Quote Originally Posted by Bligh View Post
It is an interesting area indeed Jonas.
Do you know when the Admiral of the White colour became the National colour for the Royal navy, and the Red became the Mercantile Marine with the blue for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve?
Rob.
White ensign was reserved for the RN in 1864. Red ensigns were used by the RN up until then for independent ships as well as "red" squadrons