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Title: RN Signal Pennants
Post by: polaris on April 04, 2008, 07:11:41 pm

Dear All,

Does anyone know please what the 1939 two signal flag (or pennant), signal was for 'Engage Enemy'. I have the sheets, just need to know the relevant flag/pennant numbers. It is the 1939 - 45 RN Code I need please, not the International Code.

Regards, Bernard
Title: Re: RN Signal Pennants
Post by: John W E on April 04, 2008, 08:14:46 pm
hi there, I am at present reading a book - yes I can read  ;D Motor Gunboat 658 and in there they state 'Whilst engaging the enemy - they hoisted Flag 4' which indicated that they were engaging the enemy to the rest of the Fleet.

Now, whether this Flag 4 is a number 4 flag; which was a square flag - blue horizontal stripe, white horizontal stripe and red horizontal stripe - one under another.    Or, was it a special Pennant signal flag which was a black and white - I have reservations about this because next to it says Church Pennant.

The more one reads into this the more complicated it becomes.....got to be an easy way around it.

aye
john e
bluebird
Title: Re: RN Signal Pennants
Post by: DickyD on April 04, 2008, 08:40:17 pm
WW2 flag No.4 was horizontal blue over white over red John  http://www.gwpda.org/naval/s0100000.htm   O0
Title: Re: RN Signal Pennants
Post by: John W E on April 04, 2008, 08:47:06 pm
Well done 'flagging' that up - but is that the Engage Enemy flag do you know  :) :)
Title: Re: RN Signal Pennants
Post by: DickyD on April 04, 2008, 09:07:46 pm
Cant find it anywhere John. A couple of battle ensigns are looking good at the moment. :embarrassed:

Nelson hoisted No.16 at Trafalgar. "Engage the enemy more closely".   :-\
Title: Re: RN Signal Pennants
Post by: polaris on April 05, 2008, 09:33:57 am

Dear All,

Thankyou for your effort and help... much appreciated.

A few weeks ago I found some excerpts from Code Books on the I.net - misslaid the Links just at the moment but I will post them on here for all your gnrl. interest. I found most other signals, except for this one rather important one!

So far No.4 does looks promising, but I look forward to seeing what gnrl. consensus is reached.

Thankyou again.

Regards, Bernard
Title: Re: RN Signal Pennants
Post by: polaris on April 13, 2008, 07:18:17 pm

Dear All,

Here are the Links I promised (know they work as have tested)... think all this will keep you reading for a while!!! Now have new PC up and running... hence delay!

Regards, Bernard

http://www.crwflags.com/FOTW/flags/xf-sign.html
 
http://www.gwpda.org/naval/n0000000.htm
 
http://www.fotw.net/FLAGS/xf~rhs1.html
 
http://www.fotw.net/FLAGS/xf~rhs2.html
 
http://www.fotw.net/FLAGS/index.html
 
http://www.flagid.org/
 
http://earlyradiohistory.us/1916sig.htm#page25a
 
http://earlyradiohistory.us/1916two.htm
 
http://www.gwpda.org/naval/s0100000.htm