White Ensign

White Ensign. British naval ensign. Wool bunting, machine-sewn. Battle ensign worn by HMS 'Lion' at Jutland, 1916. Eyelets in hoist. Piece missing from fly edge.

Object Details

ID: AAA1124
Collection: Flags
Type: Naval ensign
Display location: Not on display
Events: World War I: Battle of Jutland, 1916; World War I, 1914-1918
Vessels: Lion (1910)
Date made: 1916
People: Royal Navy; Tempest, Alec S.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: flag: 1371.6 x 2540 mm