Ensign of the Russian Navy
| Use | Naval ensign and war banner |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted |
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| Version of 1992–2000 | |
| Use | Naval ensign |
| Proportion | 1:1.5 |
| Adopted | July 21, 1992 |
| Relinquished | December 29, 2000 |
The Russian naval ensign, also known as St. Andrew's flag (Russian: Андреевский флаг; Russian pre-reform: Андреевскій флагъ), was the naval ensign of the Navy of the Russian Empire (from 1712 to 1917) and of the Navy of the Russian Republic (1917), and is the naval ensign of the Navy of the Russian Federation since 1992, and the naval ensign and war banner of the Russian Navy since 2000.
The flag has a white background with two blue diagonal bands, forming a saltire, called St. Andrew's Cross. The ratio of the flag's width to its length is 2:3, the width of the blue band is 1:10 the length of the flag.
The naval ensign of the Russian cruiser Moskva with the Guards ribbon and the badge of the Order of Nakhimov; Sevastopol, 22 July 2016
The naval ensign with the badges of the Orders of the Red Banner and of the October Revolution flown from the stern of the Russian cruiser Aurora; Saint Petersburg, 3 August 2019
The Guards ribbon and images of orders awarded to the ship can be added to the naval ensign.