Topic: international maritime signal flag of the day: Sierra
boof started this discussion 1 year ago #122,543
Today's flag is: SierraAs a letter, that is the letter S.
As a message, it means: I am operating astern propulsion.
Wikis says: Astern propulsion (as applied to a ship) is a maneuver in which a ship's propelling mechanism is used to develop thrust in a retrograde direction. Astern propulsion does not necessarily imply the ship is moving astern (in reverse); astern propulsion is used to slow a ship by applying a force in the direction of the bow of the ship, instead of the stern. The equivalent concept for an airplane is thrust reversal.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 5 minutes later[^] [v] #1,337,512
When you want to try for anal sex: "Hey baby. Sierra."
Cato joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 40 minutes later, 45 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,337,522
Interesting
boof (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 1 day later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,337,714
When displayed with flags representing one or more numerals, meaning is:
SPEED in knots.
SPEED in knots.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 7 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,337,718
boof (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,337,729
Put Don Knotts in the bus, and you got a swell movie there
boof (OP) double-posted this 1 year ago, 4 days later, 6 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,338,319
The declassified NATO information for flag Sierra:
indication: DRILL SIGNAL
normally displayed: Where best seen.
WHILE FLYING: meaning: Signal flying is for flag hoist drill only.
indication: DRILL SIGNAL
normally displayed: Where best seen.
WHILE FLYING: meaning: Signal flying is for flag hoist drill only.