What do the flags with various patterns hanging on the aircraft carrier mean?

Semaphore is a main communication mode in ancient times, and now it is the common language of navies all over the world. Different flags and different flag groups express different meanings. For professionals, this is an open secret.

Chinese name

flag signal

Foreign name

flag signal

Modern significance

The common language of navies all over the world

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consistent

catalogue

1? Dress a boat.

introduce

principle

ask

2? Daiman banner

leave

welcome

3? Suspension specification

4? Navy flag

well-behaved

supply

Reverse steering

signal

5? Historical event

6? chinese dialect

A, fan position and code

Second, initials

Third, the intermediary mother

Fourth, tone.

V. Vowels

VI. Figures

Seven, China model language for example.

Dress a boat.

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introduce

There are strict rules on the time and order of hanging flags. Generally, the time when the national flag is hung is to greet the party and state leaders, 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, when it is parked abroad, and so on. For example, during the Spring Festival, National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival in China, foreign leaders and presidents need to hang national flags when they visit China.

English is usually used internationally. This is how the era of great navigation began. But now it seems that the communication speed of such expressions seems a bit slow. If you are in distress at sea, you need four semaphore actions to say "help", but it will take some time to be rescued.

principle

Beacon, telescope, traffic light and signal are all different forms of optical communication, but they have one thing in common, that is, they use the atmosphere to spread visible light and receive it by human eyes. It is precisely because of this that we are so familiar with them, but these are not real optical communications, let alone powerful optical communications. The truly powerful optical communication should be optical fiber communication. Optical communication is the general name of all communication modes that use light as the carrier to transmit information, regardless of the medium used for transmission; Optical fiber communication is a kind of communication mode that simply relies on optical fiber as a medium to transmit information.

Now both the navy and the army are using semaphores. The difference is that the semaphore of the army is relatively simple, while the navy uses 26 English letters similar to Morse code, which is as simple as the optical communication used by the navy at night. The navy can often communicate with foreign ships, but it is impossible to use Chinese Pinyin. Sometimes it is necessary to keep radio silence during exercises and battles, and to use semaphores during the day.

ask

There are some special requirements for flying full flags:

No communication flag with the same pattern as the national flags of various countries shall be hoisted, nor shall a single flag be hoisted to indicate combat, nuclear prevention and air raid prevention. One side of the national flag means nothing. When the visiting ships of our country arrive in the visited country, the naval ships of the visited country usually hang full flags to welcome them. The order of arrangement is the same as ours, but the difference is that the full flags of foreign troops are one or two less than ours.

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

Daiman banner

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leave

30 minutes before the visiting formation leaves the dock, in order to leave the dock conveniently, it is generally necessary to lower the whole flag, hang the whole flag instead, and then lower it after leaving the port. Daiman Banner is to hang the national flag 1 on two masts and the navy flag on the front and rear masts. It is stipulated that when the flag is full, if it rains or windy, it is not necessary to hang the flag full. When the formation leaves the dock, the square yellow "Q" flag is hung at half, indicating that the formation leaves the dock as one. The "Q" flag is hung on the masthead, 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. 1 12 When the ship visited Pakistan, it received super-standard reception. When the ship 1 12 entered Pakistan's territorial waters, Pakistan sent two frigates and a missile boat to fly the Dammam flag to meet them respectively. The two frigates are left and right, and the missile boat is guided in front. When entering the port, the national salute of 2 1 sounded. 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, which showed the special friendship between the Chinese and Pakistani navies.

welcome

Welcome and Farewell Flags When sending our naval fleet off for a visit, the flag group for welcoming the chief is hung on the main mast of the visiting warship: one group is "LBF" and "LBV", and the "L" flag is a square flag consisting 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 in the middle of the four sides of the flag. The V-shaped flag is a thick red cross in the white square flag, and the four endpoints of the cross extend to the four corners of the flag. It means "warmly welcome the guidance of the chief" and "pay tribute to the chief"

Suspension specification

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Hanging between two masts and transverse truss, connected to the bow and tail flagpoles respectively, one side of the national flag is hung on the two mastheads, and one side of the naval flag is hung on the bow and tail flagpoles. The destroyer is full of flags, usually the No.2 flag, about 67 sides. 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 flagpole at the bow and stern through the mast transverse truss, and the national flag is hung at 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 signs 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 the whole flag 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, trapezoidal flag is also called long flag, and can be used as pointed flag.

It is convenient to insert the flag. 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 rear mast, and from the top of the rear mast to the top of the flagpole at the stern. When our ship formation arrived in the visiting country and the first cable was tied to the cable post, the signalman quickly raised the flag along the thin steel wire with electric pulley.

Navy flag

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When the semaphore ship untied the last cable, it raised the sailing flag, that is, the navy flag, on the mast yard. Sailing day and night, hanging all the time. This is to show people which country this warship belongs to. Experienced sailors can't tell which country they belong to when they meet foreign warships in the ocean. Just look at the sailing flags with a telescope and you will know which country they belong to.

well-behaved

Warships, also known as naval vessels, are ships that perform combat missions at sea. Direct combat missions are called combat ships, and auxiliary combat missions are called auxiliary combat ships.

Ships are divided into combat vessels and auxiliary combat vessels. Warships are divided into surface warships and underwater warships according to their different navigation States. Surface combat ships perform surface combat tasks and are divided into different types according to their basic tasks, including: aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, torpedo boats, missile boats, submarine hunters, mine-laying ships, anti-mine ships and landing ships. In the same ship type, according to the different displacement and weapons and equipment, it is divided into different types of ships, such as the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the United States and the Kara-class guided missile cruiser in the Soviet Union. In the same category, according to their different shapes, structures and tactical and technical performance, they are divided into different types of ships.

Warships are regarded as part of the national territory and enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities when sailing or berthing in foreign territorial waters and internal waters. When you meet a warship, you usually salute it. 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 in return, 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, without using semaphores.

supply

After a period of sailing, visiting ships need to be replenished with oil and water, which are 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 hang 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 maneuvering is limited. Explain to the passing ships: "Our ship is carrying out replenishment operations, please pay attention to safety."

Reverse steering

When the ship needs to reverse when sailing away from the dock or waterway, 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 is raised to the middle as "I want to turn left", raised to the top as "I want to turn left" and lowered as "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 the ship is maneuvering, 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 inverted. That is, when the "S" flag is raised, whistle three times. When "I" is hung up, blow two short whistles. When the "E" flag is raised, give a short whistle. The steps of raising and lowering the flag are basically the same as turning left.

In order to stimulate the enthusiasm of visiting officers and soldiers, visiting ships crossing the territorial sea line and equator usually organize an oath ceremony and fly the national flag instead of the full flag. On behalf of full-flag sailing, the national flag is hung on two masts, and the navy flag is not hung on the flagpoles at the bow and stern.

signal

Flags are also a way of communication at sea. 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 the flag in both hands 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 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 in parallel, indicating "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 out the direction for the ship (ship) to put down.

Foreign wharf

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 our national flag is hung on the port side of the main mast. When docking, the "H" flag rises to the top, indicating "start docking". When the first cable was brought, the "H" sign was lowered. The H-shaped flag is a square flag, half white and half red. It means: "I have stopped." When you bring the first cable, you start hanging flags and navy flags at the bow and stern. If the warship of the visiting country hangs the welcome flag, I will hang the thank-you flag group to express my gratitude. Leaving the dock is the same as leaving the dock in our country. During a foreign visit, generally speaking, a grand flag-raising ceremony will be arranged every day. Raise the national flags of both sides at the same time.

Historical event

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When the ship visited Southeast Asia for the first time, before leaving Shanghai, it hung two sets of national flags "LBN" and "LBZ" to the naval chiefs, officers and men of the army and the diplomatic envoys of the visiting countries in China. The "N" flag is a square flag with four horizontal rows. The first row is blue, white, blue and white squares, the second row is white, blue, white and blue squares, the third row is the same as the first row, and the fourth row is the same as the second row. The "Z" flag is a square flag surface composed of four isosceles triangles, with yellow above, red below, black on the left and blue on the right, and the tops of the four isosceles triangles are in the center of the flag surface. 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 full of flags, and the accompanying ships hung the flag of "Welcome to Victoria Harbour". The Canadian navy flies 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 hung the national flag, but also hung the welcome flag group. When foreign warships entered China's territorial waters, the welcome flag group was hung on the main mast of the warship I greeted: "WTC", the "W" flag was a blue cross in the white flag, and the end of the cross was at the center of the four sides of the national flag. The T-shaped flag is three equal red, white and blue vertical bars in a square flag. "C" is the five stripes of blue, white, red, white and blue in the square 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 the visit, the ships moored at the dock should hang the farewell flag: "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".

chinese dialect

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China Fan Language is a visual communication language invented by Liu Xuezhong, the author of Bi Ping Zhang Yu. The characteristics and advantages of China's fan language are as follows: one person holds two fans in both hands, which are red (the "outstretched palm" in the "double palm language") and yellow (the "bent palm" in the "double palm language"), and the two arm movements express a Chinese syllable; China model language is a scientific and efficient visual communication scheme, which is suitable for navigation and long-distance communication of hearing-impaired people.

A, fan position and code

The left arm of the fan speaker is upward, the red zone is right red 1, the left arm is upward, the red zone is right red 2, the left arm is upward, the red zone is right red 3, the left arm is downward, the red zone is right red 4, the left arm is downward, and the red zone is right red 5; The right arm is upward, the red zone is left red 1, the right arm is inclined upward, the red zone is left red 2, the right arm is right, the red zone is left red 3, the right arm is inclined downward, the red zone is left red 4, the right arm is downward, and the red zone is left red 5.

The left arm of the fan speaker is upward, the yellow sector is right yellow 1, the left arm is upward, the yellow sector is right yellow 2, the left arm is right left, the yellow sector is right yellow 3, the left arm is downward, the yellow sector is right yellow 4, the left arm is downward, and the yellow sector is right yellow 5; Right arm up, yellow sector left yellow 1, right arm inclined upward, yellow sector left yellow 2, right arm right, yellow sector left yellow 3, right arm inclined downward, yellow sector left yellow 4, right arm downward, yellow sector left yellow 5; Master chest marks _.

Second, initials

B: left 1 right 1

P: left 2 right 1

Male: left 3 right 1

Female: left 4 right 1

Comma: left 5 right 1

D: left 1 right 2

Teacher: left 2 right 2

N: left 3 right 2

Left 4 right 2

Er (as initials): left 5 right 2.

Zh or z: left 1 right 3

Ch or c: left 2 right 3

Shanghai or Shanghai: left 3 right 3

RI: Left 4 Right 3

Period: left 5 right 3

G or j: left 1 right 4

K or q: left 2 right 4

H or x: left 3 right 4

Initial: left 4 right 4

Decimal point: left 5 right 4

Colon: left 1 right 5

Semicolon: left 2 right 5

Question mark: left 3 right 5

Exclamation mark: left 4 right 5

Word segmentation number: left 5 right 5

Third, the intermediary mother

I: Red on the left and yellow on the right.

U: yellow on the left and red on the right.

V: left red and right red

Virtual interface mom: left yellow and right yellow

Fourth, tone.

Vowel:

Horizontal tones: left red and right yellow

Yangping: left yellow and right red

Highest note: left red and right red

Voiced: left yellow and right yellow

Vowels starting with e or o:

Horizontal tones: left yellow and right red

Yangping: left red and right yellow

Highest note: left red and right red

Voiced: left yellow and right yellow

V. Vowels

A: left 1 right _

Ai: left 2 right _

Ao: left 3 right _

An: left 4 right _

Ang: left 5 right _

E or o: left _ right 1

Ei: left _ right 2

O: Left _ Right 3

Left _ right 4

English: Left _ Right 5

Empty vowel: left _ right

VI. Figures

1: Left _ Left 1

Two: Left _ Left 2

Three: Left _ Left 3

Four: Left _ Left 4

Five: Left _ Left 5

Six: Right _ Right 1

Seven: Right _ Right 2

Eight: Right _ Right 3

Nine: Right _ Right 4

Zero: Right _ Right 5

Seven, China model language for example.

The Chinese pinyin for "Fan Yu" is shan4yu3:

The good picture of Fan's pre-sound code sh- is left yellow 3 and right yellow 3, and the model picture of Fan's post-sound code an4 is left yellow 4 and right yellow _;

Yu's good word picture, Yu's first phonetic code is left red 4 and right red 4, and Yu's last phonetic code _3 (empty vowel) is left red _ right red _.