I would appreciate some help from a 'bunts' or others familiar with signals flown in WW2.
I am a maritime artist. At present I am finishing off a work depicting HMS Pentstemon, picking up survivors from U131 during the HG76 convoy battles. HMS Stanley an old ex US destroyer is in the close background behind the sinking submarine.
What I would like some help with, is the flags the Pentstemon would be flying.
She is stationary....not underway.
The submarine is just ahead of her bow. Survivors in the water, and some climbing scrambling nets.
As her signal would be for the benefit of the MERCHANT ships passing close by in convoy, I've been looking up Nicholls Manual of Seamanship 1937 as her flags would be those used when making merchant communication. From that it seems a *possible* signal would be a single black ball to indicate she is not underway. A square red flag to indicate she has a submarine in sight....plus another to indicate 'stand away'.
However I am far from certain this is correct.
Can anyone please help?
I am a maritime artist. At present I am finishing off a work depicting HMS Pentstemon, picking up survivors from U131 during the HG76 convoy battles. HMS Stanley an old ex US destroyer is in the close background behind the sinking submarine.
What I would like some help with, is the flags the Pentstemon would be flying.
She is stationary....not underway.
The submarine is just ahead of her bow. Survivors in the water, and some climbing scrambling nets.
As her signal would be for the benefit of the MERCHANT ships passing close by in convoy, I've been looking up Nicholls Manual of Seamanship 1937 as her flags would be those used when making merchant communication. From that it seems a *possible* signal would be a single black ball to indicate she is not underway. A square red flag to indicate she has a submarine in sight....plus another to indicate 'stand away'.
However I am far from certain this is correct.
Can anyone please help?
