N-1 deck jackeet back stencils

[Arcturus]

Greetings to the members of the forum, I am a newbee here. I am from Belarus and English is not my native language, so I am sorry for my grammar.
Recently I have obtained an original N-1 deck jacket. It is of September 1944 contract.
Could someone explain the meaning of the back stencils of that jacket? Thanks beforehand.

 

[Deacon211]

Hi Arcturus and welcome!

The top stencil is just the owner's name and initials.

I would have thought the second label was a ship designation, but there is no FL in the list of designations that I can find.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hull_classifications

It may be something more of a division designation. I was not Navy, so I'm unfamiliar with how they work, but I have seen such things on "float coats" and the like previously.

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[Deacon211]

Duh,

I was reading the bottom word as "FL46" when I guess it says "Flag".

Maybe assigned to the "Flag Bridge" where the admiral hangs his hat or perhaps a signal man, if they refer to signal men as such since they historically hoisted the signal flags.

Just two possibilities.



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[Otter]

You beat me to it, flag bridge is what I would reckon.

 

[Treetopflyer]

I would have said Flag Bridge as well. He could have been a Signalman.

 

[Arcturus]

Many thanks to all of you for your answers. The situation with the jacket became more clear for me