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Here are the personal flags of the senior civilian officials of the U.S. Department of the Navy. They are depicted in the form flown aboard ships.
U.S. Navy civilian officials' personal flags (not "positional colors"--that term is used only by the Army) come in four sizes:
by Joe McMillan, 22 August 1999
Secretary of the Navy - Adopted 1867. Blue with a white upright foul anchor and a white star in each corner. For indoor or ceremonial display, or when flown in the bow of a boat, the staff is topped with a brass spread eagle.
Joe McMillan, 22 August 1999
by Joe McMillan, 22 August 1999
Under Secretary of the Navy - Adopted 1940. Same with a white anchor and stars on red field. The finial for indoor, ceremonial, or boat use is a brass halberd.
Joe McMillan, 22 August 1999
by Joe McMillan, 22 August 1999
Assistant Secretary of the Navy - Adopted 1892. Same with a blue anchor and stars on a white field. The finial for indoor, ceremonial, or boat use is a brass halberd.
Joe McMillan, 22 August 1999