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Why Do Some Submarines Fly A Pirate Flag?
The First Sea Lord of the British Royal Navy ... This was the first time a submarine flew the Jolly Roger flag, but it wouldn't be the last. It started out with only British subs practicing ...
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Admiral Zambellas takes over as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff
With the flag hauled down, it was carefully folded then presented to the outgoing First Sea Lord by Victory’s Able Seaman ‘Jude’ Law. As he and Lady Stanhope departed the ship, senior ...
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The Rebellious reason British submarines fly the Jolly Roger after missions
When the Royal Navy launched its first submarine in 1901, the Sea Lord said submarines were ‘underhand, unfair, and damned un-English’ The sight of a Jolly Roger flag once struck fear into the ...