First navy jack of the United States, currently flown only by the oldest warship in the U.S. Navy
United States of America
The "First Navy Jack", currently flown only by the oldest warship in the U.S. Navy.
The First Navy Jack
Proportion
2:1
Adopted
October 13, 1975 (as U.S. naval jack) August 18, 1980 (for oldest U.S. warships) September 11, 2002 (as U.S. naval jack)
Relinquished
December 31, 1976 (as U.S. naval jack) June 4, 2019 (as U.S. naval jack)
Design
13 horizontal stripes of alternating red and white, charged with a rattlesnake and inscribed on the lowest white stripe: "DONT [sic] TREAD ON ME".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox flag with unknown parameter "NamePrefix"
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox flag with unknown parameter "Caption"
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 commissioned vessels of the U.S. Navy while moored pierside or at anchor. Since then, it is used only as a naval jack by the oldest active warship in the U.S. Navy.[a] The design is traditionally regarded as that of the first U.S. naval jack, flown soon after independence, but this is not supported by the historical record.
The First Navy Jack was replaced as the U.S. naval jack by the U.S. Union Jack (consisting of white stars on a blue field, not to be confused with the flag of the United Kingdom, also commonly called "the Union Jack") on June 4, 2019, by order of the Chief of Naval Operations.[1][2][3]
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
^Affairs, This story was written by Chief of Naval Operations Public. "Navy Returns to Flying Union Jack". www.navy.mil. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
^"The Colors of a Navy and Nation". The Sextant. Archived from the original on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
The jack of the United States, referred to as the Union Jack by the U.S. Navy, is a maritime jack flag flown on the bow of U.S. vessels that are moored...
Terror, during which Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England directed all U.S. naval ships to fly the FirstNavyJack. While Secretary England directed the...
flag on the right sleeve pocket flap, and an embroidered or laser cut FirstNavyJack flag patch on the left sleeve pocket flap both attached by hook and...
aboard the ship using a Boatswain's call. In the United States, the FirstNavyJack is a flag that has the words, "Don't Tread on Me" on the flag. By English...
Harlem Hellfighters. "Don't tread on me" is also used in the FirstNavyJack of United States Navy. It is also the motto of the U.S Army 4th Infantry Regiment...
ship is dressed on special occasions. Union Jack, the current jack of the United States NavyFirstNavyJack, flown by all commissioned warships from September...
medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to...
power of the Royal Navy internationally at the time could also explain why the flag was named the "Union Jack"; considering the navy was so widely utilised...
Jack Warden (born John Warden Lebzelter Jr.; September 18, 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an American character actor of film and television. He was nominated...
Companies of the Train of Artillery of the Town of Providence, the FirstNavyJack, and the Culpeper Minutemen flag, among others. In the 21st century...
The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was the first United States Navy shipyard and was historically important for nearly two centuries. Construction of the...
Squadrons Yacht ensign Union Jack (state jack, 2002–present; naval and state jack, 1960–2002, 2019–present) FirstNavyJack (naval jack for all warships 1975–1976...
Vexillological Association / Association nord-américaine de (1 July 2004). "The FirstNavyJack". Raven: A Journal of Vexillology. 11: 1–60. doi:10.5840/raven2004111...
The Italian Navy (Italian: Marina Militare, lit. 'Military Navy'; abbreviated as MM) is the navy of the Italian Republic. It is one of the four branches...
or Navy Pistol, sometimes erroneously referred to as "Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber" or "of Navy Caliber" (Naval is heavy gun and Navy Size...
Dead Men Tell No Tales, features a flashback with how "Jack the Sparrow" meets the Spanish Navy Captain Armando Salazar. Sparrow was the helmsman aboard...
as Hennessey: Admiral of the Royal Navy. Angelique Pretorius as Charlotte: Prostitute of the brothel run by Jack Rackham in Nassau. Martin Van Geems...
Global Information