Convoy pennant
Con´voy pen´nant
| 1. | 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. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.