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	Ship Flags - what do they mean?: Cruisemates Cruise Feature Articles
		Eventually, specific flags were added for "courtesy," as when a ship is in foreign waters.
		Years ago, a ship would fly its national registry flag aft and high, so it would be perfectly visible.
		Flags of national registry are not same as flags of owners.
	www.cruisemates.com /articles/feature/shipflags.cfm (1017 words)

	Nepal
		The flag of Nepal is the only national flag which is not rectangular, being based upon two separate pennants which belonged to rival branches of the Rana dynasty, which formerly ruled the country.
		The pretty uniform shape of the national flag can be probably explained by the fact that the national flag has its origin in a limited area (Europe and Mediterranean), as ship flags.
		National flags of countries outside Europe only developed after European national flags had standardized their shape, so they were imitating the rectangular shape as well as some of the symbolic elements (vertical/horizontal stripes, for instance).
	flagspot.net /flags/np.html (964 words)

	Flag Etiquette
		Flags designating yacht club or USPS officers are rectangular in shape, blue (with white design) for senior officers; red for next lower in rank; and white (with blue design) for lower ranks.
		An officer flag is flown in place of the owner's private signal on all rigs of motor and sailing vessels except single-masted sailboats, when it is flown in place of the club burgee at the masthead.
		On a sailboat, the courtesy flag is flown at the boat's starboard spreader, whether the United States ensign is at the stern staff, or flown from the leech.
	www.usps.org /f_stuff/etiquett.html (2563 words)

	flag of Navy (U.S.) flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
		Ships of the earliest period in the Nation's naval history wore a variety of flags, including the striped Grand Union, and those bearing a pine tree or rattlesnake.
		This was a blue flag with a white diamond shaped device in the center and a blue foul anchor superimposed on the diamond.
		Fairly early in the history of submarines, surface ships of the U.S. Navy began using a special flag to indicate that a submarine was operating in the area.
	www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/us^nv.html (487 words)

	Cruise Travel: Flags afloat: flying from stem to stern, they can be decorative or descriptive - Cruise Primer - cruise ...
		Flags send signals that, for instance: this ship is British, she's owned by Cunard, has a pilot onboard, is requesting health inspection clearance, and, as a courtesy to the former colony into whose port she is sailing, is flying the Stars & Stripes.
		So readers may have already guessed that the ship in question is the Queen Elizabeth 2, whose port of registry, inscribed on the stern, is Southampton in the United Kingdom, hence she flies the red ensign, a version of the British national flag that applies to merchant ships.
		Ships that visit many other countries carry a huge supply of national flags as a courtesy when the ship is in foreign waters; in this case, the QE2 is coming into New York, as she has done now for more than 32 years.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCP/is_4_23/ai_81826852 (1179 words)

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		The ship object is a kind of a portal: it knows what ship it portrays, and so when you enter it, you enter a certain room on the ship.
		Those in rooms without indoors flag (which are then assumed to be on the surface of the ship) get the new room's description (ships mostly move through the wilderness, so that is the map around the new room).
		Ship schedule is done entirely via mobprogs: The '@walkto' mob command puts an event on a mob that makes it move towards a destination every N seconds.
	www.andreasen.org /letters/ships.txt (430 words)

	Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates: Blockades
		Flags that are simultaneously under the influence of ships from opposing factions are "contended" and appear fl.
		The first Flag in an alliance that enters the blockade will establish a faction under its name, such that any of its allies that later enter the blockade will be grouped under it and score with it.
		The faction with the largest number of flag points at the end of the round wins, however, so defenders are wise to draw their allies into a single faction to aggregate their points.
	www.puzzlepirates.com /docs/blockades.html (988 words)

	flag of Navy - Ship Flags (U.S.) flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		flag of Navy - Ship Flags (U.S.) flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
		They are often rigged for breaking and used during underway replenishment (unrep), when dressing ship, and when a ship is dispatching crews for liberty.
		The term house flag generally refers to the flag flown by vessels of a shipping house, not individual ships.
	www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/us^nv~.html (196 words)

	Nautical Know How - Nautical Flags
		Also called signaling flags, they are a set of flags of different colors, shapes and markings which used singly or in combination have different meanings.
		The flags include 26 square flags which depict the letters of the alphabet, ten numeral pendants, one answering pendant, and three substituters or repeaters.
		You will notice, for clarity, the flags shown are either red and white, yellow and blue, blue and white, or fl and white; besides plain red, white, and blue.
	boatsafe.com /nauticalknowhow/flags.htm (581 words)

	Sea Scouting: Sea Scout Flags
		The Class Flag should be carried with the Ship flag and may be flown on separate poles or on the same pole as the Ship flag.
		These flags are hoisted on the masts of ships, or on some conspicuous part of the meeting place when these individuals come aboard or visit the ship or meeting place.
		Formerly, Ship flags were available in 2' x 3', 3' x 5', and 4 1/2' x 6 1/2' sizes.
	seascout.org /about/history/flags.html (1027 words)

	Semaphore (communication) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is different from the naval semaphore system that uses hand-held flags, which was invented later.
		Semaphores were adopted and widely used (with hand-held flags replacing the mechanical arms) in the maritime world in the early 1800s.
		In the 1850s, U.S. Army Major Albert J. Myer, a surgeon by training, developed a system using left or right movements of a flag (or torch or lantern at night), similar to the Morse code of dots and dashes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Semaphore_(communication) (1361 words)

	International Code of Signals (Overview) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The original publication showed 17,000 signals using 18 flags, part of which was specific to the United Kingdom and another part that contained universal signals to be used by all nations.
		All signal code flags are square, although A and B are broadly swallowtailed.
		Marryat suggested that his flags should be 6 feet by 8 feet, with pennants 4 feet by 18 feet.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/xf-ics.html (1438 words)

	International maritime signal flags - TheBestLinks.com - Ship flags, Esperanto language, Ship, Yacht racing, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Ship flags, International maritime signal flags, Esperanto language, Ship...
		The system of international maritime signal flags is a way of representing individual letters of the alphabet on ships or in nautical situations.
		The flags are also used, with a different set of special meanings, in yacht racing and dinghy racing, where (for example) the P flag is used as the "preparatory" flag to indicate an imminent start, and the S flag means "shortened course".
	www.thebestlinks.com /Ship_flags.html (180 words)

	Sailors Choice Dressing Ship-Flags
		Hoisting and Dousing Flags: Usually flags (or colors as they are oft referred to) are raised (made) at 0800 at most facilities and, as the gentleman in Mary Poppins sounded his canon upon raising the Union Jack, so may a signal shot be fired.
		No flag may fly above or to the right of the U. flag (except flags of other nations) On board, the US flag may be set at the stern at the same time as may be the yacht club burgee and an officer flag.
		On a mastless powerboat, the courtesy flag of another nation is normally flown at the bow of the boat.
	www.sailorschoice.com /seamanship/protocol_pennants.htm (876 words)

	Belize
		On the old flag, the men stand on the motto, whereas on the new one, they are on the ground, and the motto is smaller.
		The coat of arms shown on the flag was given to British Honduras on January 28, 1907.
		Because of the close association of the flag with the PUP, public opinion was divided as to its suitability to act as a unifying symbol.
	www.fotw.net /flags/bz.html (1153 words)

	USSR SHIP FLAGS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The "Ensign" is the flag that flies at the rear of a ship.
		This is the ensign for a salvage ship, showing the regular USSR Navy ensign in the corner, and an old fashioned diving helmet in the middle.
		The "Jack" is the flag that flies at the bow of the ship (the pointy end for you land lubbers).
	www.icbm.com /ussr-flags.htm (264 words)

	Remembering Enterprise
		Her battle flag at Santa Cruz (26 October 1942) was later presented to Landing Signal Officer LT Robin Lindsey for his exemplary performance that day, and is now on display in the USS
		Raised on the Big E on her Commissioning Day (12 May 1938), the flag was presented to her Chief Signalman Chester B. Clark.
		The flag eventually ended up in the hands of E. Marshall & Associates - an auction house - until August 1999, when it was sold to Mr.
	www.cv6.org /remember (549 words)

	Operations & Environmental Programs - Ship Registry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Ships not required by law to be registered may do so on a voluntary basis.
		In addition Canadian ship owners own 100 vessels of 2.2 million gross tons which they operate under foreign flags.
		The ship registration program is delivered from 9 regional offices who process routine applications.
	www.tc.gc.ca /MarineSafety/Ships-and-operations-standards/registry.htm (362 words)

	New York Daily News - News & Views - Coast Guard flags 'radioactive' ship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The ship was moved because "fluctuating levels of radioactivity of unknown origin" were discovered on it, a Port Authority spokesman said.
		The readings were discovered after the Coast Guard, which routinely checks out "high-interest vessels," intercepted the ship earlier in the day and brought it to Port Newark for a joint inspection with the U.S. Customs Service and Port Authority.
		Authorities would not disclose the ship's cargo or the nationality of its crew.
	www.nydailynews.com /news/story/18052p-17093c.html (166 words)

	U.S. Navy Signal Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Flag that follows is from the International Code of Signals.
		Absence of civil or military official whose flag is flying on this ship.
		Substitute for the fourth flag in this hoist.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/communications/flags/flags.html (241 words)

	Painting Napoleonic Ships
		Ships could occasionally be all white, all yellow, all red, all fl, all slate gray-blue, and whalers and merchants were usually under no restrictions.
		Ships usually went into action festooned with flags flying from every mast, primarily to avoid costly mistakes in the heavy smoke of a fleet action.
		Post 1790 flags were the standard tricolor (ensign, pennant, and jack), but sometimes the ensign would have the tricolor in the canton on a white field.
	my.erinet.com /~bp/pt_napnv.html (1883 words)

	Navy - Ship Flags-2 (U.S.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Louisville's battle flag is navy blue with a gold fringe (notwithstanding that it is made with grommets to fly from a halyard).
		In the upper hoist is the gold dolphins badge of a submarine officer and in the lower fly the silver dolphins badge of an enlisted submariner.
		In the upper fly is an emblem showing a map of the Persian Gulf region inscribed "Operation Desert Shield" and in the lower hoist the same emblem inscribed "Operation Desert Storm." Finally, in the center of the hoist is a red ring surrounding an Iraqi flag, both surmounted by a gray Tomahawk cruise missile.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/us^nv~02.html (234 words)

	Flagraphics - Flags, US, State, World, Popular, Historical, Banners, Poles
		Flags will be shipped directly to your location.
		We offer $3.00 shipping on all flags within the continental U.S., overnight and air shipping is not included.
		For all items other than flags or if you have any other shipping inquiries please contact customer service at 800-323-9015 with shipping location for cost and ship date.
	www.flagraphics.com /policies.html (365 words)

	Flags for Ship Model Kits from Across The Pond
		self adhesive flags in over 300 designs and 10 sizes using the same vinyl as our letters but printed with a UV stable image which is suitable for external use and guaranteed to stick in the most difficult circumstances.
		These are also available as the RNLI house logo in both the new and old style which are perfect for bow emblems.
		It is difficult to calculate the exact size of flag required for any model since in many cases the original craft carried a variety of sizes of flags for different occasions.
	www.acrossthepond.net /Flags.htm (219 words)

	N.E.J.V.-INTERNATIONAL SHIP CODE FLAGS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Ships use rope hoists that boaters and sailors clip these code flags/pennants onto, and these are then raised up into position.
		For example: A ship that's about to sail flies P, while a ship having steering difficulties uses D, and O would be flown if a ship happens to lose someone overboard.
		The substitutors/repeaters--4 triangular pennants--are used to echo (repeat) a previously-used code flag (letter or digit) in a group; use of the 4th substitutor/repeater was initiated by NATO, and is used by most navies/fleets.
	www.midcoast.com /~martucci/neva/iscf.html (401 words)

	Sea Scouting: Signalling
		When the hoist has been recognized and is understood, hoist your answering pennant close up, and keep it there until the other ship hauls her hoist down.
		If the other ship's flags cannot be made out or the signal is not understood, keep your answering pennant at the dip, and make a signal to that effect.
		Whenever you cross a flag in front of you to make a letter, twist your body slightly in the same direction.
	www.seascout.org /about/program/signaling.html (632 words)

	Heritage Flags - The perfect wedding gift or house warming gift (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A Heritage Flag is a unique way to celebrate your family heritage.
		Flag is 2' by 3' and have brass grommets and sleeves for standard upright or house flag poles.
		Flags will ship within 2-3 business day upon receipt of payment.
	www.heritageflags.com (232 words)

	Portable Space Engine Patch Information - 0.9.5
		Also changed the flag handling for the object and ship flags to use a human friendly format in keeping with the console type flags.
		If you use parents, the parent objects will not be updated, so you may want to add a single object to space, and then copy the converted flags onto the parent.
		Not all of the functionality noted in the documentation may be present, and correct operation of the included components is not guaranteed.
	www.sr.bham.ac.uk /~mpc/pulsar/pse/space-0.9/patch-0.9.5.shtml (362 words)

	How to Dress Ship - Nautical Know How
		Officer's flags, club burgees and national flags are not used.
		The ship is dressed at 0800 and remains dressed until evening colors (at anchor only, except for a vessels maiden or final voyage).
		Since there are twice as many letter flags as numeral pennants, it is good practice to follow a sequence of two flags, one pennant, two flags, one pennant, etc. The sequence of flags can be any order but the following is recommended to give a harmonious color pattern.
	www.boatsafe.com /nauticalknowhow/dressing.htm (209 words)

	*Patriotic Products/Ordering Information* (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Flag poles ship by carrier and usually deliver within 2 weeks of order.
		Patriotic merchandise ships USPS, and they require us to inform you that orders may take up to 8 weeks to ship- however, it has been our experience that most orders are delivered within four weeks.
		Please remember to leave the shipping field blank, we will contact you after receiving your order to arrange for payment and to calculate shipping costs.
	www.patrioticproducts.net /ordering.mgi (174 words)

	Pirates!: Pirate Ship- The Jolly Roger
		Although the original purpose of the pirate flag is unknown, it may have been designed to strike fear into the hearts of potential victims, and encourage a speedy surrender.
		The mere sight of the fl and white flag probably sent chills down the spines of many a captain and crew; although the fl flag was not as greatly feared as the red flag.
		The sight of a red flag meant that no mercy would be shown in battle.
	www.piratesinfo.com /fact/facts/jolly.html (244 words)

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