US History Of Defiance T-Shirt - Serapis Flag

4" wide Historical Serapis Flag printed on Left Chest

Serapis is a name given to an unconventional, early United States ensign flown from the captured British frigate Serapis.

In September 1779, during the Battle of Flamborough Head, Navy Captain John Paul Jones captured the HMS Serapis, a British Navy ship. During the battle, his own ship, the Bonhomme Richard, was badly damaged, and quickly sank after his men boarded the Serapis.

Jones captained the frigate to the neutral port of Texel, in North Holland. However, as the fighting was so intense, his own ship’s flag had been blown off, and the Serapis’s ensign had been lost as well.

His ship therefore entered the port with no flag, which was extremely unusual, and for this Jones should have been considered a pirate under maritime law.

• 5.3 oz./yd² (US) 8.8 oz./L yd (CA), 100% cotton PRESHRUNK
• Safety Colors, Sunset, & Tweed are 50/50 cotton/polyester
• Safety Green is compliant with ANSI / ISEA 107 high-visibility standards
• Made with 100% U.S. cotton
• Classic fit
• Rib collar
• Taped neck and shoulders for comfort and durability
• Tear away label

Professionally Screen-printed by US Small Local Business

ASK ABOUT OUR T-SHIRT PRINTING FOR YOUR SMALL BUSINESS