Sjmarf to ArtefactPorn@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 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 1800imagemessage-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 1800Sjmarf to ArtefactPorn@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarepeto (he/him)@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 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-up5·8 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.