"Don't give up the ship" naval battle flag of Oliver Hazard Perry

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historical artifact naval battle flag symbol of the United States Navy

"Don't give up the ship" is a famous U.S. naval battle flag bearing a defiant motto used by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry during the War of 1812, symbolizing perseverance and courage in combat.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Perry’s battle flag “Don’t give up the ship”	1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical artifact ⓘ naval battle flag ⓘ symbol of the United States Navy ⓘ
associatedWith	Oliver Hazard Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy traditions NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Naval Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	military flag ⓘ naval ensign ⓘ
conflict	War of 1812 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
displayedAt	various U.S. naval museums ⓘ
era	early 19th century ⓘ
hasMotto	Don't give up the ship NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	iconic U.S. naval symbol ⓘ
influenced	later U.S. Navy mottos and slogans ⓘ
inspiredBy	dying command of Captain James Lawrence ⓘ
languageOfMotto	English ⓘ
material	fabric ⓘ
mottoOrigin	quote attributed to James Lawrence ⓘ
notableFor	defiant motto ⓘ role in War of 1812 naval battles ⓘ
symbolizes	courage in combat ⓘ naval heroism ⓘ perseverance ⓘ
theme	steadfastness in battle ⓘ
usedAs	battle flag ⓘ
usedBy	Oliver Hazard Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
usedDuring	Battle of Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	morale and inspiration of sailors ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James Lawrence → inspiredMotto → "Don't give up the ship" naval battle flag of Oliver Hazard Perry ⓘ

USS Lawrence → associatedWith → "Don't give up the ship" naval battle flag of Oliver Hazard Perry ⓘ

this entity surface form: Perry’s battle flag “Don’t give up the ship”