Official number of ship.
GENERAL RECALL .-- Recalls all small boats.
POWDER .-- Hoisted alone in port.

Taking powder on board.

Alone at sea.
Distress.
RATING MARKS IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
THE INSIGNIA OF RANK OF COMMISSIONED, WARRANT, AND PETTY OFFICERS.
There are four classes of officers in the United States navy, and each has its own distinguishing mark.
The commissioned officers of the line.
The commissioned corps.
The warrant officers.
The petty officers.
The first two classes are graduates of Annapolis, or regularly commissioned by the Government.

The last two are composed of enlisted men who have been promoted.
The rank device of the commissioned officers is worn on the shoulder-knot of the full dress uniform and on the collar of the service coat.
The marks are as follows: [Illustration: REAR-ADMIRAL.] Foul anchor with silver stars at ends; and one stripe of gold lace two inches wide, and one of one-half inch wide above it, on sleeves.
[Illustration: COMMODORE.] A star with a foul anchor at either side of it; and one stripe of gold lace two inches wide on sleeves.
[Illustration: CAPTAIN.] A spread eagle with foul anchor at either side.

Four one-half-inch stripes of gold lace on sleeves.
[Illustration: COMMANDER.] Foul anchor with silver oak leaves at ends.