Template:Country data United States Navy

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Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`United States Navy`	Main article name (United States Navy)
`shortname alias`	`U.S. Navy`	(optional) Display name to be used for the wikilink, if `alias` is a disambiguated article name, for example
`flag alias`	`Flag of the United States Navy (official).svg`	Image name (File:Flag of the United States Navy (official).svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1794`		`Naval jack of the United States (1777–1795).svg`
`1795`		`US Naval Jack 15 stars.svg`
`1818`		`Naval jack of the United States (1818–1819).svg`
`1819`		`Naval jack of the United States (1819–1820).svg`
`1820`		`US Naval Jack 23 stars.svg`
`1822`		`US Naval Jack 24 stars.svg`
`1836`		`US Naval Jack 25 stars.svg`
`1837`		`US Naval Jack 26 stars.svg`
`1845`		`US Naval Jack 27 stars.svg`
`1846`		`US Naval Jack 28 stars.svg`
`1847`		`US Naval Jack 29 stars.svg`
`1848`		`US Naval Jack 30 stars.svg`
`1851`		`US Naval Jack 31 stars.svg`
`1858`		`Naval jack of the United States (1858–1859).svg`
`1859`		`US Naval Jack 33 stars.svg`
`1861`		`US Naval Jack 34 stars.svg`
`1863`		`US Naval Jack 35 stars.svg`
`1864`		`Flag of the United States Navy (1864-1959).svg`
`1865`		`US Naval Jack 36 stars.svg`
`1867`		`US Naval Jack 37 stars.svg`
`1877`		`US Naval Jack 38 stars.svg`
`1879`		`Seal of the United States Department of the Navy (1879-1957).png`
`1890`		`Naval jack of the United States (1890–1891).svg`
`1891`		`US Naval Jack 44 stars.svg`
`1896`		`US Naval Jack 45 stars.svg`
`1908`		`US Naval Jack 46 stars.svg`
`1912`		`US Naval Jack 48 stars.svg`
`1957`		`Seal of the United States Department of the Navy.svg`
`1959`		`US Naval Jack 49 stars.svg`
`1960`		`US Naval Jack.svg`
`1975`		`Naval jack of the United States (1975–1976).png`
`1977`		`US Naval Jack.svg`
`2002`		`Naval jack of the United States (2002–2019).svg`

Example usage

{{flag|United States Navy}} → United States Navy
{{flag icon|United States Navy}} →
{{flagcountry|United States Navy}} → U.S. Navy

Using a flag variant

{{flag|United States Navy|1794}} → United States Navy
{{flag icon|United States Navy|1794}} →

Related templates

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Other information

List of flag variants

Year	Number	Notes
1794	1	Naval jack with 13 stars. Used by the U.S. Navy from March 27, 1794 to May 1, 1795.
1795	2	Naval jack with 15 stars. Used from May 1, 1795 to July 3, 1818.
1818	3	Naval jack with 20 stars. Used from July 4, 1818 to July 3, 1819.
1819	4	Naval jack with 21 stars. Used from July 4, 1819 to July 3, 1820.
1820	5	Naval jack with 23 stars. Used from July 4, 1820 to July 3, 1822.
1822	6	Naval jack with 24 stars. Used from July 4, 1822 to July 3, 1836.
1836	7	Naval jack with 25 stars. Used from July 4, 1836 to July 3, 1837.
1837	8	Naval jack with 26 stars. Used from July 4, 1837 to July 3, 1845.
1845	9	Naval jack with 27 stars. Used from July 4, 1845 to July 3, 1846.
1846	10	Naval jack with 28 stars. Used from July 4, 1846 to July 3, 1847.
1847	11	Naval jack with 29 stars. Used from July 4, 1847 to July 3, 1848.
1848	12	Naval jack with 30 stars. Used from July 4, 1848 to July 3, 1851.
1851	13	Naval jack with 31 stars. Used from July 4, 1851 to July 3, 1858.
1858	14	Naval jack with 32 stars. Used from July 4, 1858 to July 3, 1859.
1859	15	Naval jack with 33 stars. Used from July 4, 1859 to July 3, 1861.
1861	16	Naval jack with 34 stars. Used from July 4, 1861 to July 3, 1863.
1863	17	Naval jack with 35 stars. Used from July 4, 1863 to July 3, 1865.
1864	18	De facto flag of the U.S. Navy from 1864 to 1959. Please use this flag to represent the U.S. Navy from December 9, 1864 to April 24, 1959 in articles pertaining to it within this time period.
1865	19	Naval jack with 36 stars. Used from July 4, 1865 to July 3, 1867.
1867	20	Naval jack with 37 stars. Used from July 4, 1867 to July 3, 1877.
1877	21	Naval jack with 38 stars. Used from July 4, 1877 to July 3, 1890.
1879	22	Seal of the United States Department of the Navy from 1879 to 1957.
1890	23	Naval jack with 43 stars. Used from July 4, 1890 to July 3, 1891.
1891	24	Naval jack with 44 stars. Used from July 4, 1891 to July 3, 1896.
1896	25	Naval jack with 45 stars. Used from July 4, 1896 to July 3, 1908.
1908	26	Naval jack with 46 stars. Used from July 4, 1908 to July 3, 1912.
1912	27	Naval jack with 48 stars. Used from July 4, 1912 to July 3, 1959.
1957	28	Seal of the United States Department of the Navy from 1957 to the present day.
1959 (default)	29	The current de jure flag of the U.S. Navy, adopted on April 24, 1959. Please use this flag to represent the U.S. Navy from April 24, 1959 to the present day in articles that pertain to this time period.
1959	30	Naval jack with 49 stars. Used from July 4, 1959 to July 3, 1960.
1960	31	Naval jack with 50 stars. Adopted on July 4, 1960.
1975	32	Naval jack with 13 stripes. Used from October 13, 1975 to December 31, 1976.
1977	33	Naval jack with 50 stars. Re-adopted on January 1, 1977.
2002	34	Naval jack with 13 stripes. Used since 2002 to the present day.

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