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Article: The White Ensign.
M2 Presswire;  October 14, 2005 ;     532 words ... ... 14 October 2005-UK Government: The White Ensign(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ... a large red cross was placed on the White Ensign to differentiate if from the French ... so Trafalgar was fought under the White Ensign in 1805 rather than the Red or Blue ...

Article: The White Ensign Association - Golden Jubilee ...
M2 Presswire;  November 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... November 2008-UK Government: The White Ensign Association - Golden Jubilee celebrated ... COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07112008 The White Ensign Association (WEA) held their Golden ... Illustrious, the Nations Strike Carrier. The White Ensign Association gives tremendous support ...

Encyclopedia entry: white ensign
The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea;      276 words ...white ensign, the ensign flown by all ships of the British Navy, and by yachts ... British fleet into squadronal colours was abolished in 1864, only the white ensign was retained for all naval ships. See also blue ensign ; red ensign ...

Article: White Ensign for latest home-built warship.
The News (Portsmouth, England);  January 30, 2007 ;     573 words ...THE WHITE ENSIGN flew proudly in Portsmouth Harbour for the first time today over the ... all the navy's patrol ships, the Red Ensign was lowered and the White Ensign hoisted over Clyde's flight deck. Then the ship's commanding ...

Article: Hong Kong handover: Navy hauls down White Ensign ...
The Independent - London;  April 11, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... Admiral Sir Jock Slater presides over the hauling down of the White Ensign for the last time in Hong Kong. The confusingly named HMS ... it our patch", says Commodore Peter Melson, whose book White Ensign - Red Dragon, a history of the Navy's presence in Hong ...

Article: Food and fun at veterans' club ; Exeter White ...
Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  June 23, 2008 ;     259 words ...Exeter White Ensign Club is to host a veterans' and family weekend this month. Beginning on Friday evening, the weekend will see forces and emergency ...

Article: New destroyer sails into Portsmouth to claim White ...
The News (Portsmouth, England);  December 2, 2009 ;     587 words ... ... next 20 years.HMS Daring arrived to great fanfare in January, already as a navy ship, but Dauntless will not hoist the White Ensign until tomorrow.At the moment she is still owned by BAE Systems and Surface Ships who have taken the 6,700 tonne ship ...