Pennant, 7-Star, US Navy, Commissioning

Rare Seven star US Navy Ship Commissioning Pennant. Pennants are very rare to find as they are given to the Ships Captain and very few ever come in the marketplace. They are only used twice, when the new ship is leaving the harbor for the first time and when it returns to the harbor to dock. According to the US Navy Dept. no record explains why early American sailors used seven stars on a Navy Ship commissioning pennant. Circa 1900-1920’s Made of wool, machine sewn. Commissioning pennants are the distinguishing mark of a commissioned U.S. Navy ship. A ship became commissioned when this pennant was hoisted, and the commissioning pennant is flown during both times of peace and war, and is only not flown if a flag officer or civilian official is aboard and replaces it with their own flag.