N.L. Eckert wrote:
Speaking of flags.....
A couple of years ago, I picked up a U.S. Union Jack at a local flea
market for the tidy sum of $.50!! Its 30 in. wide and 45 in. long,
complete with a brass swivel snap. My question is: does anyone have
an idea of what size ship it may have came from? It a USN nomenclature
number also. It hangs in my family room with some other nautical stuff
and and gets more comments than anything else.

Thanx, Norm


Follow this link:

http://www.navsource.org/archives/07/0712.htm

About six photos from the top of the page you will see a crewman
hoisting The Navy Jack, and it appears to be maybe the next size up
from yours. I'd guess closer to 40 X 60. This photo was taken aboard a
445-foot, 2750 ton Oliver Perry class frigate. Assuming the Navy Jack
and the Union Jack are the same size and scaled to the ship
accordingly, my guesstimation is that your jack would be appropriate
for use aboard ships closer to 300 feet in length. (Probably more than
almost anybody would need for the family fishing boat). :-)