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"Gogarty" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...

Lovely pictures, but er........... I think your flag should
be mounted on
the stern!
I stand corrected if your Congress has passed a new law about
this!

There is no law, merely etiquette, protocol and practice. Saw
a photo
recently of a squadron of US Navy vessels, very one of which
was flying
the national ensign from a different point. If they can't get
it right,
what can the rest of us do?

If the naval vessel was under way then the ensign would be flown
from the peak of the gaff on the most aft mast. In port they are
displayed on the stern and the jack flown on the bow.

They were underway. Some had the ensign at the stern, some at the
starboard yard and some at the port yard. Really weird and most
noticeable.