# navy battle flags

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-battle-flags/97965>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 13, 2002, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-battle-flags/97965 "2002-03-13T01:39:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![flano1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f14d63/32.png) [@flano1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flano1)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-battle-flags/97965/1 "2002-03-13T01:39:07Z")

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ahh… now i feel whole again…  
anywho, do the navies of the world still fly battle flags?

with all the sensor arrays i haven’t looked too closely of late.

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-battle-flags/97965/2 "2002-03-13T03:57:15Z")

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Are you asking about their ensigns or about their signal flags?

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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-battle-flags/97965/3 "2002-03-13T05:14:33Z")

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Well, one of the “Nimitz” class carriers used to fly a “Jolly Roger” occasionally.

Ranchoth

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**Author:** ![flano1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f14d63/32.png) [@flano1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flano1)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-battle-flags/97965/4 "2002-03-13T05:14:34Z")

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well, both actually.

any links would be appreciated

thanx

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-battle-flags/97965/5 "2002-03-13T05:37:05Z")

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[U. S. Navy Signal Flags](http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/communications/flags/flags.html)

[Signal Flags](http://plaza.powersurfr.com/jsavard/other/flaint.htm)

[Flags of the World - Navy Signal Flags 1 (U.S)](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us%5Envsf1.html)

[Flags of the World - Navy Signal Flags 2 (U.S.)](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us%5Envsf2.html)

[Royal Navy Signal Flags (WWII ?)](http://www.ku.edu/~kansite/ww_one/naval/s0100000.htm)

[Signal Flags, International (NATO)](http://home.earthlink.net/~mcmillanj/signals/sigflags.html)

(Google is your friend. “signal flags”)