It is a semaphore. They use flag signals to communicate with other ships.
Slave ships during the transatlantic slave trade typically flew the flag of the country that owned the ship, such as Portugal, Spain, England, or the Netherlands.
Concerning the lead or main vessel of explorer Christopher Columbus, the Santa Maria certainly flew the Spanish flag. The ship's name in English means Saint Mary.
The names of the three ships of Columbus were Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria. Christopher Columbus was an Italian who sailed under the Spanish flag. The ships carried about 120 men in total.
The ships were built by ship builders in ship yards. Took several months for most ships.
Vikings built many different ships in many sizes, depending on the need they were to fulfill. The most common ship was the longship, which they used for warfare. These ships were long, narrow and typically brown.
A ship's flag is referred to as an Ensign .
A vessel signals its bearing by the position where the signal flag is hoisted on the ship. For example, if the flag is hoisted on the starboard side, it indicates a bearing to the starboard side of the vessel. In this way, signal flags are used to communicate information about a vessel's orientation and position to other ships.
A 'Blue Peter' flag is a blue flag with white center to signal that a ship is ready to sail.
some ships move by wind or a flag.
By 1912 most ships had radio communications.
the reason is to know how to separate your ships. to mark a ship from a distance, is very hard unless you have a flag.
By raising the blue peter flag
When the signal flag is raised, a ship docks at the pier and the captain gives you the Island Medallion.
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.
The ship will dock at the far right of the Early Poptropica village. You only go there when you have returned the three missing items. No ships can dock at Early Poptropica village without the signal flag. When the flag and other two items are returned, a ship will dock at the pier. The captain will give you the Island Medallion.
The name of the ship that ships ships is "The Ship Ship."
A yellow flag flown on a ship indicates that there is disease onboard. It also the signal flag for the letter 'Q'.