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  2. Ensign of the United States - Wikipedia

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    de facto naval ensign of the United States until June 14, 1777. First official salute to the flag on board the U.S. warship Andrew Doria in a foreign port, at St. Eustatius in the West Indies, on November 16, 1776. The Grand Union Flag, referred to as the "Flag of America," was the de facto naval ensign of the United States until June 14, 1777 ...

  3. First Navy Jack - Wikipedia

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    First Navy Jack. 13 horizontal stripes of alternating red and white, charged with a rattlesnake and inscribed on the lowest white stripe: "DONT [sic] TREAD ON ME". The First Navy Jack was the naval jack of the United States from 1975 to 1976 and again from 2002 to 2019. It was authorized by the U.S. Navy and was flown from the jackstaff of ...

  4. Serapis flag - Wikipedia

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    The "Serapis" or "John Paul Jones" flag. Serapis is a name given to an unconventional, early United States ensign flown from the captured British frigate Serapis.. At the September 23, 1779 Battle of Flamborough Head, U.S. Navy Captain John Paul Jones captured the Serapis, but his own ship, the Bonhomme Richard, sank, and her ensign had been blown from the mast into the sea during the battle.

  5. History of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    History of the United States Navy. USS United States, the first of the original six frigates of the United States Navy, seen here defeating HMS Macedonian in battle, before taking her as a prize during the War of 1812. USS Gerald R. Ford, as of 2018, is the US Navy's latest and most advanced nuclear powered aircraft carrier, and the largest ...

  6. George H. Gay Jr. - Wikipedia

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    George H. Gay Jr. Ensign (later Lieutenant Commander) George Henry Gay Jr. (March 8, 1917 – October 21, 1994) was a Douglas TBD Devastator pilot in United States Navy Torpedo Squadron 8 operating from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. Of the 30 VT-8 aircrew from Hornet that participated ...

  7. Jack of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The jack of the United States, referred to as the Union Jack [1] by the U.S. Navy, is a maritime jack flag flown on the bow of U.S. vessels that are moored or anchored. In addition to commissioned U.S. Navy ships, the jack is used by the U.S. Coast Guard, [2] the Military Sealift Command, the ships of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other U.S. government entities.

  8. Naval ensign - Wikipedia

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    Naval ensign. Russian Project 775 landing ship Korolev. Note the Russian naval jack at the front and naval ensign at the rear. A naval ensign is an ensign (maritime flag) used by naval ships of various countries to denote their nationality. It can be the same or different from a country's civil ensign or state ensign.

  9. Battle ensign - Wikipedia

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    A battle ensign is the name given to a large war ensign (flag) hoisted on a warship 's mast just before going into battle. In what could become a very confusing situation with thick clouds of gunsmoke the ensign gave additional identification, hence their large size, which for the Royal Navy in the 17th and 18th centuries was about 20 by 40 ft ...