[DOC] [TLE] Jack of the United States - Wikipedia [PAR] The jack of the United States of America is a maritime flag representing United 
States nationality flown on the jackstaff in the bow of ... "The jack is flown on the 
bow (front) of a ship and the ensign is flown on the stern ... Jack, not to be 
confused with the Union Jack of Britain, which has the same name but a different 
design. [DOC] [TLE] Maritime flag - Wikipedia [PAR] A maritime flag is a flag designated for use on ships, boats, and other watercraft. 
Naval flags are considered important at sea and the rules and regulations for the 
flying of flags are strictly enforced. The flag flown is related to the country of 
registration: so much so that the .... Power boats fly the burgee off a short staff on 
the bow. [DOC] [TLE] Flag to fly? [Archive] - Ships Nostalgia [PAR] The vessel is Dutch, and in UK we flew the Union Jack in the foremast, ... This 
flag is purely a privalage for Royal Naval Warships to fly at the bow, once their ... 
On one ship that I was on there was much excitement on arrival in... [DOC] [TLE] The Union Jack or The Union Flag? - The Flag Institute [PAR] ... flag of Britain', and was ordered to be flown at the main masthead of all ships, 
... Jack when flown in the bows of a warship, but this is a relatively recent idea. [DOC] [TLE] Courtesy Flags - CRW Flags Inc. [PAR] Dec 30, 2011 ... Some ships don't bother with courtesy flags, some fly the wrong one ... being 
taken against them, whilst a British merchant ship that flew a Union Jack at ... bow 
of the ship and the National Ensign is flown from the *ensign staff*... [DOC] [TLE] Naval traditions about flags [PAR] Dec 18, 2015 ... In Britain the ensign flown by a ship indicates its status and not ... One of them 
shows a Kilo-class submarine flying its jack at the bow and its... [DOC] [TLE] Flag Glossary - USFlag.org [PAR] BOW. The foward section of a ship. CANTON. The four quarters of a flag are 
named ... The term also applies to the national ensign flown aboard a naval 
vessel. ... Great Britain also has an ensign for the Royal Air Force and one for 
airports. [DOC] [TLE] Historical Flags of Our Ancestors - The Union Jack as a National Flag [PAR] The issue of whether it is acceptable to use the term "Union Jack" is one that can 
... since normally the term "jack" refers to a small flag flown at the bow of a ship. ... 
over one hundred British maritime national flags, but the actual "Union Jack"... [DOC] [TLE] UK flag called 'Union Jack' only when flown on a ship - snopes.com [PAR] UK flag called 'Union Jack' only when flown on a ship History. ... a pedant, and 
when one looks in to these things, one often finds that the pedant is wrong. ... 
should only be described as the Union Jack when flown in the bows... [DOC] [TLE] Union Flag [PAR] Historically, the flag has been used throughout the former British Empire. ... The 
issue of whether it is acceptable to use the term "Union Jack" is one that ... be 
used for the flag when it is flown as a jack (a small flag flown at the bow of a ship),
... [DOC] [TLE] Flags of RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic - Titanic Research and ... [PAR] Flown from ensign staff at stern and at the foremast for dressed ship ... The Blue 
or Red Ensign was also flown from the foremast when the ship was dressed in 
British waters - as with ... The White Star house flag flew from one of the flag 
halyards at the top of the mainmast ... to dress the bow of a ship in merchant 
service. [DOC] [TLE] U.S. Jack flag question? [Archive] - The WoodenBoat Forum [PAR] Usually seen on the bow of US military ships. ... in front of my town hall there is a 
US flag on one side and

Question: The one flown on the bow of a British ship
Answer: jack