What Ship, Where Bound?: A History of Visual Communication at Sea

by David Craddock

Book Overview

What Ship, Where Bound? takes its title from the familiar opening exchange of signals between passing ships and celebrates the long history of visual communications at sea. It traces the visual language of signaling from the earliest naval banners or streamers used by the Byzantines in AD 900 through to Morse signaling still used at sea today.

The three sections, Flag Signaling, Semaphore, and Light Signaling each trace the development of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526784823
• ISBN13: 9781526784827
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"