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RN Dressing Ship Patterns

Bruce Constable writes

I have a website regarding the RN Dressing Ship patterns used since 1889. I am looking for a copy of the Dressing Line Flags Diagram used between 1920 and 1948. These official diagrams showed the order of flags to be used on the dressing lines. Prior to 1914 the diagrams appeared in the RN Fleet Signal Book but after WW1. I think they may have been in a BR Publication. For the above time frame, the RN, RAN, and RNZN would all have used the same pattern.

You can find a post war diagram that I composed using photos of HMS Duke of York taken in 1947 .  Click here for the Link. but I’m not sure it is completely accurate.

Bruce Constable is available at hmasperth1{AT}yahoo.com.au (Replace {AT} with @) if you can assist.