Bible Dictionaries
Convoy Pennant

Webster's Dictionary

A white pennant with red border, carried : (a) Forward on all vessels on convoy duty. (b) Alone by a senior officer present during evolutions or drills, when it commands "Silence." (c) Over a signal number, when it refers to the signal number of an officer in the Annual Navy Register.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Convoy Pennant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/convoy-pennant.html. 1828.