USS Flag (1861)
USS ''Flag'' was a screw steamship in the Union Navy during the American Civil War.USS ''Flag'' at DANFS She is listed as "3rd rate". Service history ''Flag'' was purchased on 26 April 1861 at Philadelphia as ''Phineas Sprague'', converted as a warship at the Washington Navy Yard, and renamed and commissioned on 28 May 1861, Lieutenant Commander L. C. Sartori in command. When first armed, the ship had six 200-pounder () Parrott rifles. In 1863 she was re-armed with one 300-pounder (), four 200-pounder, and two 30-pounder () Parrott rifles.Bauer and Roberts, p. 86 ''Flag'' reported for duty in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron at Charleston, South Carolina on 6 June 1861. Aside from periods in the North for repairs, she patrolled the coastal waters of the Carolinas until early 1865. ''Flag'' captured or shared in the capture of many blockade runners. On 24 November, she joined and in taking possession of Tybee Island, evacuated previously by the Confederates, and two ...
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Naval Jack Of The United States (1861–1863)
The jack of the United States, known as the Union Jack, is a maritime flag representing United States, U.S. nationality, flown on the jackstaff in the bow of U.S. vessels that are moored or anchored. The United States Navy, U.S. Navy is a prime user of Jack (flag), jacks for its warships and auxiliaries, but they are also used by non-naval vessels such as ships of the United States Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, the predominantly civilian-crewed replenishment and support ships of the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, the ships of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other U.S. governmental entities. The jack is flown on the bow (front) of a ship and the ensign is flown on the stern (rear) of a ship when anchored or moored. Once under way, the ensign is flown from the main mast and the jack is lowered, removed, and stowed away for future use. The design of the Union Jack has consisted of essentially the Canton (flag), canton of the Flag of the United State ...
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