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| Keywords: USNavyMerchantMarineNavalReservePennantSpecs.png The 1917 specifications for the U S Navy Merchant Marine Naval Reserve Pennant which per http //www law cornell edu/uscode/10/usc_sec_10_00007225----000- html 10 U S C § 7225 can be flown by vessels which have been designated by the Secretary of the Navy as suitable as a naval auxiliary vessel in time of war and the commanding officer and at least half the officers are members of the U S Navy This is the specification from when the flag was first defined by U S Navy General Order No 285 on April 14 1917 The text of the order read <div style margin-left 2em ><center><small>NAVAL RESERVE FLAG </small></center> 1 The design of the flag representing the Naval Reserve is published herewith for the information of the naval service This flag may be flown as an insignia on private vessels or vessels of the merchant service commanded by officers of the Naval Reserve Force but shall not be flown in lieu of the national ensign <div style text-align right > Josephus Daniels <br/> Secretary of the Navy </div> </div> Today's version of the pennant is basically the same except the eagle's head is turned the other way A WWII-era version still showed the design as in these specifications so the change happened after that time For more information see http //mysite verizon net/vzeohzt4/Seaflags/merchant/merchant html mma SeaFlags and Navy Document http //www ushistory org/betsy/images/ntp13b pdf NTP-13 B section 1717 Scanned from General Order No 285 of General Orders of Navy Department Series of 1913 updated through January 29 1918 by the U S Navy's Bureau of Navigation 600 dpi black and white scan 1917-04-14 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy http //books google com/books id zYEtAAAAYAAJ pg RA3-PA64 Google Books version Flags of the United States Navy Flag construction sheets of the United States | ||||
