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Description The U.S. Navy Infantry Battalion flag, which for many decades served as the de facto flag of the U.S. Navy as a whole, until an official flag was defined in 1959. Today, it is used as an organizational color for a ship's landing battalion and similar units during ceremonies. The flag dates from sometime during the mid to late 1800s, but was not defined in Navy signal books until 1900 or so. There was once a red version used for artillery battalions, but it was discontinued after World War II. The size of the flag is 61 5/8 inches by 78 inches. Units may add their name and location in white sans-serif letters above and below the anchor. For more information, see here, here, and U.S. Navy document NTP 13(B) [1], section 1711.
Date December 1864
Source Own work (anchor design traced and cleaned up from File:USNavyBattalionFlagSpecs.png)
Author John A. Dahlgren
Carl Lindberg (SVG)
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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current04:30, 22 June 2019Thumbnail for version as of 04:30, 22 June 2019780 × 615 (7 KB)ClindbergReverted to version as of 20:56, 14 August 2010 (UTC). No need to overwrite with a duplicate
04:22, 22 June 2019Thumbnail for version as of 04:22, 22 June 2019780 × 615 (8 KB)Illegitimate Barristerhues
20:56, 14 August 2010Thumbnail for version as of 20:56, 14 August 2010780 × 615 (7 KB)Clindberg

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