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Originally Posted by Hackett
The pole on the bow wasn't used to fly a flag, per se! The "Flag Staff" was, as already mentioned. located aft of the FlaK gun platform. The "Jack Staff" -The wee pole at the heart of this topic.
was a simple instrument used to aid in navigation. The reason for it's intermittent use on various boat models is anyone's guess.
Probadly an oversight on one of the desginers. The transition from sail, and wood, to steam, to coal, diesel, and steel hadn't, at that time been more than 35 yrs. Old methods of sailing, still being incorporated into modern designs.
The only people who are likely to miss this feature on the Type VIIB model, are people who are more anal retentive than iam, about "Rivet Counting".  |
Come to think of it, it might have had a white Bow Light mounted on it too... as an aid to Navigation... i.e. Anchor Light for inport use...
Cordialement, Duke of Earl