English: The Serapis Flag. The "John Paul Jones flag" was entered into Dutch records to help Jones avoid charges of piracy when he captured the Serapis under an "unknown flag". This flag is also known as the "Franklin Flag" due to its description by Benjamin Franklin.
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{{Information |Description=The Serapis Flag. This was flown from the captured British frigate "Serapis". It is conventional based on later flags of the United States. This flag is also known as the "Franklin Flag" do to its description by description Benj
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