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| Keywords: USN-MerchantMarineNavalReserveFlag.svg The U S Navy Merchant Marine Naval Reserve Pennant which per http //www law cornell edu/uscode/10/usc_sec_10_00007225----000- html 10 U S C § 7225 can be flown by vessels which have been designated by the Secretary of the Navy as suitable as a naval auxiliary vessel in time of war and the commanding officer and at least half the officers are members of the U S Navy The flag was first defined by U S Navy General Order No 285 on April 14 1917 Today's version of the pennant is basically the same except the eagle's head is turned the other way I have seen an EBay auction of a World War II-era version which still had the head facing to its left so the change happened after that time similarly the eagle's head direction was switched on the Flag of the President of the United States shortly after the war For more information see http //mysite verizon net/vzeohzt4/Seaflags/merchant/merchant html mma SeaFlags and Navy Document http //www ushistory org/betsy/images/ntp13b pdf NTP-13 B section 1717 Modified from File USN-MerchantMarineNavalReserveFlag-1917 svg The low-resolution drawings in the Navy NTP-13 B document look identical to the original other than the head direction so that is the only change in this version Carl Lindberg <gallery>File USN-MerchantMarineNavalReserveFlag-1917 svg Original version File USNavyMerchantMarineNavalReservePennantSpecs png Original pecifications</gallery> Flags of the United States Navy SVG flags - pennants of the United States | ||||
