Excuse me, what is the flag of the navy?

The semaphore is the common language of navies all over the world. Different flags and different flag groups express different meanings. But for professionals, this is an open secret.

First of all, there are strict regulations on the time and order of hanging full flags. Generally, the time when the national flag is hung is to greet the leaders of the Party and the state, the leaders of the government and the army, foreign heads of state, major festivals, visits by foreign warships, before the visiting formation leaves the dock, when it arrives at the port of the visited country, and when it is parked abroad. The full flag is hung between two mast transverse trusses and connected to the flagpoles at the bow and stern of the ship respectively. The national flag is hung on the two masts, and the navy flag is hung on the flagpoles at the bow and stern. The destroyer is covered with flags, usually No.2, about 67. It depends on the actual length of the ship and the distance between the fore and aft masts. The single-masted ship is connected with the flagpoles at the bow and stern through the transverse truss of the mast, and the national flag is hung on the top of the mast. There are five specifications for signal signs. Divided into 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 1 max, 5 min. A set of signal flags has 46 faces. Among them, there are 26 letter flags, 26 digital flags 10, 4 directional flags, 3 substitute flags, 26 executive flags 1, 26 commitment flags 1 and 26 international commitment flags 1. The number flag is a triangular flag, the letter flag includes a square flag and a dovetail flag, and the commitment flag and the international commitment flag are trapezoidal flags. The arrangement of full flags is two sides and one tip. Square flag refers to rectangular flag, pointed flag refers to triangular flag, dovetail flag can be used as square flag, and trapezoidal flag is also called long flag and can be used as pointed flag. In order to hang the flag conveniently, there are three thin steel wires from the top of the flagpole at the bow to the top of the main mast, from the top of the main mast to the top of the back mast, and from the top of the back mast to the top of the flagpole at the stern. When our fleet arrived in the visiting country, when the first cable was tied to the cable post, the signalman quickly raised the flag along the thin steel wire with an electric pulley. There are some special requirements for flying the whole flag: you can't fly a communication flag with the same pattern as the national flags of various countries, and you can't fly a single flag to indicate combat, anti-nuclear and anti-air strikes. One side of the national flag means nothing. When Chinese visiting ships arrive in the visited country, the naval ships of the visited country usually fly full flags to welcome them, and the order of arrangement is the same as that of our army, but the difference is that foreign troops have one or two less flags than our army.

Before the ships I visit leave the dock, the troops, permanent government officials, diplomatic envoys, naval chiefs or fleet heads of the countries visited will hold a grand farewell ceremony at the dock, and all the ships moored at the dock will fly the national flag.

2. The visiting team of Demanche is 30 minutes away from the dock. In order to leave the dock conveniently, it is generally necessary to lower the full flag and change it to Daiman flag, and then lower it after leaving the port. The flag of Daiman is 1 hung on two masts, and the navy flag is hung on the front and rear masts. When the full flag is required to be hung, it can also be hung if it rains or blows. When the formation leaves the dock, the square yellow "Q" flag hangs in the middle, indicating that the formation leaves the dock in unison. The "Q" flag is hung on the mast, indicating that the formation has started to leave the dock, and the "Q" flag is lowered, indicating that it has left the dock. The sign of leaving the dock is to untie the last cable. When the ship 1 12 visited Pakistan, it fell in love with the super-standard reception. When the ship 1 12 entered Pakistan's territorial waters, Pakistan sent two frigates and a missile boat to fly the Daiman flag to meet them respectively. Two frigates are on the left and right, and the missile boat is leading in front. National salute 2 1 sounded when entering the port. All the ships moored at the dock were full of flags, and the crew lined up on the deck and shouted, "Long live China-Pakistan friendship!" When leaving the dock, the 2/kloc-0 salute was fired as an exception, and the above three ships were sent out of the territorial sea line with Manchu flag, showing the special friendship between the Chinese and Pakistani navies.

Welcome and Farewell Flags When sending off our fleet for a visit, the flag group of the welcome chief is hung on the main mast of the visiting ship: one group is "LBF" and "LBV", and the "L" flag is a square flag, which consists of yellow, black, black and yellow squares, with yellow squares in the upper left corner and lower right corner, and black squares in the upper right corner and lower left corner. The "B" flag is a red dovetail flag. The "F" flag is a red diamond in the white flag, and the four corners of the diamond are located in the middle of the four sides of the national flag. The V-shaped flag is a thick red cross in a white square flag, and the four terminals of the cross extend to the four corners of the flag. It means "warmly welcome the guidance of the chief" and "salute to the chief". When the ship 1 13 visited Southeast Asia for the first time, before leaving Shanghai, it hung two sets of flags to the chief of the navy, the officers and men of the troops and the diplomatic envoys of the countries visited: the "LBN" and "LBZ" and "N" flags were square flags, arranged in four rows, and the first one was the first one. The Z-shaped flag is a signal flag composed of four isosceles triangles in a square flag. The top of the flag is yellow, the bottom is red, the left side is black, and the right side is blue. The tops of the four isosceles triangles are located in the center of the flag. Thank you for your concern and encouragement and ensure the completion of the task. "Thank you, goodbye!" 1 13 When the ship visited Canada, the warships in the Canadian military port were also covered with flags, and the flag "Welcome to Victoria Harbour" was hung on the accompanying ships. The Canadian navy is flying the communication flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which is slightly different from our national flag. 1 13 The ship also hung a "thank you" flag. When the ship 1 12 visited Pakistan, the Pakistani navy not only hoisted the national flag, but also hoisted the welcome flag group. When a foreign warship enters our territorial waters, the welcome flag group is hung on the main mast of the warship I greeted: "WTC", and the "W" flag is a blue cross in the white flag, and the end of the cross is at the center of the four sides of the flag. The T-shaped flag is three equal red, white and blue vertical bars in a square flag. "C" is the five blue, white, red, white and blue stripes in the square national flag. It means "Welcome to China". When foreign warships visit Hong Kong, my ships moored in the port will also hang the "WTC" flag group. When foreign warships leave the dock after a visit, ships moored at the dock should hang farewell flags: "GDB" and "G" are six equal vertical bars of yellow, blue, yellow, blue, yellow and blue in the square flag. The "D" flag is three equal yellow, blue and yellow stripes in a square flag. It means "goodbye".

Sailing Flag When the ship unties the last rope, it will raise the sailing flag, that is, the navy flag, on the mast. Sailing day and night, hanging all the time. This is to show people which country this warship belongs to. When an experienced sailor meets a foreign warship on the ocean, he can't judge which country it belongs to. Just look at the sailing flag through a telescope and he will know which country it belongs to. Merchant ships usually salute when they meet warships. When a merchant ship salutes a warship, the signalman on the warship should lower the navy flag to one third of the top of the flagpole as a reward, and then raise the navy flag to the top to mark the end of the ceremony. When warships meet, they only whistle to pay tribute and return gifts, and do not use semaphores.

Third, the sea replenishment semaphore will be replenished with oil and water after a period of visiting ship formation, which is divided into horizontal and vertical. No matter which replenishment method, a signal flag should be hung to indicate various orders and replenishment actions in the replenishment process. Both the receiving ship and the supply ship should fly the flag group: "VP", and the "P" flag is a small white rectangle in the middle of the blue square flag, and its length and width account for one third of the top, bottom, left and right respectively. At the same time, the other mast is hung with spherical, diamond and spherical signals, indicating that the ship's maneuverability is limited. Explain to the passing ships: "Our ship is carrying out replenishment operations, please pay attention to safety."

When the ship needs to reverse when it is far away from the dock or sailing in the channel, the "S" flag should be raised to the top for safety. The "S" flag is a small blue rectangle in the middle of a white square flag. It means telling passing ships: "I have backed up, please pay attention to safety!" " "When the ship turns left, hang the" I "flag. The "I" flag is a black circle in the middle of the square yellow flag, which means: "I turn left. The "I" flag rises to the middle to mean "I want to turn left", rises to the top to mean "I want to turn left" and descends to mean "I want to turn left! "When the ship turns right, hang the" E "flag. The "E" flag is a square flag, with blue on the top and red on the bottom, each half. It means "I turned right". When maneuvering a ship, in addition to using the semaphore, according to the international collision avoidance rules, it is also necessary to use the whistle to cooperate: one right, two left and three reverse. That is, when the "S" flag is raised, whistle three times. When the "I" is hung, whistle for two short sounds. When the "E" flag is raised, give a whistle. The steps of raising and lowering the national flag are basically the same as turning left.

When visiting ships crossing the territorial sea line and the equator cross the territorial sea line and the equator, in order to stimulate the enthusiasm of visiting officers and soldiers, an oath ceremony is generally organized and the national flag is hoisted instead of the full flag. On behalf of the flag, the national flag is hung on two masts, and the navy flag is not hung on the flagpole at the bow and stern of the ship.

Fourth, the national flag is also a way of maritime communication. Suitable for daytime, close range and good sight distance. When the distance is close at night, optical communication is generally used. The hand flag is a small square flag with a wooden stick at the root. Hand flag communication requires the use of two flags. The signalman held a flag in each hand and stood in a higher and more conspicuous position on the ship's side. Different letters and symbols are expressed by the different positions of the national flag relative to the body. For example, the left hand is raised vertically and the right hand is extended in parallel to indicate "P". The right hand is raised vertically and the left hand is extended parallel, which means "J". Hands sticking out in parallel means "R". Raise your hands vertically to indicate sound insulation. Several pinyin letters make up a word, and several words make up a meaning. The hand flag can also point the way for the ship to put down.

Flags before and after leaving foreign docks

Before my visiting warship formation enters the territorial sea line of the visited country, the visited country usually sends warships to meet it. When entering the territorial sea line, according to the agreement between the two parties, the national flag of the visiting country will be hoisted. The national flag of the visited country is hung on the starboard side of our main mast, and the national flag of our country is hung on the port side of the main mast. When you dock at the dock, the "H" flag reaches the top, which means "start docking". When the first cable comes, the "H" sign will be lowered. The "H" flag is a square flag with half white and half red vertically. It means: "I have landed." When you bring the first cable, you start hanging flags and navy flags at the bow and stern of the ship. If the warships of the countries visited hang welcome flags, I should hang a thank-you flag group to express my gratitude. When leaving the dock, it is the same as when leaving the dock in China. During foreign visits, generally speaking, a grand flag-raising ceremony will be arranged every day. Raise the national flags of both sides at the same time.