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Collection of flaghoist signals used by the Russian Navy
The Russian Navy Code of Signals is a collection of flaghoist signals , which is used together with semaphore alphabet for the transmission of information between the ships of the Russian Navy and also with the shore. Its use resembles that of the signals of other navies but it is only used within the Russian fleet. For communication with foreign or civilian vessels the International Code of Signals is used.[ 1]
The Russian Navy Code of Signals originates from a similar code of signals used by the Imperial Russian Navy . It was used by the Soviet Navy and with mostly insignificant changes remains in use by the Naval fleet of the Russian Federation .[ 1]
The complete set of flags consists of 59 flags: 32 flags correspond to the letters of Russian alphabet , 10 flags correspond to numbers , 4 flags are substitutes and 13 have special values.[ 1]
The flag used by the Soviet Navy for the third substitute was based on the jack of the Imperial Russian Navy. Now that the Russian Federation is again using the old imperial jack, a new flag design is used for the third substitute.[ 2]
Flag Name
Transliteration
Meaning
Description
International Use
А, Аз
Az
Negative Answer
red swallowtail with white rectangle vertically centered at the hoist
Б, Буки
Buki
“Hoist anchor”, “full speed”
white pennant with red disk
ICS Number 1
В, Веди
Vedi
“Your course leads to danger”
red pennant with blue white-fimbriated triangle set to the hoist
Г, Глаголь
Glagolʹ
“Enemy in sight”
blue pennant
Д, Добро
Dobro
Positive answer
yellow flag.
ICS "Quebec"
Е, Есть
Estʹ
“To act independently or according to instruction”
blue pennant with yellow triangle set to the hoist.
ICS first substitute
Ж, Живете
Živete
“half speed”
white flag with red lozenge
ICS "Foxtrot"
З, Земля
Zemlâ
“motion astern”
checkered blue and white flag. Identical to the
ICS "November"
И, Иже
Iže
“Anxiety”, “the alert”
yellow over red horizontal bicolor pennant
ICS Number 7
Й, Иже краткое
Iže Kratkoe
“found mine”
white swallowtail flag with black disc
K, Како
Kako
“I am going out of order”, “I am not under control”
blue over red horizontal bicolor flag
ICS "Echo"
Л, Люди
Lûdi
“I turn to the left”
white flag with red cross throughout
England
M, Мыслете
Myslete
“slow speed”
checkered red and white flag
Н, Наш
Naš
I "conduct fire”, I " load ammunition”
red swallowtail
ICS "Bravo"
O, Он
On
“To follow me”, “I request permission…”
yellow pennant with vertical red stripe
ICS Number 0
П, Покой
Pokoj
“To turn to the right”
yellow and blue vertical bicolor
ICS "Kilo"
Р, Рцы
Rcy
horizontal triband of blue, white and blue
ICS "Juliet"
С, Слово
Slovo
“All stop (engines)”
blue flag with white saltire
ICS "Mike"
T, Твердо
Tverdo
“To have a motion… of units”
yellow and black quartered flag
ICS "Lima"
У, Ухо
Uho
I "suffer calamity”
red pennant with two white vertical stripes
ICS answering pennant
Ф, Ферт
Fert
“Cancellation”
yellow flag with black disc
ICS "India"
Х, Хер
Her
“The end of the exercise”
white flag with red couped cross
Red Cross
Ц, Цепочка
Cepočka
“To return to its connection”
red, yellow and blue horizontal triband
Ч, Червь
Červʹ
“Person(s) overboard”
blue flag with small yellow lozenge
Ш, Шапка
Šapka
“full speed”
white flag with five blue rectangles, spaced evenly and set per saltire
Щ, Ща
Ŝa
white pennant with red Scandinavian cross throughout
ICS Number 8
Ъ, Твердый знак
Tvôrdyj Znak
black over white triangular flag, divided horizontally in two equal parts.
ICS Number 6
Ы, Еры
Ery
black flag with white ascending diagonal stripe
Ь, Мягкий знак
Mâkhkij Znak
blue and white pennant, divided vertically
ICS second substitute
Э, Э оборотное
È Oborotnoe
flag with five horizontal stripes, of blue, white, red, white and blue.
ICS "Charlie"
Ю, Юла
Ûla
white flag with red saltire
ICS "Victor"
Я, Яко
Âko
“dead slow”
red flag with yellow cross
ICS "Romeo"
Flag Name
Transliteration
Meaning
Description
International Use
1 единица
edinica
Decimal Digit 1
White beside blue vertical swallowtail bicolor.
ICS "Alpha"
2 двойка
dvojka
Decimal Digit 2
Blue triangular pennant with white disk
ICS Number 2
3 тройка
trojka
Decimal Digit 3
Pennant divided vertically into red/white/blue.
ICS Number 3
4 четверка
četverka
Decimal Digit 4
Red pennant with white Scandinavian cross.
ICS Number 4
5 пятёрка
pâtërka
Decimal Digit 5
Pennant divided vertically into yellow beside blue.
ICS Number 5
6 шестёрка
šestërka
Decimal Digit 6
Red over yellow divided per bend dexter (from top-left to bottom-right)
ICS "Oscar"
7 семерка
semërka
Decimal Digit 7
Red/white/blue vertical triband
ICS "Tango"
8 восьмёрка
vosʹmërka
Decimal Digit 8
Red/White counterchanged quarters per cross
ICS "Uniform"
9 девятка
devâtka
Decimal Digit 9
White with blue cross
ICS "X-ray"
0 ноль
nolʹ
Decimal Digit 0
Four colors divided per saltire consisting of yellow/blue/red/black
ICS "Zulu"
The four substitutes and 13 special flags [ edit ]
Flag Name
Transliteration
Meaning
Description
International Use
1-ый дополнительный
1-yj dopolnitelʹnyj
1st substitute
red rectangle with the white border against the dark-blue background
ICS "Whiskey"
2-ой дополнительный
2-оj dopolnitelʹnyj
2nd substitute
red slanting strips against a yellow background
ICS "Yankee"
3-ий дополнительный
3-ij dopolnitelʹnyj
3rd substitute (Soviet era)
Russian navy jack with white border
3-ий дополнительный
3-ij dopolnitelʹnyj
3rd substitute (modern)
white over black flag divided per bend dexter (from top-hoist to bottom-fly)
4-ый дополнительный
4-yj dopolnitelʹnyj
4th substitute
Pennant quartered white, black, red and yellow.
ICS Number 9
Гюйс
Gûjs
Soviet Navy Jack
red flag with white hammer and sickle surrounded by white outline of a star
Газ
Gaz
poison gases
black flag with the white-bordered red triangle
Дым
Dym
smoke screen
white pennant with the black horizontal stripe
ICS 3rd Substitute
Телеграфный
Telegrafnyj
telegraphic code
yellow and blue vertical strips
ICS "Golf"
Шлюпочный
Šlûločnyj
lower boats
dark-blue flag with the white rectangle in the center
ICS "Papa"
Воздушный
Vozdušnyj
airplanes
white flag with the blue rectangle in the center
ICS "Sierra"
Норд
Nord
North
white flag with red inverted triangle
Зюйд
Zûjd
South
white flag with black triangle
Ост
Ost
East
white flag with black lozenge
Вест
Vest
West
Red/white quarters divided per saltire
Вопросительный
Voprostelʹnyj
interrogative flag
yellow, blue and yellow horizontal stripes
ICS "Delta"
Ответный
Otvestnyj
reciprocal flag. Raised to half mast when a signal is noticed. Raised the rest of the way up when the signal is deciphered.
red pennant with white disk
Исполнительный
Ispolnitelʹnyj
executive
vertical bicolor white and red
ICS "Hotel"