United States Coast Guard racing stripe

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The United States Coast Guard racing stripe is the distinctive diagonal red, white, and blue hull marking used on Coast Guard vessels and aircraft as a high-visibility service emblem and branding symbol.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf maritime livery marking
service emblem
visual identity element
appliedOn Coast Guard aircraft
Coast Guard vessels
associatedWith United States Coast Guard brand identity
United States national colors
belongsTo United States government symbols
colorScheme red-white-blue diagonal band with Coast Guard emblem
countryOfOrigin United States
hasColor blue
red
white
hasComponent Coast Guard shield
hasDesignElement angled band across bow or fuselage
blue field containing Coast Guard emblem
hasFunction high-visibility marking
identification marking
service branding symbol
hasLegalStatus official insignia of a U.S. federal agency
hasShape diagonal stripe
influenced International Orange hull markings of other coast guards
livery designs of other national coast guards
livery of NOAA ships
livery of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary vessels
inspired racing stripe concept from automotive design
isPartOf United States Coast Guard visual identity system
notableFor being widely copied by other coast guards worldwide
placement forward fuselage of aircraft
forward section of ship hull
protectedBy United States federal law on insignia use
regulates appearance of official Coast Guard aircraft
appearance of official Coast Guard cutters
symbolizes authority of the United States Coast Guard
environmental protection mission
law enforcement mission
maritime safety mission
maritime security mission
search and rescue mission
usedBy United States Coast Guard
usedByBranch United States Department of Homeland Security
formerly United States Department of Transportation
formerly United States Department of the Treasury
usedFor distinguishing Coast Guard assets from civilian vessels
distinguishing Coast Guard assets from other military services
usedInContext maritime law enforcement operations
search and rescue operations
visibility designed for long-range recognition
designed for low-light recognition

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
United States Coast Guard racing stripe ("United States Coast Guard brand identity")
associatedWith
Coast Guard ensign
distinctFrom
United States Coast Guard racing stripe ("United States Coast Guard visual identity system")
isPartOf
United States Coast Guard emblem
relatedTo

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