The U.S. Navy's Jack - NHHC
Jun 4, 2019 · 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 …
Flag Sizes - NHHC
The flag consists of a blue field with an eagle in the center, clutching arrows in the left law and an olive branch in the right. The number of stars surrounding the eagle has varied from its first design in the 1880s, and today has 50 stars to represent each state of the union. They are arranged in circular pattern around the eagle.
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'Union' Jack The Navy jack eventually evolved into the flag seen here, also referred to as the "union" jack. This flag remained the Navy jack until 1976 when the rattlesnake jack made a one-year return to celebrate our nation's bicentennial. Then in 2002, the SECNAV directed the use Of the rattlesnake jack as the Navy jack for the
Origins of the U.S. Navy Flag - NHHC
Sep 17, 2018 · The Department of the Navy Seal, created in 1957, was to serve as the main feature of the official United States Navy flag, adopted two years later. The flag did not pass through an evolutionary development as was the case with the Navy seal. Ships of the earliest period in the Nation's naval history wore a variety of flags, including the striped Grand Union, …
Cumberland (1862) and Florida (1864) Wreck Sites - NHHC
The ship, unable to work its guns, was left defenseless. It was in this dangerous situation that, after a brief stop in Cuba, Maffitt boldly sailed into Mobile Bay on 4 September 1862. The ship, flying the Union jack as a ruse, braved a storm of shot and shell from Union blockaders and arrived to a hero's welcome.
refused to fly the Union Jack) before visiting cities on all the Great Lakes (except Lake Superior). After being stripped of all useful material, UC-97 was sunk in Lake Michigan as a target in 1921 and then forgotten. So forgotten, that even in the 1960s, the Naval Historical Center (predecessor of Naval History
H-062-1: "Battles You've Never Heard Of" - NHHC
Jun 11, 2021 · Nicolls paid off the Colonial Marines (at the same rate as Royal Marines), but left the fort intact and the 3,500-man Colonial Marines fully armed. The fort continued to fly the British Union Jack as the Colonial Marines considered themselves British subjects. Nicolls also encouraged them to entice more slaves to run away from their U.S. masters.
Decommissioning and Disestablishing - NHHC
Considerations for Navy Commands Being Decommissioned, Disestablished, or Deactivated It is important to preserve the official records and historical materials of your command for study and research by future Navy personnel, researchers, veterans, and the general public. The directives guiding accountability, care, and disposition of historical items are OPNAVINST 4770.5F (ship …
H-Gram 062 - NHHC
Jun 11, 2021 · Download a PDF of H-Gram 062 (3.6 MB). Overview This H-gram covers “Battles You’ve Never Heard Of”: Nuku Hiva (1813), Negro Fort (1816), Quallah Battoo (1832), Muckie (1839), Drummond’s Island (1841), Ty-ho Bay (1855), and the Water Witch Affair (1855). The Battle of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, Polynesia, 1813 In November 1813, in what was …
USS Constitution vs. HMS Java, 1812 - NHHC
Shortly, after Christmas, 1812, Constitution was sailing in the Atlantic just off the coast of Brazil. On the morning of 29 December, sails were sighted on the horizon, and Constitution's new captain, William Bainbridge, altered course to investigate. The ship proved to be HMS Java, a frigate similar to Guerriere. Both frigates stood for each other and cleared their decks for …