Flag and Etiquette
Committee
USPS Flags

United States Power Squadron Ensign Design

P/C/Cs Roger Upton filed for patent on the design in 1914, and it was officially adopted by USPS in 1915. Early on, the USPS ensign assumed much the same dignity as the yacht ensign and was flown in place of the U.S. ensign while in domestic waters [Bylaw 22.1]. The USPS ensign may be flown only when the vessel is under direct command of a USPS member.

The design and physical specifications of the USPS ensign are as shown in the Operations Manual and as described in USPS Bylaws. Note that the canton of the flag extends over six stripes, the first full stripe being blue. In black-and-white representations of the ensign effort should be made to distinguish between the red canton and the adjacent blue stripe by a fine white line.

Material colors for the flag are Old Glory Red (cable number 70180), Old Glory White (70001) and Old Glory Blue (70075). The PMS equivalents are 193 (red) and PMS 281 (blue) and the RGB equivalents are 191,10,48 (red) and 0,40,104 (blue).