The Navy Midshipmen will use their annual bout against the Army Black Knights to honor a historically significant force. Navy ...
The threads are inspired by the Jolly Rogers fighting squadron, which adopted their name from the famous flag flown by pirates dating back to the 18th century. Earlier in the year, fans had high ...
The flag was made from scraps of material by petty officer Sharp (pictured on the right in the back row), he was awarded The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) A Jolly Roger pirate flag from a ...
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 ...
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard museum said the Jolly Roger was often thought of as a pirate flag. Royal Navy submarines have used it to show success and pride when returning from war. The earliest ...