Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to ArtefactPorn@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoThe giant flag of the french ship Le Généreux, which was captured by one of Admiral Nelson’s captains Sir Edward Berry at the Battle of Malta Convoy in 1800sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down11
arrow-up1105arrow-down1imageThe giant flag of the french ship Le Généreux, which was captured by one of Admiral Nelson’s captains Sir Edward Berry at the Battle of Malta Convoy in 1800sh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to ArtefactPorn@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarepetolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoI think this flag is a war ensign, flown from the stern of the ship rather than a mast top.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoOf course, but what I wanted to get across was that from the masthead you could see 12 miles, so you’d need a big flag to be discernible from that distance, even if it’s flown from the stern.
I think this flag is a war ensign, flown from the stern of the ship rather than a mast top.
Of course, but what I wanted to get across was that from the masthead you could see 12 miles, so you’d need a big flag to be discernible from that distance, even if it’s flown from the stern.