How Do Warships Communicate When Radio Contacts Are Being Off

Hello everyone! You are watching another episode at Military TV! Have you ever wondered how do the warships communicate when the radio contacts are being silent such as when doing convoy during the battle times? Or how do the ships navigate in order to keep the fleet all together and prevent them from collisions to one another?

In today’s session we will take a look at “The Blinker Lights”, what is it actually? how does it works? and how does it transform from time to time?

Generally, the blinker light has been used by warships all around the world to deliver messages across long distances for more than 200 years. Since 1867, lights have been used to spell out messages in Morse code. The "blinker light" became a helpful tool for signalling after the introduction of electric lights in the 1890s. Blinker lights were vital for commerce ships operating in wartime convoys. This blinking lights is a type of semaphore system that uses a visual signalling device to communicate optically, generally using Morse code. Captain Philip Howard Colomb of the Royal Navy was the first to put the idea of flashing dots and dashes from a lantern into reality in 1867. Additionally, signal lamps continue to be used to the present day on naval vessels. They allow convenient, relatively secure communications, which is especially beneficial during periods of radio silence, such as for convoys operating during the Battle of the Atlantic.

Since World War II, the process for sending messages using signal lamps has barely changed. It requires someone trained in Morse code to operate the lamp’s shutter by hand, and involves a lot of time receiving, decoding, and replying to messages. Using FLTC, Sailors can quickly and easily type and send messages-with fewer mistakes-even if they don’t know Morse code.

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