- A jack
staff (also
spelled as
jackstaff) is a
small vertical spar (pole) on the bow of a ship or
smaller vessel on
which a
particular type of flag, known...
-
flying even
after a mast hit.
Jacks are
flown on the bow and
placed upon a
jackstaff, and used when the
vessel is in a port or
dressed on
special occasions...
- A jack is a flag
flown from a
short jackstaff at the bow (front) of a vessel,
while the
ensign is
flown on the
stern (rear).
Jacks on
bowsprits or foremasts...
- Indonesia" is
reserved for sole use by the
Indonesian Navy. It
flies from the
jackstaff of
every active Indonesian warship while anc****d or
moored pierside and...
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placed in the bows of a ship to fly the jack, this
became known as the
jackstaff. "The
Union Jack or The
Union Flag?". The Flag Institute. 20 June 2014...
-
placed in the bows of a ship to fly the jack, this
became known as the
jackstaff.
According to the Flag Institute, a membership-run
vexillological charity...
- 2002 to 2019. It was
authorized by the U.S. Navy and was
flown from the
jackstaff of
commissioned vessels of the U.S. Navy
while moored pierside or at anchor...
-
boarded the
ocean liner SS Bremen, tore the ****
Party flag from the
jackstaff, and
tossed it into the
Hudson River. When the
German amb****ador protested...
- a
battle ensign. An
ensign differs from a jack,
which is
flown from a
jackstaff at the bow of a vessel. Most
countries have only one
national flag and...
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using the U.S.
Union Jack on June 4, 2019. The jack is
flown from the
jackstaff from 08:00 to
sunset while U.S. Navy
ships are
moored or at anchor. It...
