ADM 186/667
Handbook of Signalling
1913
| Repository |
Document ID |
Pages |
Dimensions |
Plates |
| TNA |
ADM 186/667 |
154 |
10cm x 16cm
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12 |
I have an actual copy of this small green handbook. Mine is marked "USS Pennsylvania" and "CinC #6" in pencil in the inside jacket. The USS Pennsylvania did not venture over to join the Grand Fleet as part of the US's 6th Battle Squadron, but I'd welcome any interpretation of these jottings.
The book is handy and varied in content. Some portions of it (notably, the wireless telegraphy portion) appear to have little actual bearing on military application for the fleet, being prized from Post Office practice boilerplate. The section on W/T use between army and navy seems more on the money.
One curiosity is an inserted and separate card with color images of RN flags and pendants, special Morse characters extending the alphabet, and a sheet with semaphore positions and the basic Morse alphabet. This is rubber stamped "Operations-Aviation Planning and Information Section" and hand-labelled "Stencil #141" on reverse.
There is no table of contents or index, as such, but I've noted the main sections below
CHAPTERS
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Page |
| Chapter I. |
-- Semaphore |
3 |
| Chapter II. |
-- Use of the Morse code |
12 |
| Chapter III. |
-- Flag Waving |
14 |
| Chapter IV. |
-- Heliograph |
17 |
| Chapter V. |
-- Instructions for Use of the Telegraph |
26 |
| Chapter VI. |
-- Signalling Between Navy and Army |
46 |
| Chapter VII. |
-- Organisation of Signal Department |
73 |
| Chapter VIII. |
-- Hints to Signalmen |
79 |
| Chapter IX. |
-- Flashing Lamps |
92 |
| Chapter X. |
-- Signal Stores
|
101 |
| Chapter XI. |
-- Care of Stores |
103 |
| Chapter XII. |
-- Standards and Distinctive Flags |
106 |
| Chapter XIII. |
-- Instructions for flying Ensign, Union Flag, &c |
109 |
| Chapter XIV. |
-- Salutes to Flags Flown by Flag Officers and Commodores |
114 |
| Chapter XV. |
-- Notes to Gun Salutes |
115 |
| Chapter XVI. |
-- Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea |
122 |
| Chapter XVII. |
-- Special Navigational Lights and Signals |
148 |
PLATES
| I |
Flags and Pendants Used in Naval Signalling (2 pages, color) |
| II |
Substitutes (color) |
| III |
Flags and Pendants Used in the International Code (color) |
| IV |
Ensigns, Admirals' Flags, &c (of Various Nations, 10 pages, color) |
| V |
Special Badges in Flags Flown by Various Officials (6 pages, b/w) |
| VI |
House Flags and Funnel (British and Foreign, 5 pages, color) |
| VII |
Semaphore Signs and Significations (b/w) |
| VIII |
Heliograph (b/w) |
| IX |
Heliograph (b/w) |
| X |
Relative Ranks, &c (Shoulder Badges, 3 pages, b/w) |
| XI |
Distinction Lace Worn by Naval Officers (Cuffs and Epaulets, 2 pages, b/w)_ |
| XII |
Distinction Lace Worn by Military Officers (meaning "Army"?, b/w)_ |
TABLES
| I |
Signs to be used with the Morse code (4 pages) |
| II |
Abbreviated Titles, &c (3 pages) |
| III |
Standards of Knowledge |
| IV |
Logs, Returns and Forms Supplied |
| V |
Pattern Numbers of Signal Flags and Pendants |
| VI |
Table of Gun Salutes (foldout to triple width) |
| VII |
Lights Carried by Vessels (1 page b/w with 1 page color Plate) |
NOTES
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