US Navy Jack 48 STARS Cotton Embroidered 3x5 Feet Embroidered Stars FlagProportion 71: 100 Adopted 1777 (initial use of underlying design template) July 4, 1960 (current design) July 4, 2019 (readopted) Design 50 white five pointed stars defacing a blue field in 9 rows, alternating between 6 and 5 stars. The 50 star jack was ordered to be re adopted by commissioned U. S. Navy warships on February 21, 2019, effective June 4, 2019, to coincide with anniversary of the Battle of Midway. From August 18, 1980, onward, the