Name/Title
Semaphore trainerEntry/Object ID
2024.1024.3Description
Black semaphore trainer.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 Primary Object Term
Device, Visual SignalingNomenclature Sub-Class
Visual Communication DevicesNomenclature Class
Visual Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
