Topic: international maritime signal flag of the day: Yankee
boof started this discussion 1 year ago #121,919
Today's flag is: YankeeAs a letter, that is the letter Y.
As a message, it means: I am dragging my anchor.
Father Dave !RsSxeehGwc joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 1 hour later[^] [v] #1,331,532
Yanqui U.X.O. was the last truly great Godspeed You Black Emperor album.
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boof (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 1 day later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,331,722
SINGLE LETTER SIGNALS BETWEEN ICEBREAKER AND ASSISTED VESSELS
Icebreaker: Be ready to take (or cast off) the towline.
Icebreaker/Assisted Vessel(s): I am ready to take (or cast off) the towline.
Icebreaker: Be ready to take (or cast off) the towline.
Icebreaker/Assisted Vessel(s): I am ready to take (or cast off) the towline.
boof (OP) double-posted this 1 year ago, 1 day later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,331,968
The declassified NATO information for flag Yankee:
indication: ACKNOWLEDGE
normally displayed: At yardarm. REPEATED BY ADDRESSEES
___ (signal) TACK Y: meaning: A separate acknowledgment required.
Y TACK ___ (signal): meaning: Signal following is acknowledged.
note TACK means tackline, a short piece of line used to separate flags in a signal hoist
indication: ACKNOWLEDGE
normally displayed: At yardarm. REPEATED BY ADDRESSEES
___ (signal) TACK Y: meaning: A separate acknowledgment required.
Y TACK ___ (signal): meaning: Signal following is acknowledged.
note TACK means tackline, a short piece of line used to separate flags in a signal hoist
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 6 hours later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,332,018
tteh !MemesToDNA joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 15 hours later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,332,199
@1,331,532 (Father Dave !RsSxeehGwc)
> Yanqui U.X.O. was the last truly great Godspeed You Black Emperor album.
You don't consider Lift Your Skinny Fists one of the greats?!
> Yanqui U.X.O. was the last truly great Godspeed You Black Emperor album.
You don't consider Lift Your Skinny Fists one of the greats?!
tteh !MemesToDNA double-posted this 1 year ago, 3 minutes later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,332,201
Never mind, I got the order mixed up. Lift Your Skinny Fists came earlier.
Father Dave !RsSxeehGwc replied with this 1 year ago, 9 hours later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,332,239
boof (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 1 day later, 6 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,333,003
Many flags I've seen on Wikipedia have red and yellow stripes, but rarely are they oriented at a slant as the Yankee flag. One example is the flag for Vojkovice in the Brno-Country District of the Czech Republic.