Jackstaff

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First Navy Jack being raised on a jackstaff

A jackstaff is a small vertical spar (pole) in the bow of a ship, on which a particular type of flag, known as a jack, is flown[1]. It is from this that the term Union Jack derives [2].

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq122-1.htm
  2. ^ http://www.fffsouthcoast.50g.com/flag.htm
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