International maritime signal flags - Number pennants

Zero and One








Two and Three








Four and Five








Six and Seven








Eight and Nine

International maritime signal flags - Numbers

OK, here is the deal - numbers can be shown on flags or on pennants. The 'allied' flags are square like the letter flags but there are also number pennants which are closer to triangular and have more than a passing similarity to bunting when used.

Anyway, here are the numbers zero to nine in flags, the pennants will follow.

Zero

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

International maritime signal flags - Z

I require a tug.

When made by fishing vessels operating in close proximity on the fishing grounds it means: "I am shooting nets".

With one or more numerals, time (UTC). (The first two denote hours and the rest minutes.)

(Origin of the phrase 'Zulu Time'.)

International maritime signal flags - Y

I am dragging my anchor.