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a salute of twenty-one guns shall be fired by all vessels able to salute, and such as are at sea, with the ensign flying at the peak at the time. Vessels should also dress ship on these days with signal and other flags, but foreign ensigns will not be used on such occasions. At navy-yards and naval stations the ensign shall be displayed from sunrise to sunset, and a salute of twenty-one guns shall be fired at noon.

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When a national anniversary, to be celebrated, occurs on Sunday, all the versary occurs on ceremonies are to be deferred until the following day; and in no case should Sunday.

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a salute be fired on Sunday, unless the failure to do so would give offense to foreign authorities; but salutes may be returned on that day.

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Vessels of the Navy may participate in celebrating the national festivals tional festivals of of a country, while lying in one of its ports, by hoisting the ensign of that a foreign country. country at either the fore or main, as circumstances may require, dressing ship and firing salutes; and they may also participate in a similar way, while lying in a foreign port, in celebrating the national festivals of any other country in amity with the United States, besides the one to which the port belongs, if invited so to do. In such cases, the colors shall be hauled down with those of the foreign ships, or forts, whose national festiForeign vessels val is celebrated. And in case of foreign vessels of war lying in our ports celebrating their and celebrating their national festivals, the Commander of the station, or the United senior officer present, may participate in the celebration, as provided for when lying in a foreign port.

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Commanding Officers of vessels of the Navy, when in foreign ports, are to ficer to give infor- give timely information to the public authorities of such ports, and to the mation of any an- Commanding Officers of foreign vessels of war present, of any anniversary niversary. or other event which it is intended to celebrate; and should they fire salutes in honor of the occasion, the salutes are not to be returned unless the failure to do so would give offense, but a message of acknowledgment and thanks is to be promptly sent to them and to all others who may have publicly displayed any mark of honor or respect on the occasion.

Death of President of States.

SECTION VI.-Funeral honors.
1.

On the receipt of official intelligence of the death of the President of the United United States, the senior officer present shall, on the following day, cause the ensign of each vessel under his authority to be hoisted at half-mast from sunrise to sunset, and a gun to be fired by his vessel every half-hour, beginning at sunrise and ending at sunset. At Naval Stations the same ceremonies are to be observed.

Death of Commander of at sea.

In port.

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On the death of a Commander of a fleet, squadron, or division, at sea, the fleet ensigns of all the vessels present, and the distinguishing flag of command which he wore, shall be hoisted at half-mast during the performance of the funeral ceremony; and on committing the body to the deep, the flag-ship shall fire as many minute-guns as he was entitled to receive for a salute when alive, and finally his flag shall be hauled down on firing the last gun. If occurring in port, the ensigns and distinguishing flag mentioned shall be hoisted at half-mast during each day from that of his decease until sunset of the one on which the funeral service is performed, and, on sending the body to the shore, the prescribed number of minute-guns is to be fired. The escort will fire three volleys of musketry over the grave.

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On the death of an officer commanding a vessel, at sea, the ensigns of all Death of officer the vessels present, and the pennant of the vessel he commanded, shall be commanding veshoisted at half-mast during the performance of the funeral ceremony; and, on committing the body to the deep, the vessel he commanded shall fire as many minute-guns as he was entitled to receive as a return salute when alive. If in port, the pennant of the vessel he commanded shall be hoisted at half-mast during each day from that of his decease until sunset of the one on which the funeral service is performed; and, on sending the body to the shore, all the vessels present are to half-mast their ensigns until sunset, and the number of minute-guns indicated is to be fired. The escort will fire three volleys of musketry over the grave.

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On the death of a Commissioned Officer, other than those already men- Death of a Comtioned, at sea, the ensigns of all the vessels present shall be hoisted at half- missioned Officer. mast during the performance of the funeral service; and if in port, the ensigns are to be so hoisted during the time that the body is being conveyed to the shore, and until the return of the funeral escort to the ship. In either case, after the funeral services, three volleys of musketry are to be fired by the full marine guard.

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On the death of a Warrant Officer, the ensigns of all the vessels present Death of a Warshall be hoisted at half-mast during the performance of the funeral service rant Officer. when at sea; and when in port, during the time that the body is being conveyed to the shore, and for one hour afterward. In either case, three volleys of musketry are to be fired by a sergeant's guard of fourteen men.

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On the death of

On the death of an officer of the Staff Corps of the Navy, the same funeral honors are to be observed as those prescribed for a Line-Officer of the same an officer of the Staff Corps of the relative rank, except that the distinctive flag or pennant of the vessel is not Navy. to be hoisted at half-mast, and that no minute-guns are to be fired. If a Commissioned Officer, three volleys of musketry are to be fired by the full marine guard.

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On the death of a petty officer, or other person of inferior rating, the ensigns On of all vessels present shall be hoisted at half-mast during the performance of petty officer. the funeral service when at sea; and when in port, during the time that the body is being conveyed to the shore.

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On the death of an Officer, Non-commissioned Officer, or Private of the Marine Corps, the funeral honors are to be regulated by his relative rank.

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On death of an officer, non-commissioned, or private of marlnes.

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If it should not be practicable to fire with musketry at the grave of any Volleys to be officer in a foreign country, the volleys may be fired over the body after it is lowered into the boat alongside the ship.

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No vessel of a fleet or squadron, other than that of the senior officer pres- Half-masting of ent, is ever to half-mast her colors until permission to do so has been ob- colors. tained; but whenever the vessel of the senior officer present has her colors

at half-mast, all the other vessels in sight are to follow her motions.

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Funeral honors are not to be paid before the rising nor after the setting of the sun.

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When a death occurs on board a vessel of the United States in a foreign in a foreign port. port, the senior officer present will make the arrangements for the funeral with the local authorities through the United States consul, and will request permission for the escort to carry the necessary arms.

Death of a Commissioned Officer in foreign port.

Notice of the

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On the death of a Commissioned Officer occurring in a foreign port, the senior officer present will, when circumstances permit, notify the senior foreign naval officer of each nation having vessels in port of the time and place of the funeral, and will, through the consul, obtain permission from the local authorities to land an armed escort, if one is necessary.

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Whenever notice is given to the commander of a vessel of the Navy that funeral of a for- the funeral of a foreign officer is to take place, he will, if practicable, detail eign officer. two or more officers of the rank of the deceased to attend.

Death of an officer on shore.

Attendance funerals.

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On the death of an officer, or other person belonging to the Navy, on shore, he will be entitled to the same funeral honors, so far as circumstances will admit, as though he had died on duty at sea. As a recognition of distinguished services, the Secretary of the Navy may order such additional honors as in his judgment may seem appropriate.

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at At all funerals, the attendance of officers and men shall be as large as may be practicable under existing circumstances, and in proportion to the rank of the deceased.

Death of a Min

Affaires.

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Should a Minister or a Chargé d'Affaires of the United States die in a forister or Chargé d'eign port, where one or more vessels of the United States are present, the senior officer present will request permission of the authorities to land an escort; as many officers as can be spared from duty will attend the funeral, in undress uniform, and eight petty officers will be landed as body-bearers. The colors of the vessels present are to be kept at half-mast from 8 a. m. of the day of the funeral to the time of interment, and the same number of cannon are to be fired, as minute-guns, as the official was entitled to as a salute while living, the firing to commence on the starting of the funeral cortege.

Death of a Con

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The same ceremony will be observed for Consuls and Consular Agents of sul or other repre- the United States; no cannon, however, will be fired, but three volleys of musketry are to be fired over the grave, if permitted by the authorities.

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Order of funeral procession leaving the ship.

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Funeral processions will shove off in the following order: 1st, music and firing party; 2d, boat with chaplain; 3d, boat carrying the corpse and body-bearers; 4th, boats with pall-bearers; 5th, boats with officers of the ship to which the deceased was attached; 6th, boats from other vessels of the United States, in the inverse order of the rank of commanding officers; 7th, boats from foreign ships, arranged from van to rear in the inverse order of the rank of their several senior officers, and when such seniors are of the same grade, then length of service on the station will decide rela

tive positions. If the deceased be a commander of a squadron or of a single vessel, his flag or pennant will be carried at half-mast in the bow of the boat containing the coffin.

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The firing-party is to be composed of marines, and the seamen landed Firing-party. are not to be armed. The colors, draped, are to be carried in the procession, and in case it be the funeral of an officer commanding a squadron or vessel, his flag or pennant is to be similarly dressed and carried. All drums should be covered with black crape or serge, and muffled.

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On reaching the shore, the procession is to be formed under the command of an officer, senior to the officers commanding the firing-party and the details of men from different vessels who are to form a part of the procession. The order of formation will be as follows: Music. Firing-party. Chaplain.

Pall or hearse.

Men from different vessels, in squads, commanded by their own officers.
Officers of the vessel to which the deceased was attached, juniors leading.
Officers from the fleet or squadron, juniors leading.

Foreign officers, arranged as directed for procession in boats.

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Formation on

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Eight men should be selected as body-bearers, and if a hearse be used they Body-bearers. will march immediately behind it.

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The pall-bearers should be six in number and of the same grade as the de- Pall-bearers. ceased when practicable. They will march on either side of the hearse or pall, the junior to the left and front, the next junior to the right and front, &c. They will wear crape on the left arm and on the sword-hilt.

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The officer in charge of the procession will, through the officer detailed to receive foreign officers, invite the senior of each of these delegations to bearers. designate one of his party to act as pall-bearer, and those thus selected will march, one with each of the pall-bearers.

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The procession will march to the grave in common time, and the escort Marching-time. will return in quick time.

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The flag or pennant should be carried in the the firing-party and the battalion of seamen. drapery should be removed from the flag and pennant is not to be displayed.

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Before leaving the grave the
drums, and on the return the

SECTION VII.—Colors; distinctive flags and pennants; reveille and tattoo.

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The ensigns of vessels of the Navy, when at anchor, shall be hoisted at 8 o'clock a. m., and kept flying until sunset, if the weather permits, or if the senior officer present does not direct to the contrary. Whenever a vessel of the Navy gets under way or comes to anchor, the colors shall be hoisted, as

Flag or pennant, where displayed.

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also when meeting any vessel of the Navy, and, unless there be sufficient reason to the contrary, on falling in with any vessel at sea, and when approaching and passing forts, castles, batteries, light-houses, or towns.

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Ships' boats will display their ensigns when they shove off from the vessel to which they belong, and keep them flying until their return alongside. 3.

When the ensign has been lowered to half-mast, it will not be hauled down from half-mast, but be first hoisted to the peak. For a description of distinctive flags, see signal-book.

4.

When the Secretary of the Navy goes on board of a vessel of war of the United States, the distinctive flag of the Secretary of the Navy shall be hoisted at the main on his arrival on board, and carried there until his departure.

5.

The distinctive flag of an Admiral, Vice-Admiral, and Rear Admiral will ral, Vice, and Rear be worn at the main, fore, and mizzen, respectively.

Admiral.

Two or more

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Where two or more Admirals of the same grade meet, the senior only is Admirals of same to wear the blue, the next in seniority will wear the red, and the other or grade. others the white.

Flags of officers

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An Admiral, Vice-Admiral, or Rear-Admiral in command of a shore stacommand on tion is to wear his flag, and to hoist it on board the receiving vessel; or, if there be no such vessel thereat, at any suitable place within his limits. A Commodore in such command is to wear his broad pennant, and to so hoist it. 8.

Flag of Com- The flag or broad pennant of a Commander-in-Chief of a fleet or squadron mander-in-Chief. shall be worn only when he is actually in command of such fleet or squadron, but it shall not be worn by any vessel in a port of the United States during his absence from that port for a longer period than twenty-four hours. officer The senior officer present in such cases is, for the time being, to wear his distinguishing mark, to issue all necessary orders, and to obey any directions that may have been, or may be, given to him by said Commander.

Senior present.

Broad pennant of Commodore.

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The broad pennant of a Commodore will be worn at the main, unless he should command a flag-ship, when he will not wear a broad pennant, excepting in his boat.

10.

Where two or more Commodores meet, the senior only is to wear the blue, Commodores meet. the next in seniority will wear the red, and the other or others the white.

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Commodore to Should a Commodore flying a broad pennant meet with a Commodore hoist narrow pen- senior to himself in command of a flag-ship, he will wear the broad pennant nant in presence distinctive of his rank while in company with such senior.

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When a Flag Officer does not display his flag or broad pennant from the displaying flag in bow of his barge, on leaving his own vessel or on approaching another vessel, it will signify that he considers his movement or visit unofficial.

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