"Dispatches For Admiral Thornton"
HMS Surprise arriving with dispatches for Admiral Thornton, flying his flag in the massive 110-gun HMS Ocean. Both ships are hove-to, allowing boats to shuttle between them.
🎨Geoff Hunt
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This weird hobby, now I'm looking for a set of period pennant flags.
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"Randolph against the odds, 7th March 1778 "
Randolph (32) engaging Yarmouth (64) off Barbados on a moonlit night.
🎨Geoff Hunt
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"HM 74 Gun Ship "Conqueror" off Portugal, Nov 1807 "
The Seventy Four served at Trafalgar and is seen here off coast, signal 62 hoisted from her mizzen top - "Each Squadron to anchor separately"
🎨Derek Gardner
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"His Britannic Majesty's 64-Gun Ship 'Agamemnon' "
The 64 gun ship lays at her anchor flying the flag of a rear Admiral of the Red, also can be seen a ships boat hooked onto her main chains.
🎨Derek Gardner
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"The Magnificent at anchor off Torbay "
The 74 gun ship of the lines at anchor off Devon, signals to the rest of the fleet signal 63 "Anchor as soon as convenient"
🎨Derek Gardner
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"Nelson's Agamemnon in a flat calm"
The 64-gun third rate ship of the line, she is becalmed here with her sails and her red ensign and red commission pennant hanging limply.
🎨Derek Gardner
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"H.M.S Frisgard "
Giving chase to a enemy Schooner, she has signal 1 - Enemy in sight from her Fore. Pre1801 white ensign and pennant flying.
🎨Derek Gardner
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"H.M.S. Royal George at Plymouth in the company of the fleet, "
Royal George flying a Red Ensign, Vice Admirals flag from her fore and signal from her main.
🎨Derek Gardner
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"Battle Of Trafalgar 21st October"
This Artwork shows fleet action and the centre the British Flagship Victory, she can be seen flying a Vice Admiral of the White flag from her fore, and Signal 16 from her main.
🎨John Thomas Serres
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"HMS Superb"
Surperb (74) was a third rate ship of the line, seen here flying the command flag at her fore of a Vice Admiral Of the White.
🎨Derek G.M. Gardiner
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"Chasing Prize-Money"
Newly promoted Commander Jack Aubrey's long run of luck, as his brig Sophie sights her very first prize with her glorious pre-1801 blue ensign flying.
🎨Geoff Hunt
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"Flagship Signalling Sir, 176 the sick maybe sent to hospital ship"
Admiralty Standard Signals.
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Signal 187 - "Ships which were in Tow to proceed to nearest Port"
1803 Signal flags - Admiralty Standard Signals
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Signal 90 - Shorten sail, ships in the rear first.
1803 Signal flags - Standard Admiralty signal book
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⚓ "Flagship Signalling Sir"
"Engage The Enemy More Closely"
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I've been fiddling around and have set up a stand alone section on the website as I work my way through Nelsons Letters and Dispatches.
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Back to transcribing the Victory’s 1804 signal log—yes, people do that!
I’ve hit the “on this day” stage, which is oddly satisfying. Some odd timings though…
Signal 221 calls for surgeons aboard, then shortly later 214 calling for lieutenant—something’s afoot.
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New dispatches from the cabin.
dockyardtalk.com/blog-posts/a...
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It's official:- I've just ordered my full set of 1805 signal flags 🎌
The project to Revive the Trafalgar Signal is underway!
Can’t wait to see them flying.
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That one time I got to read a signal log from VICTORY, dated 1804, while cross-referencing a period signal book…
Spine-chilling stuff. The past felt so close.
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Flicking through some 1799 Captain’s letters and found this gem—a flag officer’s set of signals. These were issued locally to captains before standardised fleet-wide signals came into use. A great glimpse into pre-1800 naval comms!
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📜 Spotted this in an 1805 signal reference…
What do we think this says?
"Topmainhead"?
Can’t find it on any rigging diagrams so far — maybe a period-specific way of describing a mast position?
Signal nerds, thoughts?
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Feeling a little meh at the moment.
So here's a page from a pre-1803 signal books.
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Started this evening, going to try and do 1 day in each sitting.
Need to work on my reading of "Young Gentleman's" handwriting!
Probably need to visit the NMM to get some better photos to!
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Part of me wants to work through Victory's signal log from 1804 and transfer it into a online document.
Talk me out of it!
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Interestingly stumbled across this lovely piece.
It shows what other ships of the British fleet were to fly and were to assist with easy recognition.
Also held by the National Maritime Museum.
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I've always wanted to bring history back to life as I personally find it far more engaging with my learning style.
With that in mind I'm currently bringing together a 1803 signal flags!
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Answer ahoy!
Telegraphic cipher Red & White at the Main (meaning hoist is using Sir Home Popham Telegraphic signal code)
Signal 2762 - Do you understand signal?
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