Ensign most often refers to:
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Ensign (flag)
An ensign is a maritime flag that is used for the national identification of a ship. It is the largest flag and is generally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship while in port. Depending on the ship's origin, it may sometimes be identical with ...
, a flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality
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, a navy (and former army) officer rank
Ensign or The Ensign may also refer to:
Places
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Ensign, Alberta
Ensign is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County. It is located approximately south of Highway 23 and southeast of Calgary.
The community was named for the Canadian Red Ensign.
Demographics
The population of Ensign acco ...
, Alberta, Canada
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Ensign, Kansas
Ensign is a city in Gray County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 166. It is located along U.S. Route 56 highway.
History
Ensign was originally called Lone Lake, and under the latter name laid o ...
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Ensign Lake, a lake in Minnesota
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Ensign Peak
Ensign Peak ( ) is a dome-shaped peak in the hills just north of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. The peak and surrounding area are part of Ensign Peak Nature Park, which is owned by the city. The hill's summit is accessed via a popular hiking tr ...
, Utah
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Ensign Township, Michigan
Ensign Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 746 at the 2020 census, slightly down from 748 at the 2010 census.
Communities
*Maywood is an unincorporated community in the township.
Geo ...
* Ensign Township, North Dakota (near
Glenburn)
People
Given name
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Ensign Cottrell (1888–1947), American baseball player
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Ensign Dickinson (1819–1897), American politician
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Ensign H. Kellogg (1812–1882), American politician
Surname
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Ensign (surname)
Transportation
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Pearson Ensign
The Pearson Ensign, or Ensign 22, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a one-design racer and day sailer and first built in 1962. It is the largest full-keel one-design
One-design racing is a racing method ...
, a class of full-keel sailboats
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Armstrong Whitworth Ensign
The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.27 Ensign was a British four-engine monoplane airliner and the largest airliner built in Britain during the Interwar period.Tapper, 1988, p.237
The British airline Imperial Airways requested tenders for a large mono ...
, a class of British airliner, and the name of the first example
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Ensignbus
Ensign Bus Company Limited, trading as Ensignbus, is a bus and coach operator and bus dealer based in Purfleet, Essex. As of March 2023, it is a part of FirstGroup.
History
Ensignbus was formed in 1972 by Peter Newman, who remains involved ...
, a bus company in England
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Ensign Manufacturing Company
Ensign Manufacturing Company, founded as Ensign Car Works in 1872, was a railroad car manufacturing company based in Huntington, West Virginia. In the 1880s and 1890s Ensign's production of wood freight cars made the company one of the three larg ...
, a defunct railroad car manufacturing company in West Virginia
Music
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Ensign (band)
Ensign is an American hardcore punk band from New Jersey. They formed in 1995 and signed with Indecision Records in 1996. They signed to the larger label "next door", Dexter Holland's Nitro Records, in 1998 and finally came to rest at Blackout ...
, a hardcore punk band
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''Ensign'' (EP), the band's eponymous 1996 release
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Ensign Records
Ensign Records was a record label started in 1976 by London-born Nigel Grainge, elder brother of UMG Chairman Sir Lucian Grainge.
History
Nigel Grainge began his career in the record business as a sales office assistant at Phonogram UK in 1 ...
, British record label, now part of EMI
Newspapers and magazines
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''The Ensign'' (newspaper), a newspaper published by Allied Press serving Gore, New Zealand
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''Ensign'' (LDS magazine), a former magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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''The Ensign'' (USPS magazine), the official magazine of the United States Power Squadrons
Other uses
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Ensign Racing
Ensign was a Formula One constructor from Britain. They participated in 133 grands prix, entering a total of 155 cars. Ensign scored 19 championship points and no podium finishes. The best result was a 4th place at the 1981 Brazilian Grand Pri ...
, a defunct Formula One team
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Ensign Energy Services
Ensign Energy Services Inc. is a publicly traded Canada, Canadian company that provides oilfield services for the North American and international market. Founded in 1987, Ensign is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Ensign's Common Shares are pu ...
, a Calgary-based oil well drilling and servicing company
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''The Ensign'' (video game), a text-based iOS video game
* Ensign, the botanical author abbreviation for
Margaret Ruth Ensign
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