These Pages Dedicated To the UNITED STATES NAVY and TO THOSE WHO SERVED

The National Color & United States Navy Flag

The US Navy Flag is used for ceremonial purposes ashore. The flag is made of heavyweight rayon banner cloth; its dimensions are 4 feet 4 inches at the hoist by 5 feet 6 inches on the fly, with 2 1/2-inch yellow fringe. Blue and gold are the official Navy colors, and the insignia is the central device from the seal of the Department of the Navy. The Navy Flag is always displayed with a set of streamers commemorating the battles, campaigns and service of the Navy since 1775. Currently there are 28 authorized battles streamers, plus three to recognize awards of the Presidential Unit Citation, the Navy Unit Commendation and the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation. The Navy Flag is always carried or displayed with a National Colot of identical dimensions. Credit: WAR FLAGS thanks FOTW Mailing List member Joseph McMillan, who provided much of the information presented in this section.

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Revolutionary War	Civil War	Rank Flags  •  1800-1940	Ensigns & Flags  •  World War I

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Ensigns, Flags & Guidons	Position & Rank Flags	Battle Streamers for the US Navy Flag

The Navy Hymn Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm doth stay the restless wave, Who bidst the mighty ocean deep, Its own appointed limit keep, O hear us when we cry to thee, For those in peril on the sea!

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