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A US Navy crewman signals the letter 'U' using flag semaphore during an underway replenishment exercise (2005). Flag semaphore (from the Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma) 'sign' and - φέρω (-phero) '-bearer' [1]) is a semaphore system conveying information at a distance by means of visual signals with hand-held flags, rods, disks, paddles, or occasionally bare or gloved hands.
[[Category:Flag template system]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Flag template system]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.
Each flag had a number of ties or tapes sewn along the hoist edge. These were used to fix the flag to a four-section staff, each section four feet long and fitted with ferrules for joining. [18] The disks were 12 to 18 inches (30 to 46 cm) in diameter and were made of metal or wood frames with canvas surfaces.
This template generates a floating flag image. Use the parameter |Image= to specify an image without "File:"/"Image:" prefix, |Pos= to control the position of the image (left, right, none or center; default right), |Image_size= to control the image size (default 210×105px), |Width= to specify image width (integer only, without any unit or suffix), |Box_width= to specify the width of the box ...
Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Country 1 Display the small flag icon of this country. A flag will only be displayed if the related template {{country data 1 }} exists with the flag alias parameter (otherwise a transparent placeholder is used to preserve text alignment inside lists). Example Germany String required Custom name name Custom name to be ...
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Colonial Flag supplied 14 flags for the 10th anniversary of 9/11, with players from each of the 28 teams playing that day holding the flag. (Like this year, 9/11 fell on a Saturday in 2010.)
Naval flag signalling undoubtedly developed in antiquity in order to coordinate naval action of multiple vessels. In the Peloponnesian War (431 – 401 BCE) squadrons of Athenian galleys were described by Thucydides as engaging in coordinated maneuvers which would have required some kind of communication; [1] there is no record of how such communication was done but flags would have been the ...