Naval ensign of Sweden

E227979

maritime flag naval ensign state flag

The Naval ensign of Sweden is the distinctive Swedish maritime flag featuring a triple-tailed (swallow-tailed) blue field with a yellow Nordic cross, used by the Swedish Navy and certain state vessels.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Naval ensign of Sweden canonical	1
Swedish civil ensign	1
Swedish war ensign	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2036727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Naval ensign of Sweden
Context triple: [Flag of Sweden, hasVariant, Naval ensign of Sweden]

A. Flag of Sweden
The Flag of Sweden is a blue field with a yellow Scandinavian cross, symbolizing the nation’s heritage and used as its primary national emblem.
B. Flag of Åland
The Flag of Åland is a Nordic cross flag featuring a red cross within a yellow cross on a blue field, symbolizing the autonomous Finnish region’s Swedish heritage and maritime identity.
C. Flag of Finland
The Flag of Finland is a blue Nordic cross on a white field, symbolizing the country’s lakes and snow and serving as the national flag of the Republic of Finland.
D. Flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland
The Flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland was the historical banner used during Finland’s period as an autonomous grand duchy under the Russian Empire, featuring heraldic symbols representing Finnish identity and its status within the empire.
E. Norwegian flag
The Norwegian flag is the national flag of Norway, featuring a blue cross outlined in white on a red field, and serves as a prominent symbol of Norwegian identity and heritage worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Naval ensign of Sweden
Target entity description: The Naval ensign of Sweden is the distinctive Swedish maritime flag featuring a triple-tailed (swallow-tailed) blue field with a yellow Nordic cross, used by the Swedish Navy and certain state vessels.

A. Flag of Sweden
The Flag of Sweden is a blue field with a yellow Scandinavian cross, symbolizing the nation’s heritage and used as its primary national emblem.
B. Flag of Åland
The Flag of Åland is a Nordic cross flag featuring a red cross within a yellow cross on a blue field, symbolizing the autonomous Finnish region’s Swedish heritage and maritime identity.
C. Flag of Finland
The Flag of Finland is a blue Nordic cross on a white field, symbolizing the country’s lakes and snow and serving as the national flag of the Republic of Finland.
D. Flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland
The Flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland was the historical banner used during Finland’s period as an autonomous grand duchy under the Russian Empire, featuring heraldic symbols representing Finnish identity and its status within the empire.
E. Norwegian flag
The Norwegian flag is the national flag of Norway, featuring a blue cross outlined in white on a red field, and serves as a prominent symbol of Norwegian identity and heritage worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	maritime flag ⓘ naval ensign ⓘ state flag ⓘ
basedOn	Flag of Sweden ⓘ
category	Flags of Sweden ⓘ Maritime flags of Europe ⓘ Naval ensigns ⓘ
color	blue ⓘ yellow ⓘ
country	Sweden ⓘ
crossColor	yellow ⓘ
crossOrientation	off-centre toward hoist ⓘ
crossType	Nordic cross ⓘ
design	blue field with yellow Nordic cross ⓘ triple-tailed swallow-tailed flag ⓘ
distinctFrom	civil ensign of Sweden ⓘ state flag of Sweden ⓘ war flag of Sweden ⓘ
fieldColor	blue ⓘ
flagProportion	1:2 ⓘ
governmentBodyResponsible	Government of Sweden ⓘ linked to: Swedish government Swedish Armed Forces ⓘ
hasElement	Nordic cross design ⓘ Swedish national colors ⓘ
legalStatus	regulated by Swedish law ⓘ
purpose	identification of Swedish naval vessels ⓘ indication of nationality at sea ⓘ
relatedTo	Swedish civil ensign ⓘ linked to: Naval ensign of Sweden Swedish national flag ⓘ Swedish war flag ⓘ linked to: Flag of Sweden
shape	swallow-tailed ⓘ
symbolizes	Sweden ⓘ Swedish sovereignty at sea ⓘ
tailCount	3 ⓘ
usedBy	Swedish Coast Guard ⓘ Swedish Navy ⓘ Swedish government ships ⓘ Swedish state vessels ⓘ
usedFor	coast guard vessels of Sweden ⓘ government vessels of Sweden ⓘ naval auxiliary vessels of Sweden ⓘ state-owned merchant vessels of Sweden ⓘ warships of Sweden ⓘ
usedIn	international waters ⓘ territorial waters of Sweden ⓘ
usedSince	17th century ⓘ
writingSystem	none ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flag of Sweden → hasVariant → Naval ensign of Sweden ⓘ

Flag of Sweden → hasVariant → Swedish war ensign ⓘ

linked to: Naval ensign of Sweden

Naval ensign of Sweden → relatedTo → Swedish civil ensign ⓘ