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grayghost666
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2008 - 11:31 AM UTC
hello all,
i have a ship decal that is a dark blue background and has 48 stars on it.what do you call it?i have no idea what it is and what it is used for.
thanks for any help.
cheers,
Bruce
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2008 - 11:44 AM UTC
Hi Bruce

That flag is called the "Jack".
In the portuguese navy at least, it is used on the bow flag pole, only when the ship is docked in a harbor or when at anchor. It also shows that the ship bearing it is weapons ready. I guess that in the USN has the same meaning.
Hope this helps
Rui
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2008 - 11:54 AM UTC

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Hi Bruce

That flag is called the "Jack".
In the portuguese navy at least, it is used on the bow flag pole, only when the ship is docked in a harbor or when at anchor. It also shows that the ship bearing it is weapons ready. I guess that in the USN has the same meaning.
Hope this helps
Rui


Bingo!

Thats exactly what it is. Since it si a 48 star jack, it must be a WWII ship.

grayghost666
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2008 - 05:13 PM UTC
hello Rui & Jim,
thanks for the info,i needed it to finish my review on the San Fran.and i could not find any thing in my books that said what it was.
thanks again.
cheers,
Bruce
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