Keywords: Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy.svg Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy It dates from at least 1865 and the version with four stars since at least 1867 remaining mostly unchanged since though the anchor has gradually gotten bigger and been redesigned a bit It is defined in naval regulations document NTP 13 B http //www ushistory org/betsy/images/ntp13b pdf section 1806 as The flag of the Secretary of the Navy shall consist of a rectangular blue field with a fouled white anchor in the center Four white stars flank the anchor two on each side all with one point of each star upward A gold fringe is authorized for use on the flag when it is displayed in a static indoor position The cord and tassels are of golden yellow For more information see http //mysite verizon net/vzeohzt4/Seaflags/personal/navdept html SeaFlags Self-made following photos of flags Carl Lindberg <gallery> File US_Navy_090123-N-7090S-315_Secretary_of_the_Navy_ SECNAV _the_Honorable_Dr _Donald_C _Winter_is_presented_the_official_Secretary_of_the_Navy_flag_by_Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps_Gen _James_T _Conway _left _and_Chief_of_Naval jpg Being presented to SECNAV Donald Winter File US Navy 070823-N-3642E-608 Secretary of the Navy SECNAV the Honorable Dr Donald C Winter is transferred to the Naval Special Warfare Compound on a rigid-hulled inflatable boat jpg Flying on a boat File US Navy 020821-N-1928O-003 SECNAV presents a SECNAV flag jpg Another presentation File SecretaryOfTheNavyFlag png Bitmap version from Navy website; oddly inconsistent with historical versions particularly the rope </gallery> http //www history navy mil/library/anh/navig htm version from 1867 http //www archive org/stream/flagsofmaritimen00unitrich page/n13/mode/2up 1882 http //www archive org/stream/flagsofworld00mccarich page/314/mode/2up 1917 Flags with fouled anchors Blue and white flags Flags with anchors centered Flags with four white five-pointed stars Military flags with stars Personal flags of the United States Navy 1 SVG flags - naval of the United States |