signal flag E (Echo) 47 x 52"

Salvaged ship's international maritime signal flag, used by ships in communication.  The principal system of flags and codes is the Interational Code of Signals. 

Letter / code / radio name:  
Echo. Meaning: "I am altering my course to starboard."

Blazon: Per fess azure and gules.

Natural material.  Stitched.  Medium patina, medium soil, medium wear.  Smells like a ship.
Details: Tattered square fly end corner, engine grease stain appx 16" along bottom length.  Brass toggle.

Approximately 47" x 52".

The signal flag consists of 2 equal horizontal stripes: blue over red.