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Ensign College (formerly LDS Business College[ 7]) is a private college in Salt Lake City, Utah. The college is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and operates under its Church Educational System. It also includes an Institute of Religion and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
A maritime flag is a flag designated for use on ships, boats, and other watercraft. Naval flags are considered important at sea and the rules and regulations for the flying of flags are strictly enforced. The flag flown is related to the country of registration: so much so that the word "flag" is often used symbolically as a metonym for ...
e. Ensign ( / ˈɛnsən /; [ 1] Late Middle English, from Old French enseigne ( transl. mark, symbol, signal; flag, standard, pennant ), from Latin insignia (plural)) is a junior rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy. As the junior officer in an infantry regiment was traditionally ...
Commissioned ships and submarines wear the White Ensign at the stern whilst alongside during daylight hours and at the main-mast whilst under way. When alongside, the Union Jack is flown from the jackstaff at the bow, but can only be flown under way on special circumstances, i.e. when dressed with masthead flags (when it is flown at the jackstaff), to signal a court-martial is in progress ...
Adopted. June 14, 1777 (13-star version) July 4, 1960 (50-star version) Design. Thirteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, 50 white stars on a blue field. Designed by. Unknown, possibly Francis Hopkinson. The ensign of the United States is the flag of the United States when worn as an ensign (a type of maritime flag ...
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 ...
White Ensign flying from HMS Foxhound, 1943. The White Ensign, at one time called the St George's Ensign because of the simultaneous existence of a crossless version of the flag, is an ensign worn on British Royal Navy ships and shore establishments. It consists of a red St George's Cross on a white field, identical to the flag of England ...
Ensign (flag) The ensign is a maritime flag that is used for the national identification of a ship. [ 1] The ensign is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship while in port. In ports, depending on the ship's origin, it is sometimes identical with a jack on the bow of the ship. Jacks are more common on warships than on ...