pennant
Pennant.
Some call that a banner, but it is actually a pennant.
PENNON It is an old variant spelling of Pennant Crossword says American state (Pennsylvania - abbreviated to Penn) "ON" American Flag
A nation's flag may be flown half way up a flag pole as a symbol of respect, mourning, or distress.
pennant
A ship's flag is referred to as an Ensign .
Pennant.
Pennant (a tapering flag on a ship).
Some call that a banner, but it is actually a pennant.
The word is pennant. It means a flag that denotes a sports achievement or a tapering flag flown on a ship.
Flags flown by ships are also called ensigns.
The ships of the First Fleet carried the British flag.
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.
It is a semaphore. They use flag signals to communicate with other ships.
PENNON It is an old variant spelling of Pennant Crossword says American state (Pennsylvania - abbreviated to Penn) "ON" American Flag
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.