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The giant flag of the french ship Le Généreux, which was captured by one of Admiral Nelson’s captains Sir Edward Berry at the Battle of Malta Convoy in 1800 (lemmy.nz)

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[–] peto@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think this flag is a war ensign, flown from the stern of the ship rather than a mast top.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Of course, but what I wanted to get across was that from the masthead you could see 12 miles, so you'd need a big flag to be discernible from that distance, even if it's flown from the stern.