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From 1799 onwards, this flag was used as the national ensign for the Revenue-Marine (from 1894 known as the Revenue Cutter Service) and at the same time, was also flown over Customs Houses ashore.
December 2020. Naval History Magazine. Volume 34, Number 6. Bluejacket's Manual. View Issue. Comments. As with so many things in the Navy, there are special customs relating to the American flag. To begin with, when flown on board a Navy ship, it is properly referred to as the national ensign.
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A jack is a flag corresponding in appearance to the union or canton of the national ensign. In the United States Navy, it is a blue flag containing a star for each state. For countries whose colors have no canton, the jack is simply a small national ensign. On a sailing vessel, the jack is hoisted at the jack-staff shipped at the bowsprit cap when at anchor or in port. The United States Navy ...
Jan 3, 2011 · Bennington Flag. According to some accounts, this flag was flown at the Battle of Bennington. It is sometimes called the Fillmore Flag. The story goes that Nathaniel Fillmore took this flag home from the battlefield, and the flag was passed down through generations of Fillmores, including Millard, and today it can be seen at Vermont's Bennington Museum.
Traditionally, the Navy jack has been the inset of the national ensign—stars for each state on a field of blue. For the past 17 years, however, all U.S. Navy ships have flown the “First Navy Jack,” a flag with 13 red and white stripes, a rattlesnake, and the words, “Don’t Tread on Me.”
British Red Ensign In 1707 Queen Anne adopted a new flag for the United Kingdom - The Union Jack on a field of red. Called the British Red Ensign, Corwallis surrendered under this flag at Yorktown in 1781.
