'Convoy pennant' definitions:

Definition of 'Convoy pennant'

From: GCIDE
  • Convoy pennant \Con"voy pen"nant\ 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 1913 Suppl.]