John Paul Jones Serapis Nylon Printed Flag Made in USA

USMC Marine Corps Seal Red Flag. Hand made in USA. Double or Single Sided Dacron. In Stock. LARGE from 12×18 inch to 15×20 feet USMC Marine Corps Seal Red Flag for sale – Outdoor. Flagpole or Boat Flag. 2×3 3×5 4×6 5×8 6×10 Jumbo 8×12 10×15 12×18 15×20 Stadium. All are available in double sided. 8×10 or larger have rope and thimble.

Add 2 extra grommets to any flag here.

Custom Made of durable and long-lasting nylon fabric and solid brass grommets, this flag lasts much longer than our Standard flag. You won’t find nylon flags with higher tensile and tear strength. It has excellent strength retention under UV exposure, and high resistance to UV fading. The colors are deep, bright, and last over time due to the aniline dye process. They have better wash-fastness and light-fastness than nylons of similar fabric construction. One inch double edge fold around flag, with four rows of stitching on the fly edge. There reinforced stitching at the top and bottom of the fly edge of the flag.

Serapis is a name given to an unconventional, early United States ensign flown from the captured British frigate Serapis.

At the 1779 Battle of Flamborough Head, U.S. Navy Captain John Paul Jones captured the Serapis, but his own ship, the Bonhomme Richard,, sank, and her ensign had been blown from the mast into the sea during the battle. Jones, now commanding the Serapis without having a U.S. ensign to fly on it, sailed to the island port of Texel, which was run by the neutral Dutch United Provinces. Officials from Britain argued that Jones was a pirate, since he sailed a captured vessel flying no known national ensign.

A year earlier, Arthur Lee, U.S. commissioner in France, wrote in a letter to Henry Laurens that the U.S. ships’ “colors should be white, red, and blue alternately to thirteen” with a “blue field with thirteen stars” in the canton. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, ambassadors to France, wrote a similar description of United States flags:

It is with pleasure that we acquaint your excellency that the flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen stripes, alternately red, white, and blue; a small square in the upper angle, next the flagstaff, is a blue field, with thirteen white stars, denoting a new constellation

This product has the following features:

• – Durable, high-quality dacron polyester flag made to last
• – Resistant to water, UV fading and pressure
• – Includes one-inch double edge fold right around the flag to keep it in place
• – Reinforced stitching at the bottom and top of the flag
• – You can attach it easily to any flag pole

These flags are custom printed and made to order. Production time may vary. We do not offer refunds on custom printed flags.