What is usually hung from a jack staff on a ship?

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ChocolateLover98781
ChocolateLover98781
masterridley, but did you know that it's only called the Union Jack when flown at sea? When flown over land it's correct title is the Union Flag.
Player #desone
Player #desone
I lived on an 18th century ship when I was a teenager. It will always have great memories for me. Sadly it was sunk off Florida coast and now just a rotting dive site. Forever love my ship, The Lady Frei!
FernandinaFamily
FernandinaFamily
Ask Sheldon Cooper, he has Fun With Flags show
Player #9776636
Player #9776636
And lets all remember James the 1st of England was James the 6th of Scotland. Had to give us a call when they ran out of hiers to the throne.
dowakado
dowakado
that is how the UK, got the name of our original and true British flag the union Jack...
Wandaland
Wandaland
Player #desone, soooo cool. How did you get to do that? Any photo?
Izzy
Izzy
FernandinaFamily, 😄 he has indeed
Artie
Artie
Needed a life line for that one.
Walla47
Walla47
dowakado, definitely not the original version! There have been many, many prior flags!
Sandra
Sandra
ChocolateLover98781, I did not know that. Thank you!
Lara58
Lara58
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Jackie
Jackie
ChocolateLover98781, Wikipedia says “It is sometimes asserted that the term Union Jack properly refers only to naval usage, but this assertion was dismissed by the Flag Institute in 2013 after historical investigations.[6][7][8][note 2]”
Tania
Tania
fred, Incorrect. When a ship is tied up alongside, the National flag of that country is flown from the bow. Look at any picture of a warship.
Tania
Tania
ChocolateLover98781, You are incorrect. That changed in the seventeenth century.
shonny
shonny
Player #9776636, thanks mainly to Liz 1st murdering his mother the true Queen of Scotland and England!
RICK-N-BACHER
RICK-N-BACHER
ChocolateLover98781, interesting, I never knew that. thanks
Dee
Dee
MacUilleam, VI not V1
STEVE69
STEVE69
ChocolateLover98781, The term "Union Jack" is incorrect. People called it that, but the term "Union Flag" is the correct term. It just happens to be flown from the "JACK". Which is where the term "UNION JACK" came from.
MacUilleam
MacUilleam
correctly titled James V1 of Scotland and 1st of England
Player. who?
Player. who?
Grumpy Fossil, have to agree with chocolatelover98781, Union flag on land, Union Jack at sea.
fred
fred
no flags are flown from the bow of a ship. masthead and stern only.
Qatwalk
Qatwalk
TheBigMan4826, Funny:)
Player #10924159
Player #10924159
Interesting to know where the name jack comes from.
Player ausyann
Player ausyann
I thought the jack staff was at the stern not the bow
BroaderParallel9
BroaderParallel9
Please remember folks, it's half staff not half master !!!
Player #5661471
Player #5661471
ChocolateLover98781, o
TheBigMan4826
TheBigMan4826
Player #desone, How old are you ? 😲
UnofficialHeat7
UnofficialHeat7
Player SQinfoNUTS, dude! with u. ten minutes diluting the protracted info about THE Union Jack. say what; 'bout dem fowl.
Player SQinfoNUTS
Player SQinfoNUTS
JoeMama1960, Do you mean chickens?
NimbleCavalier81232
NimbleCavalier81232
I wish I joined the Navy but the pictures in LIFE magazine of Viet Nam and Nixon made me distrustful . Still though I regret it.
AceticDismay
AceticDismay
i have a yacht and you poor people probably got it right. id rather have the yacht than be right.