Trivia Thread Resurrection

[grumbler]

What is the only US Navy (or even non-RN) ship to ever fly the Admiralty Pennant (signifying that the RN's Board of Admiralty was meeting onboard)?

Bonus question:  what were the circumstances?

[Tonitrus]

USS Missouri for the surrender of Japan?

[Syt]

I was going to suggest a war meeting of FDR and Churchill which I seem to recall was held aboard a ship in the Atlantic, but I don't recall its name.

[Valmy]

I was going to suggest a war meeting of FDR and Churchill which I seem to recall was held aboard a ship in the Atlantic, but I don't recall its name.

Well they met on the HMS Prince of Wales that was part of Force Z that was sunk by the Japanese later that year, but I guess they also met on an American ship during that conference. 

Not sure what that ship was named though.

[Threviel]

USS Enterprise for some Magic carpet thingy?

[The Brain]

USS Ponce. The Admiralty briefly transferred there from HMS Cockchafer for the lols.

[grumbler]

USS Enterprise for some Magic carpet thingy?

Yep.  The Enterprise was engaged in Magic Carpet in Europe, when the Admiralty decided to give it this unique honor in recognition of its outstanding contributions to victory in the War in the Pacific.

Your turn.

[Threviel]

Why is there a Union Jack in the Hawaiian state flag?

[Maladict]

Why is there a Union Jack in the Hawaiian state flag?

Because it was also in the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii?   

[Threviel]

Why is there a Union Jack in the Hawaiian state flag?

Because it was also in the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii?   

Well, yes, but I want the origin story.

[Josquius]

Hawaii wanting to keep both Britain and the US chill/defending the neutrality of Hawaii between them.

[Caliga]

Did the Hawaiians capture a flag from Cook and adopt it as their own?

[HVC]

Why is there a Union Jack in the Hawaiian state flag?

Because it was also in the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii?   

Well, yes, but I want the origin story.

Just saw a YouTube thing on flags and they said the emperor of Hawaii thought they flag looked cool and wanted to use it. He also hoped it would lead to joining the uk/being an Allie, but that never happened.

[Valmy]

Why is there a Union Jack in the Hawaiian state flag?

Because it was also in the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii?   

Well, yes, but I want the origin story.

I thought it was a flag that represented the union of the islands of Hawaii into one kingdom and by complete coincidence it just happened to resemble the Union Jack of Great Britain.

[Threviel]

Why is there a Union Jack in the Hawaiian state flag?

Because it was also in the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii?   

Well, yes, but I want the origin story.

Just saw a YouTube thing on flags and they said the emperor of Hawaii thought they flag looked cool and wanted to use it. He also hoped it would lead to joining the uk/being an Allie, but that never happened.

Close enough, the king was gifted it by some explorer and liked it better than the Russian.