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ON BOARD HMS RODNEY. SEPTEMBER 1940, ON THE SIGNAL BRIDGE OF A BATTLESHIP. MESSAGES ARE SENT AND RECEIVED ALL DAY LONG. BY DAY THEY ARE SENT BY SEMAPHORE, AND AT NIGHT BY MORSE WITH LAMPS. FLAGS, FLOWN FROM THE MASTHEAD OR YARDS, ARE USED AT SEA FOR MANOE

ON BOARD HMS RODNEY. SEPTEMBER 1940, ON THE SIGNAL BRIDGE OF A BATTLESHIP. MESSAGES ARE SENT AND RECEIVED ALL DAY LONG. BY DAY THEY ARE SENT BY SEMAPHORE, AND AT NIGHT BY MORSE WITH LAMPS. FLAGS, FLOWN FROM THE MASTHEAD OR YARDS, ARE USED AT SEA FOR MANOEUVRING THE FLEET. (A 1154) Flags being 'bent on' ready for hoisting. Copyright: IWM. Original Source: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205135570

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