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| Keywords: Flag of the United States Navy (official specifications).svg Flag of the United States Navy as defined in s Executive Order 10812 of April 24 1959 The design is described there as <blockquote>The flag for the United States Navy is 4 feet 4 inches hoist by 5 feet 6 inches fly of dark blue material with yellow fringe 2½ inches wide In the center of the flag is a device 3 feet and 1 inch overall consisting of the inner pictorial portion of the seal of the Department of the Navy with the exception that a continuation of the sea has been substituted for the land area in its proper colors within a circular yellow rope edging all 2 feet 6 inches in diameter above a yellow scroll inscribed <small>UNITED STATES NAVY</small> in dark blue letters </blockquote> The U S Navy flag is used for display purposes at ceremonies parades and other public functions where the U S Navy has an official presence usually being carried by an honor guard on ceremonial occasions It is not used for outdoor fixed permanent purposes and is not flown on Navy ships Versions without fringe and different dimensions seem to be common though it appears they are not technically the official U S Navy flag as the executive order has not been amended Prior to 1959 the Navy Infantry Battalion flag was used to represent the U S Navy For more information see the http //www history navy mil/faqs/faq44-1 htm Navy's flag history page http //mysite verizon net/vzeohzt4/Seaflags/parade/colors html nav SeaFlags http //flagspot net/flags/us nv html Flags of the World U S Navy document NTP 13 B http //www ushistory org/betsy/images/ntp13b pdf section 1710 and Navy regulation http //doni daps dla mil/Directives/10000 20General 20Material 20and 20Equipment 20Support/10-500 20Support 20and 20Maintain 20Navigational 20 20Mooring 20Aids/10520 1 pdf OPNAVINST 10520 1 which replaced a similar SECNAVINST 10520 2D regulation from 1974 Seal portion and rope edging taken from File US-DeptOfNavy-Seal svg a U S Navy work; the rest self-drawn following images like File Navy flag gif 1959-04-24 United States Department of the Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy insignia <gallery> File Flag of the United States Navy png Bitmap version; lacking fringe File USN - Flag of the USN with Fringe png Elongated version; with fringe </gallery> PD-US-no notice PD-USGov-POTUS 1959 in Washington D C 1959 works in the United States 24 April Blue red white yellow flags April 1959 in the United States Flags of the United States Navy Flags with anchors Flags with eagles Flags with ships Inscribed flags names SVG flags - naval of the United States | ||||
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