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Wed, 21 Feb 24 Posted by: James Stevens
USCG Reserve Emblem
The emblem of the Coast Guard Reserve is similar to that of the Coast Guard itself: a thirteen-stripe shield within concentric circles, superimposed upon two old-fashioned anchors, crossed at right angles. The inscription within concentric circles is “U.S. Coast Guard Reserve” instead of “United States Coast Guard 1790.” The Coast Guard motto, Semper Paratus, is also omitted. - From What the Citizen Should Know about the Coast Guard by Hickman Powell (1941)
USCG Reserve Flag
Emblem is a 13-stripe shield within concentric circles, superimposed upon two old-fashioned anchors, crossed at right angles. The inscription within the concentric circles is “U.S. Coast Guard Reserve” (with the motto Semper Paratus omitted) in white on a blue field. - From What the Citizen Should Know
USCG Auxiliary Ensign
The flag of the Coast Guard Auxiliary consists of the emblem of the Auxiliary in white, on a blue field. The emblem is centered on the flag. The fly of the flag is one and six-tenths of the hoist (the “hoist” of a flag is its width, and the “fly” of a flag is its height). - From 1955 Auxiliary Manual CG-305
Efficiency Pennant
An Auxiliary vessel rated “excellent” was entitled to fly, above the Auxiliary flag, a long, narrow, blue pennant inscribed “U.S.C.G.A. Efficiency”. - Per Stephen Marthouse, BA-AHMC
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USCG Reserve Ensign Description: Auxiliary Patrol Boat Ensign. Maker: Detailed Image Image courtesy of Stephen Marthouse Collection. |
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USCG Auxiliary Ensign Description: Auxiliary Patrol Boat Ensign 1942 to 1968. Image courtesy of Stephen Marthouse Collection. |
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USCG Auxiliary Efficiency Pennant Image courtesy of District 5NR Collection. |
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USCG Auxiliary Ensign Blue Variation Image courtesy of District 5NR Collection. |
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USCG Auxiliary Ensign Description: Offical Auxiliary Ensign flag. Maker: Detailed Image Image courtesy of Stephen Marthouse Collection. |
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USCG Auxiliary Operational Facility Pennant Image courtesy of District 5NR Collection. |
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USCG Auxiliary Operation Ensign Description: Auxiliary Patrol Boat Ensign flown while under orders. Maker: Detailed Image Image courtesy of Stephen Marthouse Collection. |