Defaced Red Duster?

[TiggerToo]

These pages have enlightened me in the past about the niceties of blue ensigns and their defacing....

Last week, though, I spotted one vessel sporting a red duster with something which looked like a strange symbol added to its bottom right-hand corner: do defaced Red Ensigns exist? If not what could it have meant?

It is not really important, just curious.

 

[Moonshining]

There are a few national flags which would fit the bill.

There are some in this list

Flags (results from red, white, blue search)

 

[Twister_Ken]

Yes they do. I give you Guernsey as one example...

 

[Malcb]

Maritime Volunteer Service boats fly a defaced red. The RYA flies a defsced red.

 

[Channel Ribs]

There are 36 defaced red ensigns, most of which are geographic areas.

Both the RNLI and MVS have their own.

 

[MBII]

There are a few Clubs who proudly fly the defaced red. I think the Royal Lymington and the Royal Fowey are amongst them.

 

[highandry]

There's an Essex club too with a Red Ensign defaced with three white stilettoes...no, I mean scimitars. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[tjbrace]

The Essex Club is The West Mersea Yacht Club. The 3 White Stillettos are sea axes I'm told.

 

[VicS]

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There are a few Clubs who proudly fly the defaced red

[/ QUOTE ] And there is a list of clubs HERE

 

[tillergirl]

Correct, three 'Seax' to be historically accurate on the West Mersea defaced red. The Seax was a short one-handed sword from which the Saxons got their name.

 

[bobgoode]

Brixham yacht club....defaced red...Crown over orange.

 

[SirSnoozalot]

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Correct, three 'Seax' to be historically accurate on the West Mersea defaced red. The Seax was a short one-handed sword from which the Saxons got their name.

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That could get you caught out on the radio "there's free seax at W.Mersea club".

 

[alant]

Re: Defaced Union Flag?

Gosport Ferry - this has a Union Flag, similar to a 'Pilot Jack', but with the White edge opposite the staff only.

A Pilot Jack has a white border all the way around, so why is the Ferry ensign different??

Why are they flying it?