badly stained with oil and it was burned as being 'unfit for further use', before anyone thought to save it. From the start of the Naval Battle of Casablanca during Operation Torch, the flew an extra-large battle ensign in the hopes the French Forces would decide not to fight the U.S. Navy. The French decided to fight, and the Massachusetts continued to fly the large battle ensign, throughout the battle. The uses the flag of the New York City Police Department as its battle ensign in commemoration of the actions of the NYPD during the September 11 attacks. The British National Maritime Museum has in its collection a battle ensign taken from the Spanish San Ildefonso, captured at the Battle of Trafalgar which measures . An ensign from the French Généreux of was captured by HMS Foudroyant in 1800, and presented by its captain, one time Flag Captain of Lord Nelson, to the City of Norwich. On 9 November 1914, wore a large Australian National Flag as a battle ensign from the mainmast during her celebrated victory over German warship SMS Emden at the Battle of Cocos. The battle was the first naval clash and first victory for the Royal Australian Navy. In the early days of World War II Captain F. S. Bell of the cruiser gave the order to hoist five 24' by 12' (7·32m by 3·66m) battle ensigns from the main topmast, port and starboard yardarms, the top mizzen and the lower mizzen as Exeter turned to engage the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, which significantly outgunned her (660lb shells against 256lb shells), during the Battle of the River Plate. During the battle of the North Cape, after being ordered to close with and engage the German battleship Scharnhorst with torpedoes, Captain Skule Storheill of the Norwegian destroyer HNoMS Stord ordered the ship's battle ensign to be hoisted on the mainmast, so "those bastards can see who they're dealing with!" See also British ensigns Russian Navy Ensign Japanese ensigns Vexillology Flag terminology War flag References Ensigns Naval warfare Types of flags Military symbols