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- proper noun Originally, the
flag of the Rear Admiral'ssquadron in theEnglish fleet - proper noun The flag flown by a
British naval auxiliary vessel
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Examples
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Up to the mizzen peak rose the Blue Ensign; until it broke at the peak the ship was silent, but then it unfolded itself in the breeze and the salute roared out and the band played.
Hornblower In The West Indies Forester, C. S. 1958
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The Blue Ensign is for any Government service except the Navy.
Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas William Charles Henry Wood 1905
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The _Blue Ensign_ differs from the Red only in the field being plain blue instead of red.
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell 1844
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With Federation this was the official Australian Flag until 1953 when the Blue Ensign over-rode it when the Australian Flag
Cam Riley 2010
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