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Warships under way on dressing ship days, wear only masthead flags and ensigns
and jacks - the only occasion when a warship under way will wear a jack.
André Coutanche,
12 February 2004
There is one other occasion. A British warship
under way wears its jack if the Sovereign, or a foreign Head of State is on
board. Escorting warships also wear their jacks.
David Prothero, 16 February 2004
When warships of other nationalities are present
in a port where the local navy is dressing ship, they will join in as a mark of
courtesy. Foreign warships under way in or past an anchorage where ships are
dressed, will hoist the appropriate masthead ensigns and their jacks also as a
mark of courtesy.
André Coutanche,
12 February 2004
Does "appropriate masthead ensigns" mean the flag of the foreign country?
David Prothero, 16 February 2004
The host Navy that is celebrating a national
event or day, of course hoists its own national flag at the masthead(s). Foreign
ships present who are conforming as a courtesy, also hoist the national flag of
the host country as part of the courtesy. When a visiting warship has a dress
ship day while in the foreign port, the ships of the host country will normally
as a courtesy also dress overall and hoist the national flag of the visiting
ship at their mastheads. A question that has just occurred to me- when RN ships
dress for local events in British ports, do they hoist the union jack or the
white ensign?
Andre Burgers, 16 February 2004
They use the white ensign. Using the union jack
would mean that an Admiral of the Fleet was on board.
David Prothero, 18 February 2004