A maritime flag is a flag designated for use on ships, boats, and other watercraft. Naval flags are considered important at sea and the rules and regulations...
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International maritime signal flags are various flags used to communicate with ships. The principal system of flags and associated codes is the International...
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Maritime flag signalling, generally flaghoist signalling, is the principal means other than radio by which ships communicate to each other or to shore...
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The Z flag is one of the international maritime signal flags. In the system of international maritime signal flags, part of the International Code of Signals...
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The ensign is a maritime flag that is used for the national identification of a ship. The ensign is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern (rear)...
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as the maritime environment, where semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known...
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their maritime flags as national flags, in the course of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The specifications of the flag of Denmark, based on a flag that...
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alternative green flag with a harp symbol. The state currently has three official flags: a state flag, a governor's flag, and a "naval and maritime flag" (despite...
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waving of a flag by a dignitary to signify the formal commencement of an event, it's called flag off. In naval or maritime context, a maritime flag or a naval...
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of the flag to the Battle of Lindanise of 1219. The elongated Nordic cross, which represents Christianity, reflects its use as a maritime flag in the...
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