Name/Title
Semaphore pocket signal diskEntry/Object ID
2024.1024.4Description
Front side has flag signal guide. Back side has mores code guide. Contains dust jacket for the Semaphore pocket signal disk.Context
Battleship Texas was flagship of the Training Detachment from June 27, 1937, to September 1, 1939. She made many Midshipman Cruises with students from the Naval Academy throughout this period.
Marvin C. Frame transferred to Battleship Texas on August 23, 1938, as a semaphore operator. He became a QM3c on December 31, 1939, before he left the ship on January 11, 1940. His younger brother, Robert A. Frame, joined the crew of Battleship Texas as an SF3c on September 7, 1940. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Marvin reenlisted and briefly returned to Battleship Texas alongside his brother as a QM2c from March 19, 1942, to August 1, 1942. Robert made SF2c on October 1, 1942, and transferred off on December 12, 1942.
Semaphore was a system of message sending by positioning two flags to denote letters.Collection
Collection (Marvin C. Frame), Historical CollectionsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Flag, SemaphoreNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Flag, SignalNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Cover, DustNomenclature Primary Object Term
Device, Visual SignalingNomenclature Primary Object Term
Cover, FurnishingNomenclature Sub-Class
Visual Communication DevicesNomenclature Sub-Class
Furniture CoveringsNomenclature Class
Visual Communication T&ENomenclature Class
Household AccessoriesNomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationNomenclature Category
Category 02: Furnishings
