Customs and Excise are said to Black Flag a Ship when it is suspected of carrying contraband
to beware if you entered his ship
When the signal flag is raised, a ship docks at the pier and the captain gives you the Island Medallion.
The Union Flag, it is only correctly termed the 'Union Jack' if it is raised on board a ship.
There isn't a ship on the Nova Scotia flag. I think you mean the dragon.
it looked like a merchant ship with a black flag
I am disabled, communicate with me.
Sultana and latter Whydah.
No mercy for the opposing ship, all would be killed in battle.
Once the pig, water bucket, and flag are returned, the signal flag will be raised and a ship will dock at the pier to the right. Go aboard and the captain will award you the Island Medallion.
Columbus flag ship was santa maria.
If you mean of pirate lore, it is known as the Jolly Rodger.While a pirate crew would fly the black flag to intimidate a potential ship it intended to attack, it was not the only flag used. A crew would first fly the skull and crossbones on a black background so the other ship would be intimidated, if the other ship didn't surrender the crew would lower the black flag and raise a red flag with a skull and cross bones or whatever symbol the ships crew used as a Jolly Rodger. The red flag showed the crew the time for surrender was over and now everyone on the ship would be killed. Pirates did not take prisoners nor did they spare those people that didn't surrender the first offer.
A yellow flag flown on a ship indicates that there is disease onboard. It also the signal flag for the letter 'Q'.