The History Behind Nautical Flags
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Nautical flags were originally used for communications among comrades during military entanglements. What started as a limited communication system evolved over centuries into a comprehensive, internationally-recognized signaling system functional for military and non-military purposes. Recreational vessels also use nautical flags as well as code signal flags to identify themselves and to communicate with other ships.