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Serapis is a name given to an unconventional, early United States ensign flown from the captured British frigate Serapis.
At the 1779 Battle of Flamborough Head, U.S. Navy Captain John Paul Jones captured the Serapis, but his own ship, the Bonhomme Richard, sank, and her ensign had been blown from the mast into the sea during the battle. Jones, now commanding the Serapis without having a U.S. ensign to fly on it, sailed to the island port of Texel, which was run by the neutral Dutch United Provinces. Officials from Britain argued that Jones was a pirate, since he sailed a captured vessel flying no known national ensign.
The Serapis flag features digitally reproduced imprint and sewn construction with durable nylon. Our flags are 100% Made in the USA.