Church pennant
Marine Nationale
The French Navy maintained a church pennant but it fell into disuse in 1905.{{cite web | title=France: Naval flags | url=http://flagspot.net/flags/fr~ens.html#chu | publisher=Flags of the World | date=2007-05-05 | accessdate=2009-05-04}}
Royal Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy
File:Church Pennant outline.svg
The Church Pennant as used by the Royal Navy, other navies of the Commonwealth, and the Royal Netherlands Navy.
=History=
The broad pennant combination of the English Flag{{cite web | title=Church Pennant (Britain) | url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb-chpen.html | publisher=Flags of the World | date=2006-02-05 | accessdate=2009-05-04}} at the hoist and the Dutch National Flag{{cite web | title=Church pennant (The Netherlands) | url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/nl-chpnt.html | publisher=Flags of the World | date=2006-02-25 | accessdate=2009-05-04}} in the fly originates from the Anglo-Dutch wars of the late 17th century, when it was used on Sundays to indicate that a service was in progress and a ceasefire existed between the warring nations.
United States Navy
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The United States Navy maintains several church pennants, of which the appropriate one is flown immediately above the ensign wherever the ensign is displayed, at the gaff when under way, or at the flagstaff when not under way, when religious services are held aboard ship by a Navy chaplain. Originally, the only authorized church pennant was for Christian chaplains, regardless of specific denomination. Later in 1975, the Secretary of Navy approved a similar Jewish worship pennant.{{cite web | title=Navy - Church Pennants (U.S.) | url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us%5Enchrh.html | publisher=Flags of the World | date=2006-03-04 | accessdate=2009-05-04}}{{cite web | title=Naval Customs, Traditions, & Etiquette – Church Pennant | url=http://www.public.navy.mil/usff/Pages/customs.aspx#churchpennant | work=U.S. Fleet Forces | publisher=United States Navy | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613045812/http://www.public.navy.mil/usff/Pages/customs.aspx#churchpennant | archive-date=2015-06-13 | url-status=dead }}