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Q: What is a ships tapering flag called?
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What is a long tapering flag?

pennant


What is a ships flag called?

A ship's flag is referred to as an Ensign .


What is the name for a long tapering flag?

Pennant.


What is another word for a long narrow flag or banner?

Pennant (a tapering flag on a ship).


What is another name for a tapering flag?

Some call that a banner, but it is actually a pennant.


What is a word that starts with pen and means a long narrow flag?

The word is pennant. It means a flag that denotes a sports achievement or a tapering flag flown on a ship.


What is a flag flown by a cruise ship called?

Flags flown by ships are also called ensigns.


What was the flag on the ships in the First Fleet?

The ships of the First Fleet carried the British flag.


How many flags did the Mary rose have?

Many dozens. In addition to the Naval Ensigns, the Union flag and the flag of the King (this is why it was called a flag-carrier), all naval ships of this time carried signalling flags which could be used to communicate between ships of the fleet.


What are ships to ship signal flag communications?

It is a semaphore. They use flag signals to communicate with other ships.


What is the name of a long tapering flag?

PENNON It is an old variant spelling of Pennant Crossword says American state (Pennsylvania - abbreviated to Penn) "ON" American Flag


Why is the flag called union jack?

It is correctly called the Union Flag, and only the Union Jack when it is flown on a ship, the flag would be hoisted up a ships 'jackstay' a rope which runs up the main ships mast, hence the name Union Jack. Most British citizens offhandedly call it the "Union Jack" though, in much the same way Americans call their flag "Old Glory". They called it the old glory because it is old.