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The Royal Australian Navy Ensign is the ensign flown by ships of the Royal Australian Navy, correctly known as the Australian White Ensign or AWE. The ensign is based on the Australian national flag, which is flown in HMA Ships and Submarines as a jack, with the field changed to white and the Commonwealth Star and southern cross in blue. It has been used since 1967-03-01. Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links FIAV_000001. ... Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... National flag and state ensign. ... USS Chesapeake flying Stars and Stripes below White Ensign A maritime flag is a flag designated for use on boats and other watercraft. ... The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings (a form of jargon). ... Commonwealth Star as the crest of Coat of Arms of Australia. ... CRUX is a lightweight, i686-optimized Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ...

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At first, Royal Australian Navy ships flew the British White Ensign from the stern, under the direction of the British Admiralty. Australian government ministers, along with their counterparts from other dominions such as Canada, had proposed in 1909 that a White Ensign defaced with a local symbol would be more appropriate, however the Admiralty insisted that the national flag flown from the jackstaff at the bow was sufficient to display the nationality of the ship. The White Ensign. ... Aft of the Soleil Royal, by Jean BÃ©rain the Elder. ... Flag of the Lord High Admiral The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A Maritime flag or Naval Jack is a national flag used exclusively on boats and other watercraft. ... The bow is the foremost point of the hull of a ship or boat: the point that is ahead when the vessel is underway. ...

By 1965, Australian forces were fighting in the Vietnam War, a war which did not involve the British, and a member of parliament questioned the appropriateness of using the ensign of another country. At the same time, it was reported in parliament that the Navy were looking for a distinctly Australian ensign. On considering the matter on 1966-01-21, the Naval Board recommended to the Government "that the Royal Australian Navy should have its own unique white ensign", a "white flag with the Union Flag in the upper canton at the hoist with six blue stars positioned as in the Australian flag". The new ensign was granted Royal Assent on 1966-11-07 and announced by the prime minister on 1966-12-23. The introduction of the ensign was brought forward from the originally planned date, 1967-05-01, to 1 March, when HMAS Boonaroo became the first ship to be commissioned under the Australian white ensign. Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam Peopleâ€™s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ...

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