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Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 17:45 UTC

Tag: Faslane Royal Navy base

  • Tuesday, August 10th 2021 - 18:27 UTC

    The Rebellious reason British submarines fly the Jolly Roger after missions

    The First Sea Lord also posted an image of HMS Utmost flying a Jolly Roger in 1942, showing how the tradition has been carried on through the Second World

    The sight of a Jolly Roger flag once struck fear into the hearts of sailors at sea as it often meant a bloodthirsty band of pirates were about to launch a deadly attack – but there is a fascinating, if not somewhat rebellious, reason why today’s Royal Navy submarines fly the iconic skull and crossbones as part of a tradition that dates back to the First World War.