With amphibious unit( USMC) I was aboard APA-33 Bayfield& LSD-34 Hermitage 1960's. We observed signalmen do their thing,flags,semaphore,and blinking light. Q-Before computers,how was blinking light taught?Class room,film or what? And what is a good realistic speed in WPM for the light? Some of the large signal lights were white others were amber any reason for that?
The halyards were new and the lines were about 12 feet too long. In addition, there was an ET1 who was about 8 years out of being an SM2 (cross-rated) and an SMSA on the flag bag.
Practice makes perfect and things got better as the deployment progressed.
is that aegis cruiser the lake champlain, your not communicating to it in the video but i was there in 91 i remember the humphrey unreped several times with that ship .. SM3 roberts ..
The flaghoist in this video communicated maneuvering instructions from the lead ship. After the exercise was over, a flashing light message was sent to comment on the performance of the crew during the event.
With flaghoist, The receiving vessel, sees the signal from the originating ship and repeats it with flags on their own yardarm, 3/4 of the way up. Once the receiving ship is ready, they close it up to the top and when the originator pulls theirs down, the maneuver is executed.
Yes each flag is a letter of the alphabet. like alpha bravo charlie. When you have a certain combination of aplhabet flags you can decode what it means
I enjoyed this video. I was a Signalman from 85 to 2005. What a great experice for me; I' d do it all over again. are there any other videos like this which catch us actually doing our jobs?
I haven't seen any others. I was an SM from 81 to 85 - switched to ET. I had the good fortune to be able to hang around on the signal bridge a little bit later in my career. Glad you liked it.
I would be stomping their guts out!
POBulkhead 1 month ago
but I miss those drills now....lol
tootonetommy 1 month ago
@tootonetommy That was the funnest part of being a signalman.
POBulkhead 1 month ago
We were wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy faster...... we had SMC Nash..lol
tootonetommy 1 month ago
these guys are way too slow......lol
tootonetommy 1 month ago
With amphibious unit( USMC) I was aboard APA-33 Bayfield& LSD-34 Hermitage 1960's. We observed signalmen do their thing,flags,semaphore,and blinking light. Q-Before computers,how was blinking light taught?Class room,film or what? And what is a good realistic speed in WPM for the light? Some of the large signal lights were white others were amber any reason for that?
Flickchaser 10 months ago
@Flickchaser
at night we put on amber filters. The white light was to bright and would ruin your night vision.
sgsimonds 9 months ago
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I think I'm the guy sending the flashing light on the USS Bainbridge. Good Times.
sgsimonds 1 year ago
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sgsimonds 1 year ago
LOL!!!
Aye, a bit painful, but still a joy.
The halyards were new and the lines were about 12 feet too long. In addition, there was an ET1 who was about 8 years out of being an SM2 (cross-rated) and an SMSA on the flag bag.
Practice makes perfect and things got better as the deployment progressed.
It's all about the memories.
brown1mm 1 year ago
Being and a former Navy Signalman, it was interesting to watch this, but the flaghoist here was sloppy and painful to watch, it needed to more fluid,
gene9156 1 year ago
way too slow guys on the flag deck, way too slow.
ysbkr22 1 year ago 2
is that aegis cruiser the lake champlain, your not communicating to it in the video but i was there in 91 i remember the humphrey unreped several times with that ship .. SM3 roberts ..
jrober8989 2 years ago
I think in this case it was the Ticonderoga. We spent a lot of time with her.
brown1mm 1 year ago
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jrober8989 2 years ago
OK, so they receive a message via morse, then translate it to the flags? I'm a little lost.
B17MIKE 2 years ago
The flaghoist in this video communicated maneuvering instructions from the lead ship. After the exercise was over, a flashing light message was sent to comment on the performance of the crew during the event.
With flaghoist, The receiving vessel, sees the signal from the originating ship and repeats it with flags on their own yardarm, 3/4 of the way up. Once the receiving ship is ready, they close it up to the top and when the originator pulls theirs down, the maneuver is executed.
brown1mm 2 years ago
Yes each flag is a letter of the alphabet. like alpha bravo charlie. When you have a certain combination of aplhabet flags you can decode what it means
AmericanGi370 2 years ago
I enjoyed this video. I was a Signalman from 85 to 2005. What a great experice for me; I' d do it all over again. are there any other videos like this which catch us actually doing our jobs?
tumblindice66 2 years ago
I haven't seen any others. I was an SM from 81 to 85 - switched to ET. I had the good fortune to be able to hang around on the signal bridge a little bit later in my career. Glad you liked it.
brown1mm 2 years ago