Ensign of the United States | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-27

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00:01:45 1 Military ensigns
00:01:54 1.1 The naval ensign and its first salute
00:04:58 1.2 Coast Guard Ensign and the Customs Ensign
00:08:14 2 Civilian ensigns
00:08:23 2.1 Striped merchant ensign
00:09:04 2.2 Yacht ensign
00:12:33 2.3 Power Squadrons ensign
00:13:50 3 State Maritime Flags
00:15:34 4 See also



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SUMMARY
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The ensign of the United States is the flag of the United States when worn as an ensign (a type of maritime flag identifying nationality, usually flown from the stern of a ship or boat, or from an installation or facility of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard or the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration ashore).  International maritime law—see International Treaty on Law of the Sea, articles 91 and 92—provides that vessels have a "national character" and thus should display a flag (ensign) that corresponds to this national character, especially when in international or foreign waters. Vessels that are formally documented under the federal vessel documentation act, vessels owned by government bodies in the United States, and vessels in the U.S. military unquestionably have U.S. national character, and thus properly hoist a U.S. ensign to show their national character.  Vessels that are numbered by the states (see 46 USC section 411) and small, non-registered craft owned by U.S. citizens and not registered in other countries may also hoist a U.S. ensign to show their national character.
The U.S. Yacht Ensign (a variation of the national ensign;  see below) is often used in place of the national flag by U.S. pleasure craft when operating within U.S. waters; this flag was legally required for licensed yachts from 1848-1980, and the practice continues among all U.S. pleasure craft in U.S. waters by longstanding historical use and custom.  Additionally, a few smaller pleasure craft operated by members of the United States Power Squadrons will fly the U.S. Power Squadrons flag as an ensign in inland waters in lieu of the national flag (see below). All vessels of U.S. national character should display the national ensign when operating in international and non-U.S. waters.