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ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2026 winners
Take a look at the winning images in the world's biggest space photography competition
Turner's 'The Battle of Trafalgar': a maligned masterpiece?
J.M.W. Turner's vast naval scene is a treasure of the Royal Museums Greenwich collection, but why was it so controversial when it was unveiled in 1824?
Dog that dived to the bottom of the ocean surfaces at the National Maritime Museum
A toy that journeyed to the very bottom of the ocean has been donated to the National Maritime Museum.
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ceremonial artifact: flag
ceremonial artifact: flag, pilot
game: game, signal flag
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visual communication t&e: flag, semaphore(pair)
visual communication t&e: flag, signal
visual communication t&e: flag, signal(instruction box)
water transport: training vessel: drillship
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Tufnell, L. G.
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German naval code (Signal flag)
International Code R; International Code W; International Code J; International Code G (Signal flag)
International Code Answering Pennant (Signal flag)
International Code G (Signal flag)
International Code 3; International Code 4 (Signal flag)
Semaphore flag (Signal flag)
International Code R; International Code W; International Code J; International Code G (Signal flag)
International Code L (Signal flag)
International Code E (Signal flag)
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International Code J (Signal flag)
International Code V ?; St Patrick's Flag ? (Signal flag)
International Code Z (Signal flag)
International Code J (Signal flag)
International Code R (Signal flag)
International Code Third Substitute Flag (Signal flag)
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Signal flag game part (Unidentified object)
Numbered wooden bars for signal flag game (Wooden bar)
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