessels, and, with some extra distinguishing mark or insignia, by certain yacht clubs Compare Red Ensign White Ensign

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Example Sentences

April 5th we hoisted a Blue Ensign, loosened our Fore Topsail, and fired a Gun as a Signal for our Consorts to unmoor, and so fell down to Robin and Penguin Islands.

From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus

The Blue Ensign differs from the Red only in the field being plain blue instead of red.

From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.

The Union flag and the Blue Ensign are, with the addition of certain distinctive badges, used as personal flags by certain high officers, and also in particular departments of the service.

From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Macgeorge, Andrew

The Blue Ensign is for any Government service except the Navy.

From Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas by Wood, William Charles Henry

Our consuls have the Blue Ensign with the royal arms in the fly.

From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Macgeorge, Andrew