PM with your E-mail address Bob because my benefactor does not want us to infringe copyright on the original by posting it on here.
Rob.
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PM with your E-mail address Bob because my benefactor does not want us to infringe copyright on the original by posting it on here.
Rob.
It is a very good article.
As well as the Alphabet with its accompanying orders, it has a set of numbers so that you can make to individual ships in your squadron. Could be useful for some actions....
I will look it up in my signals book.
Admiral Home Popham introduced his signals book Called the Telegraph Signals or Marine Vocabulary gradually between the years 1800 to 1812. The first edition...
Don't forget Hugh, that as Jonas says hundreds of these signals could be indicated by one number flag or four at most if you had the signals book.
Yes indeed Jonas, but at a show with the public there which give the more exciting impression, one flag or a flurry of hoists. Besides we don't want to make it too easy for the French to decipher...
I have given some meat to the signal flags.
Use or discard at your pleasure gentleman.
This is using Popham's signal book.
When you have downloaded you must keep them in a weighted canvass bag.
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At the bottom of the instructions Bob.
Note:
1. You may place your Flagship (F in the above) anywhere in the formation, it does no have to be at the front or rear. The F indicated only shows...
I was happy with them.
When I printed them out I just changed to Ariel, put sub headings in bold, and put the size up to 14 to help. As I am registered Partially sighted and it was O.K. for me I...