Battle of the Coral Sea,
May 4-10, 1942


Fighting Flags

Australia : the White Ensign



From the time the Royal Australian Navy was formed in 1911 until 1967, all its ships flew the white ensign of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The white ensign was used by official government defence forces, i.e. The Royal Australian Navy, and flown from RAN onshore establishments.

The white ensign was flown by the Royal Australian Navy in The Battle of the Coral Sea, along with the flags of the United States of America and the Imperial Japanese Navy.

More information on the history of the white ensign can be found on the Australian Navy's web site at http://www.navy.gov.au/4_history/white_ensign.htm


The Australian flag, adopted March 1, 1967




The flag of the United States of America



I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.


The Flag of the Imperial Japanese Navy

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