Excerpt from Nineteenth Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States, With the Official Numbers and Signal Letters Awarded Them by the Commissioner of Navigation, in Accordance With the Provisions of Sections 4177 of the Revised Statutes: Also, Lists and Distinguishing Signals of Vessels of the United States Navy, Quartermaster's Department, U. S. A., Revenue Marine, Light-House Board, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and United States Fish Commission, for the Year Ended June 30, 1887 The Signal-book which accompanies the Code is arranged in five parts, so that the combina tions of flags forming the entire series of signals from B, C to F, G, M, D follow in consecutive order, and must he song ht for accordingly in deciphering a signal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.