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#1128 · historical
Ensign of the South Carolina Navy
Historical South Carolina naval ensign with alternating red and blue horizontal stripes, the motto “DONT TREAD ON ME,” and a yellow rattlesnake across the field.
Traits
- Layout
- Horizontal stripes
- Pattern
- Multistripe
- Symbols
- Animal, Text
- Emblem
- Full field
- Text
- Motto
Details
- Catalogue
- #1128
- Favorites
- 1
- Added
- Jul 1, 2025
- Image source
- commons.wikimedia.org
History
The ensign of the South Carolina Navy was first used during the American Revolution. It is associated with South Carolina’s early naval service and belongs to the tradition of Revolutionary-era American rattlesnake flags bearing the warning “DONT TREAD ON ME.”
