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Unknown, possibly Francis Hopkinson. The Grand Union Flag. The ensign of the United States is the flag of the United States when worn as an ensign (a type of maritime flag identifying nationality, usually flown from the stern of a ship or boat, or from an installation or facility of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, United ...
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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The flag that indicates nationality on a ship is called an ensign. As with the national flags, there are three varieties: the civil ensign ( ), flown by private vessels; state ensigns (also called government ensigns; ), flown by government ships; and war ensigns (also called naval ensigns; ), flown by naval vessels.
The ensign is a maritime flag that is used for the national identification of a ship. The ensign is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship while in port. In ports, depending on the ship's origin, it is sometimes identical with a jack on the bow of the ship.
National Ensign. The United States national ensign is the national flag that was originally adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, and that took its present 50-star form on July 4, 1960. Since at least the 1850s, the Navy has used the ensign in the approximate proportions of 10:19.
Ensign comes from the Latin word insignia that meant and still means emblem or banner. A warrior who carried his lord's banner or ensign became known as an ensign bearer and then just an Ensign. Later, the Ensign, still bearing his banner, led a military unit of about 500 foot soldiers called an "ensigne." As a military rank Ensign started in ...
Expand navigation for Ensigns and National Flags Ensigns and National Flags . USS Olympia (C-6) Ensign Manila Bay; USS Olympia (C-6) Boat Flag; USS John D. Ford (DD-228) Ensign; LCI(L)-488 Ensign Flown on D-Day; USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) Ensign from Leyte Gulf; USS LCI(L)-711 Ensign Leyte Gulf; USS Nashville (CL-43) Ensign from Leyte Landing
