Anthony Clarke's print of HMCS Yukon shows a number of the changes resulting from the adoption of the new Canadian flag and the creation of the Canadian Forces.

The new Canadian flag (left and top centre) replaced the Royal Canadian Navy's White Ensign, which was unaltered from the version used by Britain's Royal Navy. The Canadian Forces naval jack (right), incorporating the new maple leaf flag and designed as a replacement for the White Ensign, instead replaced the Blue Ensign, which the Royal Canadian Navy had flown as a jack from the bows of its ships.

HMCS Yukon
Print by Anthony Clarke
Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
CWM 19840021-003