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This page serves WikiProject Ships editors as a resource for ensigns for countries around the world. These are the flags that are generally used in ship infoboxes. For some countries, the national flag also serves as the ensign, while other countries have separate national flags; civil ensigns, those used for private or merchant vessels; and state or government ensigns, those used for non-military government ships. The list should not be necessarily taken as complete or authoritative, nor is it attempting to list every ensign ever flown by any national entity. If you know of an ensign that is missing from the list, however, please help us out and add it.
The list is split into a Naval ensigns section and an Other ensigns section, and within each of the two, further split by global region.
Naval ensigns
editThe consensus for military ships (although there are many articles that don't follow this) is to use the Ship country
or Ship flag
fields in the ship infobox. The preferred flag (although, again, you will find some that vary from this) is the appropriate naval ensign—and not the naval jack, or other flag. In cases where an ensign has changed during the service of the ship—like the addition of stars to the Ensign of the United States, or a change in country/navy name, like Royal Ceylon Navy to Sri Lanka Navy—most articles display the final ensign flown. For cases where a ship has served in multiple navies, common practice is to have a separate section of the infobox using the ensign from each country.
If the country and ensign you need are in the tables below, copy the code in the table and paste into the infobox. If the country you need is not in the table, the naval ensign may be the same as the national flag. For these countries, copy the following code and paste it into the infobox:
|Ship country= COUNTRYNAME |Ship flag={{flag|COUNTRYNAME}}
substituting the country's name for COUNTRYNAME
.
Africa
editCountry | Navy | Naval ensign | Code for ship infobox |
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Algeria | Algerian National Navy | |Ship country=Algeria
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Egypt | Egyptian Navy | |Ship country=Egypt
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Ghana | Ghana Navy | |Ship country=Ghana
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Kenya | Kenya Navy | |Ship country=Kenya
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Libya | Libyan Navy | |Ship country=Libya
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Mauritius | National Coast Guard of Mauritius | |Ship country=Mauritius
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Morocco | Royal Moroccan Navy | |Ship country=Morocco
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Nigeria | Nigerian Navy | |Ship country=Nigeria
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Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone Navy | |Ship country={{nowrap|Sierra Leone}}
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South Africa | South African Navy, 1994 to present | |Ship country={{nowrap|South Africa}}
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South African Navy, 1981–1994 | |Ship country={{nowrap|South Africa}}
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South African Navy, 1952–1981 | |Ship country={{nowrap|South Africa}}
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South African Navy, pre-1952 | |Ship country={{nowrap|South Africa}}
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Americas
editCountry | Navy | Naval ensign | Code for ship infobox |
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Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard | |Ship country={{nowrap|Antigua and Barbuda}}
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Argentina | Argentine Navy | |Ship country=Argentina
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Bahamas | Royal Bahamas Defence Force | |Ship country=Bahamas
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Barbados | Barbados Coast Guard | |Ship country=Barbados
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Bolivia | Bolivian Naval Force | |Ship country=Bolivia
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Brazil | Brazilian Navy | |Ship country=Brazil
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Canada | Royal Navy, to 1910 | |Ship country=Canada
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Department of Marine and Fisheries, 1905 to 1910 | |Ship country=Canada
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Royal Canadian Navy, 1910-1965 | |Ship country=Canada
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Royal Canadian Navy, 1965–Present | |Ship country=Canada
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Chile | Chilean Navy | |Ship country=Chile
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Colombia | Colombian National Armada | |Ship country=Colombia
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Confederate States of America | Confederate Navy | |Ship country={{nowrap|Confederate States of America}}
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Cuba | Cuban Navy | |Ship country=Cuba
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Dominican Republic | Dominican Navy | |Ship country={{nowrap|Dominican Republic}}
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Ecuador | Ecuadorian Navy | |Ship country=Ecuador
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El Salvador | Navy of El Salvador | |Ship country={{nowrap|El Salvador}}
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Grenada | Coast Guard of Grenada | |Ship country=Grenada
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Guatemala | Guatemalan Navy | |Ship country=Guatemala
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Guyana | Guyana Defence Force | |Ship country=Guyana
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Honduras | Honduran Navy | |Ship country=Honduras
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Jamaica | Jamaica Defence Force | |Ship country=Jamaica
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Mexico | Mexican Navy | |Ship country=Mexico
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Nicaragua | Nicaraguan Navy | |Ship country=Nicaragua
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Paraguay | Paraguayan Navy | |Ship country=Paraguay
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Peru | Peruvian Navy | |Ship country=Peru
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard | |Ship country={{nowrap|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
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South Carolina | South Carolina Navy | |Ship country={{nowrap|South Carolina}}
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Republic of Texas | Texas Navy, 1836–1838 | |Ship country={{nowrap|Republic of Texas}}
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Texas Navy, 1839–1846 | |Ship country={{nowrap|Republic of Texas}}
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Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard | |Ship country={{nowrap|Trinidad and Tobago}}
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United States | United States Navy, United States Army (ships), United States Air Force (ships), NOAA (ships), and all others (except United States Coast Guard) |
|Ship country={{nowrap|United States}} OR |Ship country={{nowrap|United States}} where YEAR is the year of decommissioning(In years where the flag was changed, it was changed on 4 July; if you want the flag from the early part of the such a year, use the previous year in the template.) | |
United States Coast Guard | |Ship country={{nowrap|United States}}
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Uruguay | National Navy of Uruguay | |Ship country=Uruguay
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Venezuela | Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela | |Ship country=Venezuela
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Asia
editCountry | Navy | Naval ensign | Code for ship infobox |
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Bangladesh | Bangladesh Navy | |Ship country=Bangladesh
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Burma | Myanmar Navy | |Ship country=Myanmar
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People's Republic of China | People's Liberation Army Navy | |Ship country=People's Republic of China
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Republic of China | Republic of China Navy | |Ship country={{nowrap|Republic of China}}
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India | Indian Navy | |Ship country=India
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Indonesia | Indonesian Navy | |Ship country=Indonesia
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Israel | Israeli Navy | |Ship country=Israel
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Japan | Imperial Japanese Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
|Ship country=Japan
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Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan Navy | |Ship country=Kazakhstan
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North Korea | Korean People's Navy | |Ship country={{nowrap|North Korea}}
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South Korea | Republic of Korea Navy | |Ship country={{nowrap|South Korea}}
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Malaysia | Royal Malaysian Navy | |Ship country=Malaysia
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Oman | Royal Navy of Oman | |Ship country=Oman
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Pakistan | Pakistan Navy | |Ship country=Pakistan
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Saudi Arabia | Royal Saudi Navy | |Ship country={{nowrap|Saudi Arabia}}
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Singapore | Republic of Singapore Navy | |Ship country=Singapore
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Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Navy | |Ship country={{nowrap|Sri Lanka}}
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Thailand | Royal Thai Navy | |Ship country=Thailand
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Turkey | Turkish Navy | |Ship country=Turkey
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Australasia
editCountry | Navy | Naval ensign | Code for ship infobox |
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Australia | Royal Australian Navy, post-1967 | |Ship country=Australia
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Royal Australian Navy, pre-1967 | |Ship country=Australia
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Fiji | Fijian Navy | |Ship country=Fiji
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New Zealand | Royal New Zealand Navy, post-1968 | |Ship country={{nowrap|New Zealand}}
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Royal New Zealand Navy, pre-1968 | |Ship country={{nowrap|New Zealand}}
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Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Defence Force | |Ship country={{nowrap|Papua New Guinea}}
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Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands Navy | |Ship country={{nowrap|Solomon Islands}}
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Tonga | Tonga Defence Services | |Ship country=Tonga
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Europe
editCountry | Navy | Naval ensign | Code for ship infobox |
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Albania | Albanian Navy | |Ship country=Albania
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Austria-Hungary | Austro-Hungarian Navy | |Ship country=Austria-Hungary
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Belgium | Belgian Naval Component | |Ship country=Belgium
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Bulgaria | Bulgarian Navy | |Ship country=Bulgaria
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Croatia | Croatian Navy | |Ship country=Croatia
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Denmark | Royal Danish Navy | |Ship country=Denmark
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England | Royal Navy, 1620 – March 1707 | |Ship country=England
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Estonia | Estonian Navy | |Ship country=Estonia
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Finland | Finnish Navy | |Ship country=Finland
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France | French Navy, including Vichy France |
|Ship country=France
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Free French Naval Forces | |Ship country={{nowrap|Free French}}
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Georgia | Georgian Navy | |Ship country=Georgia
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Germany | German Navy, 1957 to present (West Germany, reunified Germany) |
|Ship country=Germany
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German Imperial Navy, 1871–1919 (German Empire) |
|Ship country=Germany
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Reichsmarine, 1921–1935 (Weimar Republic) |
|Ship country=Germany
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Kriegsmarine, 1935–1945 (Nazi Germany) |
|Ship country=Germany
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Volksmarine, 1949–1990 (East Germany) |
|Ship country={{nowrap|East Germany}}
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Greece | Hellenic Navy, 1924–1935; 1974 to present | |Ship country=Greece
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Royal Hellenic Navy, 1863–1924; 1935–1970 | |Ship country=Greece
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Ireland | Irish Naval Service | |Ship country=Republic of Ireland
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Italy | Regia Marina, 1861–1946 | |Ship country={{nowrap|Kingdom of Italy}}
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Marina Militare, 1946 to present | |Ship country=Italy
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Latvia | Latvian Naval Forces | |Ship country=Latvia
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Lithuania | Lithuanian Naval Force | |Ship country=Lithuania
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Malta | Armed Forces of Malta | |Ship country=Malta
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Netherlands | Royal Netherlands Navy | |Ship country=Netherlands
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Norway | Royal Norwegian Navy | |Ship country=Norway
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Poland | Polish Navy, 1993 to present | |Ship country=Poland
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Polish Navy, 1946–1993 | |Ship country=Poland
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Polish Navy, 1928–1945 | |Ship country=Poland
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Polish Navy, 1919–1928 | |Ship country=Poland
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Auxiliary Units of Polish Navy, 1996 to present | |Ship country=Poland
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Auxiliary Units of Polish Navy, 1955–1996 | |Ship country=Poland
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Portugal | Portuguese Navy | |Ship country=Portugal
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Romania | Romanian Navy | |Ship country=Romania
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Russia | Imperial Russian Navy, Russian Navy |
|Ship country=Russia
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Scotland | Royal Scots Navy | |Ship country=Scotland
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Serbia and Montenegro | Navy of Serbia and Montenegro | |Ship country={{nowrap|Serbia and Montenegro}}
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Slovenia | Slovenian Navy | |Ship country=Slovenia
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Soviet Union | Soviet Navy, 1950–1992 | |Ship country={{nowrap|Soviet Union}}
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Soviet Navy, 1935–1950 | |Ship country={{nowrap|Soviet Union}}
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Soviet Navy, 1924–1935 | |Ship country={{nowrap|Soviet Union}}
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Spain | Spanish Navy | |Ship country=Spain
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Sweden | Royal Swedish Navy | |Ship country=Sweden
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United Kingdom | Royal Navy, 1801 to present | |Ship country={{nowrap|United Kingdom}}
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Royal Navy, 1707–1801 (see England, above, for pre-1707) |
|Ship country={{nowrap|Great Britain}}
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British Army commissioned vessels | |Ship country={{nowrap|United Kingdom}}
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Royal Air Force commissioned vessels | |Ship country={{nowrap|United Kingdom}}
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary | |Ship country={{nowrap|United Kingdom}}
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Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service | |Ship country={{nowrap|United Kingdom}}
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Government Service Ensign | |Ship country={{nowrap|United Kingdom}}
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Ukraine | Ukrainian Navy | |Ship country=Ukraine
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Yugoslavia | Yugoslav Royal Navy, 1918–1941 | |Ship country={{nowrap|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}
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SFR Yugoslav Navy, 1946–1992 | |Ship country={{nowrap|SFR Yugoslavia}}
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Civil and state ensigns
editThe consensus for non-military ships (although there are many articles that don't follow this) is not to use the Ship country
or Ship flag
fields in the ship infobox. Because these ships can be owned by a company in one nation, crewed by citizens of another nation, and flagged in, perhaps, yet another, the consensus is to not show flags except in the Ship registry
field.
Below are tables of countries, organized by region, that have unique civil or government ensigns. If the country and flag you need are in the tables below, copy the code in the table and paste into the infobox. If the country you need is not in the table, the civil or government ensigns are probably the same as the national flag. For these countries, copy the following code and paste it into the infobox:
|Ship registry={{flag|COUNTRYNAME}}
substituting the country's name for COUNTRYNAME
.
If the city of registry is known, that can be displayed as well.
- For countries in the tables below that use
{{flagicon image}}
, copy and paste the same code, but replace the country's name with the city of registry. So for a ship registered in the Israeli port of Haifa, you would use this:
|Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Israel.svg}} [[Haifa]]
- For all other countries in the tables below (those that use
{{flag}}
), copy the code from the table, but changeflag
toflagicon
and add the city name. So for a Swiss ship registered in Basel, you would use this:
|Ship registry={{flagicon|Switzerland|civil}} [[Basel]]
- For countries not in the tables below, make the same change: use
flagicon
forflag
and add the city name. So for a U.S. ship registered in New Orleans, you would use this:
|Ship registry={{flagicon|United States}} [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]]
(If you don't want the port wikilinked, just omit the brackets.)
Africa
editCountry | Type | Ensign | Code for ship infobox |
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Ghana | Civil | Ghana | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Ghana.svg}} [[Ghana]]
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Mauritius | Civil | Mauritius | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Mauritius.svg}} [[Mauritius]]
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Government | Mauritius | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Government Ensign of Mauritius.svg}} [[Mauritius]]
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Morocco | Civil | Morocco | |Ship registry={{flag|Morocco|civil}}
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Nigeria | Civil | Nigeria | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Nigeria.svg}} [[Nigeria]]
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Americas
editCountry | Type | Ensign | Code for ship infobox |
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Bahamas | Civil | Bahamas | |Ship registry={{flag|Bahamas|civil}}
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Bermuda | Government | Bermuda | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Government Ensign of Bermuda.svg}} [[Bermuda]]
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British Virgin Islands | Civil | British Virgin Islands | |Ship registry={{flag|British Virgin Islands|civil}}
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Cayman Islands | Civil | Cayman Islands | |Ship registry={{flag|Cayman Islands|civil}}
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Dominican Republic | Civil | Dominican Republic | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of the Dominican Republic.svg}} [[Dominican Republic]]
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Ecuador | Civil | Ecuador | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Ecuador.svg}} [[Ecuador]]
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El Salvador | Civil | El Salvador | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of El Salvador.svg}} [[El Salvador]]
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Falkland Islands | Civil | Falkland Islands | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of the Falkland Islands (arms within disk).svg}} [[Falkland Islands]]
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Grenada | Civil | Grenada | |Ship registry={{flag|Grenada|civil}}
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Guatemala | Civil | Guatemala | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Guatemala.svg}} [[Guatemala]]
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Guyana | Civil | Guyana | |Ship registry={{flag|Guyana|civil}}
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Trinidad and Tobago | Civil | Trinidad and Tobago | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago.svg}} [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
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Turks and Caicos Islands | Civil | Turks and Caicos Islands | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg}} [[Turks and Caicos Islands]]
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Venezuela | Civil | Venezuela | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Flag of Venezuela.svg}} [[Venezuela]]
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Asia
editCountry | Type | Ensign | Code for ship infobox |
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Bangladesh | Civil | Bangladesh | |Ship registry={{flag|Bangladesh|civil}}
|
Republic of China | Civil | Republic of China | |Ship registry={{flag|Republic of China|civil}}
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India | Civil | India | |Ship registry={{flag|India|civil}}
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Israel | Civil | Israel | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Israel.svg}} [[Israel]]
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Kazakhstan | Civil | Kazakhstan | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Government Ensign of Kazakhstan.svg}} [[Kazakhstan]]
|
Malaysia | Civil | Malaysia | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Malaysia.svg}} [[Malaysia]]
|
Pakistan | Civil | Pakistan | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Pakistan.svg}} [[Pakistan]]
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Saudi Arabia | Civil | Saudi Arabia | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Saudi Arabia (obverse).svg}} [[Saudi Arabia]]
|
Singapore | Civil | Singapore | |Ship registry={{flag|Singapore|civil}}
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Government | Singapore | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Government Ensign of Singapore.svg}} [[Singapore]]
| |
Sri Lanka | Civil | Sri Lanka | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg}} [[Sri Lanka]]
|
United Arab Emirates | Civil | United Arab Emirates | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of the United Arab Emirates.svg}} [[United Arab Emirates]]
|
Australasia
editCountry | Type | Ensign | Code for ship infobox |
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Australia | Civil | Australia | |Ship registry={{flag|Australia|civil}}
|
Fiji | Civil | Fiji | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Fiji.svg}} [[Fiji]]
|
Government | Fiji | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Government Ensign of Fiji.svg}} [[Fiji]]
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New Zealand | Civil | New Zealand | |Ship registry={{flag|New Zealand|civil}}
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Solomon Islands | Civil | Solomon Islands | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of the Solomon Islands.svg}} [[Solomon Islands]]
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Europe
editCountry | Type | Ensign | Code for ship infobox |
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Albania | Civil | Albania | |Ship registry={{flag|Albania|civil}}
|
Government | Albania | |Ship registry={{flag|Albania|government}}
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Andorra | Civil | Andorra | |Ship registry={{flag|Andorra|civil}}
|
Belgium | Civil | Belgium | |Ship registry={{flag|Belgium|civil}}
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Government | Belgium | |Ship registry={{flag|Belgium|government}}
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Croatia | Civil | Croatia | |Ship registry={{flag|Croatia|civil}}
|
France | Civil | France | |Ship registry={{flag|France|naval}} The civil and naval ensigns of France are identical. |
Gibraltar | Civil | Gibraltar | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Gibraltar.svg}} [[Gibraltar]]
|
Greece | Civil | Greece | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Flag of Greece.svg}} [[Greece]]
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Guernsey | Civil | Guernsey | |Ship registry={{flag|Guernsey|civil}}
|
Hungary | Civil | Hungary | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Hungary.svg}} [[Hungary]]
|
Isle of Man | Civil | Isle of Man | |Ship registry={{flag|Isle of Man|civil}} Used up to 1935, and from 1971. For 1935-71 use UK civil ensign |
Italy | Civil | Italy | |Ship registry={{flag|Italy|civil}}
|
Jersey | Government | Jersey | |Ship registry={{flag|Jersey|government}}
|
Civil | Jersey | |Ship registry={{flag|Jersey|Civil}}
| |
Luxembourg | Civil | Luxembourg | |Ship registry={{flag|Luxembourg|civil}}
|
Malta | Civil | Malta | |Ship registry={{flag|Malta|civil}}
|
Netherlands | Civil | Netherlands | |Ship registry={{flag|Netherlands|civil}}
|
Norway | Civil | Norway | |Ship registry={{flag|Norway|civil}}
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Poland | Civil | Poland | |Ship registry={{flag|Poland|state}} |
Civil, 1946–1990 | Poland | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Flag_of_Poland_(with_coat_of_arms,_1980-1990).svg}} [[Poland]]
| |
Civil, 1928–1946 | Poland | |Ship registry={{flag|Poland|state}} | |
Civil, 1919–1928 | Poland | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1919-1928).svg}} [[Poland]]
| |
Serbia and Montenegro | Civil | Serbia and Montenegro | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Serbia and Montenegro.svg}} [[Serbia and Montenegro]]
|
Slovenia | Civil | Slovenia | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg}} [[Slovenia]]
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Switzerland | Civil | Switzerland | |Ship registry={{flag|Switzerland|civil}}
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United Kingdom | Civil | United Kingdom | |Ship registry={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
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Government | United Kingdom | |Ship registry={{flag|United Kingdom|government}}
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SFR Yugoslavia | Civil | SFR Yugoslavia | |Ship registry={{flagicon image|Civil Ensign of Yugoslavia (1950-1992).svg}} [[SFR Yugoslavia]]
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External links
edit- Flags of the World website