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

It's the year 1715. At sea. Somewhere near the Bahamas. Out from the waves, a vessel appears. It hoists a black flag, with an insignia of a white skull above two crossed bones. Pirates. For a long ...

The original Jolly Roger 02:18. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Jolly Roger flags have become commonplace throughout PNC Park during baseball season. But who started it all?

Tag: Jolly Roger flag. Tuesday, August 10th 2021 - 18:27 UTC The Rebellious reason British submarines fly the Jolly Roger after missions. The sight of a Jolly Roger flag once struck fear into the ...

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 the tradition but by World War II, other nations ...

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 ...

In 1981, a new USS Kidd, the first of its eponymous class of warships, entered service and inherited the tradition (and permission) to hoist the Jolly Roger until it was given to Taiwan in 1998.