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The small flagpole at the prow (front) of a ship is called the jack. Flags flown from this are called jack flags and are be necessity quite small.
Royal Navy battleships traditionally fly the Union Flag from the jack (and the Royal Ensign from the stern), which is where the incorrect name (Union Jack) comes from.
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Is the union flag the flag of Britain?
Yes it is called the union jack
What is the name of british flag?
-- Flag vs Jack --The British Flag is called the 'Union Flag', as it is comprised of the crosses of St Andrew (Scotland), St George (England) and St Patrick (Ireland). St David is not included because Wales is a Principality, not a Kingdom.The flag is called the 'Union Jack' when flown from a ship.
What is the origin of the word Jack in union jack?
Jack is another name for a flag, usually a small flag used for signaling, but in the case of the Union Jack it symbolises the union of the three countries - England, Wales, Scotland
What is the Jack staff on a navy ship?
The jack staff on a Navy vessel is essentially a flag pole on the bow of vessel. Unlike the National Ensign (country flag) which flies on the stern flag staff of most ships (on the bridge while underway surfaced on a submarine), the jack staff flies a flag literally called a Jack. Over the years of Navy history, there have been many Navy Jacks flown from the Jack Staff; the current Jack ("Don't Tread On Me" flag) was ordered flown after the 9/11 attacks, replacing the traditional Jack, which was the field of blue with 50 stars (modern), or in years past, a field of blue with stars for every state in the Union. It is this flag from which the term "Union Jack" comes from.
What is the nickname for British flag?
The nickname for the British flag is the Union Jack. Although it is only correctly known as this when flown on a ship.
What is the small flag flown by a ship to indicate its nationality called?
Jack
Why is there a Jack in the union Jack?
The jack refers to the jackstay of a ship, on which the Union Jack would be displayed. Strictly speaking the flag should be called the Union Flag, but Union Jack is well known. Actually, the union jack is what the flag is called out at sea, but the union flag is what they call it on land.
Name of British flag?
Union Flag, or more casually the Union Jack
Is the union flag the flag of Britain?
Yes it is called the union jack
Whose flag is called Union Jack?
The Union Jack is the flag flown at the bow of a Royal Navy ship. The Union Flag is the flag of Great Britain.
What is the NI flag called?
Union Jack
What is the name of british flag?
-- Flag vs Jack --The British Flag is called the 'Union Flag', as it is comprised of the crosses of St Andrew (Scotland), St George (England) and St Patrick (Ireland). St David is not included because Wales is a Principality, not a Kingdom.The flag is called the 'Union Jack' when flown from a ship.
What is a knight's flag called?
A knight's flag is called a Pennon. It is a small flag on end of lance.
What is nickname of the flag of UK?
The real name of the Flag of the UK is called the Union Jack.
The United Kingdom is called the?
The flag of the United Kingdom is called the Union flag and not the Union Jack, as it is often referred to.
What is the origin of the word Jack in union jack?
Jack is another name for a flag, usually a small flag used for signaling, but in the case of the Union Jack it symbolises the union of the three countries - England, Wales, Scotland
Why is the flag called union jack?
It is correctly called the Union Flag, and only the Union Jack when it is flown on a ship, the flag would be hoisted up a ships 'jackstay' a rope which runs up the main ships mast, hence the name Union Jack. Most British citizens offhandedly call it the "Union Jack" though, in much the same way Americans call their flag "Old Glory". They called it the old glory because it is old.
