Since the early 18th century, one symbol has spelled terror for sailors the world over like no other. Although it most ...

Pirates. For a long time, pirate expert Peter Leeson thought this situation — pirates flying the flag known as the Jolly Roger — was a myth. "When I started studying pirates … ...

However, is this black flag, which is generally associated with the cannon-armed pirate ships of the classic age of sail, a relic of the past? However, some have also claimed that some ships still ...

A Royal Navy submarine Jolly Roger flag believed to be the oldest surviving one of its kind is to go on display at a Portsmouth museum. The maritime antique from the HMS E54, which was flown in ...

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 ...

A Royal Navy submarine Jolly Roger flag believed to be the oldest surviving one of its kind is to go on display at a Portsmouth museum. The maritime antique from the HMS E54, which was flown in ...

Jolly Roger flag from First World War submarine to go on display in museum The maritime antique will be showcased from April 27 at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum.