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The Sri Lanka naval ensign is white with the national flag in the canton.
Jan Zrzavy, 16 January 1998
In 1972 the red St George's cross was removed, when Sri Lanka became a republic.
David Prothero, 4 November 1998
1802 - 1955. Red Ensign, British canton.
1955 - 1969. Red Ensign, Ceylon canton.
1969 - Ceylon/Sri Lanka National Flag.
1955 - Blue Ensign, Ceylon/Sri Lanka canton, if commanded by
Naval Reserve Officer.
David Prothero, 1 February 2003
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I have received from the Navy headquarters in Colombo the following information:
The Sri Lanka national flag is also used as merchant navy ensign. The previous "red ensign" is not used anymore.
This comes in recent correction 29 to the Album des Pavillons (French Navy flag book)
Armand Noel du Payrat, 20 January 1998
I'm not sure where the information came from but I have a note that the National Flag became also the Merchant Flag on 5th September 1969.
David Prothero, 20 January 1998
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The "blue ensign" (undefaced) is now the ensign of a merchant ship commanded by an ex-naval officer (reserve list).
This also comes in
the recent correction 29 to the Album des Pavillons. The merchant navy uses the national flag, proportions 9:5, so there is no "red ensign".
Armand Noel du Payrat, 20 January 1998
In an amendment in the Admiralty Flag Book dated September 1969 it is recorded that the merchant flag changed from a Red Ensign with the Ceylon National Flag in the canton, to the National Flag also being the Merchant Flag. 'BR"
David Prothero, 22 October 1997
As it seems from these titles, this is not used as a state ensign, as one
might suppose based on British system. Looking closer, no flag is indicated to
be used as state ensign, so the logical question is what ensign if flown by, for
example, police boats. Smith (1982) is also "conservative" in showing the use of
the national flag as only CS-/--- and showing no other flag except the army
flag.
Željko Heimer, 23 January 2003
Pederson (1971) describes the Reserve
(Blue) Ensign as contemporary with the Government
Ensign (that is the same flag with crossed anchors in the fly) introduced in
December 1954.
Christopher Southworth, 26 January 2003
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image by Jose Antonio Jimenez, 24 April 2013
The Sri Lanka Coast Guard can be seen at
http://www.coastguard.gov.lk/index.php?id=1 and a picture of the logo at
http://www.coastguard.gov.lk/index.php?id=156.
On the same page
there is an explanation of the logo: "The emblem features a gold lion passant,
holding a sword in its right fore paw (the same lion from the emblem of Sri
Lanka) in the center on a blue back ground surrounded by a yellow coloured life
belt. Gold lion represent the braveness and the blue colour signifies the serene
sea. The life belt reflects the Coast Guard's primary role of ensuring safety of
lives. The black colour anchor represents maritime interest."
Jose
Antonio Jimenez, 24 April 2013
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image by Jose Antonio Jimenez, 24 April 2013
