{"id":649,"date":"2026-05-29T10:19:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/glossary\/jack-at-bow\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:39","slug":"jack-at-bow","status":"publish","type":"term","link":"https:\/\/flags.page\/sl\/glossary\/jack-at-bow\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack at bow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>**Jack at bow** describes the practice of flying a jack from a small staff at the bow of a warship when at anchor or alongside, in addition to the ensign at the stern. The jack is hauled down when the vessel proceeds to sea. The arrangement enables a vessel&#8217;s nationality to be seen from any quarter while in port. National regulations specify which jack is flown and on what occasions.<\/p>\n<p>**Example**: A United States Navy warship at anchor flies the Union Jack at the bow and the national ensign at the stern from colours to sunset.<\/p>\n<p>**See also**: [jack](\/glossary\/jack\/), [ensign-at-sea](\/glossary\/ensign-at-sea\/), [ensign](\/glossary\/ensign\/), [hoisting](\/glossary\/hoisting\/)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-649","term","type-term","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term\/649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/term"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}