The mural was painted on a wall next to Mission Web Works at the corner of 19th Street and Folsom Street in Mission District of San Francisco.

A Naval Flash is a symbolic representation of an identifying naval mark. Here it indicates a reproduction of a famous tattoo by Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins, tattoo artist.

Imagine this mural tattooed on the back or arm of a sailor during or after World War II. It included the phrase, "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep."

The upper left corner of the mural the stars and stripes of a flag, with a "Rocked in The," banner over it. The banner emerged from the bordering rope. A distant star, sea birds, and a fish-like creature decorated the flag.

The upper right of the mural showed a mirror image flag, stars, birds, and fish. But the words on this side were different, instead reading, "Cradle of the Deep."

The ship in the middle of the mural was an old, 3-masted sailing ship. Perhaps one of the original naval ships of the US Navy.