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The "Serapis" or "John Paul Jones" flag. Serapis is a name given to an unconventional, early United States ensign flown from the captured British frigate Serapis.. At the September 23, 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.
Serapis was depicted as Greek in appearance but with Egyptian trappings, and combined iconography from a great many cults, signifying both abundance and resurrection. The Greeks had little respect for animal-headed figures, and so a Greek-style anthropomorphic statue was chosen as the idol , and proclaimed as the equivalent of the highly ...
Updated the stars to match official drawing. I also set the flag ratio to 2x3 which is also how it is drawn. 2008-02-07 19:55:32: DevinCook: 23263: 1235×650 {{Information |Description=The Serapis Flag. This was flown from the captured British frigate "Serapis". It is conventional based on later flags of the United States.
The Fort Mercer Flag is a variant of the American flag flown at Fort Mercer around 1777 during the American Revolution. [1] This unique flag had inverted colors similar to that of the Serapis flag . Some replicas of the flag usually contain inverted stars and a wider ratio.
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HMS Serapis was a Royal Navy two-decked, Roebuck-class fifth rate. Randall & Brent built her at Greenland South Dockyard, Rotherhithe [2] and launched her in 1779. She was armed with 44 guns (twenty 18-pounders, twenty 9-pounders, and four 6-pounders). Serapis was named after the god Serapis in Greek and Egyptian mythology.