Earlier this week, another destroyer in this class, the USS Paul Hamilton, finished up its latest deployment flying a large blue flag with a crescent moon with the word "LIBERTY" written inside, as well as a very long pennant with a stars-and-stripes motif, both of which have their own fascinating backstories.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/37101/why-the-destroyer-uss-paul-hamilton-came-home-flying-a-crescent-moon-flag-and-a-long-pennant

More than meets the eye.