American Ensigns, Jacks, Flags & Pennants

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American Ensigns, Jacks, Flags & Pennants
Revolutionary War to the present

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ZFC0707 - 13 Star US Flag, Privateer Minerva Ensign, Revolutionary War. The only surviving flag from a named vessel.


ZFC2575 - 17 Star, 17 Stripe U.S. Ensign, Privateer Blockade, War of 1812. Only known surviving example.


ZFC0418 - 15 Star U.S. Jack - Merchant ship Vineyard, 1796-1818. The only such jack known to exist.


ZFC0621 - 13 Star U.S. Commercial Merchantman's Eagle Jack of the S.S. Arctic, 1850s.


ZFC0630 - 18 Star U.S. Exclusionary Flag schooner United States, Isaac Hayes Arctic Expedition, 1860.


ZFC2487 - A Union Gunboat Flag From the S.S. Kenesaw, a U.S. Army Quartermaster Department steamboat, 1863-1864.


ZFC2591 - The jack of the CSS Patrick Henry, school ship of the Confederate States Navy, preserved by the Superintendant, Capt. William Harwar Parker, 1864-1865.


ZFC2590 - This the ensign of the famous commerce raider, CSS Alabama, presented to the officer's English host after the 17 June 1864 Battle of Cherbourg when the Alabama sank after her poor gunpowder proved fatal.


ZFC0299 - A 45-Star U.S. Flag from USS Olympia, 1898.


ZFC3390 - Signal Code Flag "N", USS Winslow, Cardenas Bay, Cuba, 1898.


ZFC5998 - USS Mayflower - US Presidential Yacht Ship's Color - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1901.


ZFC3248 - United States 7 Star Commission Pennant from USS Texas, 1928.


ZFC1480 - U.S.S. Shirk, U.S. Navy Burgee Command Pennant, 1919-1930.


ZFC3289 - U.S. 48 Star Ensign of U.S.S. Ancon, Communications Command Ship, Sicily, 1943.


ZFC1083 - U.S.S. Phelps, 48 Star Jack, 1st U.S. Flag hoisted over Japanese Home Territory WWII, 1944.


ZFC0762 - U.S. 48 Star Ensign of U.S.S. Hydrus, Cargo Attack Ship, 1944-1945.


ZFC3544 - 48 Star U.S. Ensign from christening of destroyer U.S.S. Decatur, 1954.


ZFC0077 - US Navy 7 star Commissioning Pennant, Nuclear Submarine USS Francis Scott Key, from launching, 1966.


ZFC1225 - U.S. Navy Unofficial Ship's Flag - U.S.S. Parsons, 1959-1982.


ZFC2465 - U.S. Coast Guard Ensign - Tug Capstain, 1960s.


ZFC3479 - U.S. Navy 7 Star Commission Pennant Tank Landing Ship U.S.S. Tuscaloosa, change of command ceremony, 1973.


ZFC0051 - U.S. 50 Star Jack from Nuclear Guided Missile Cruiser USS Truxton, 1975.