11 Facts About Jolly Roger

Jolly Roger is the traditional English name for the flags flown to identify a pirate ship preceding or during an attack, during the early 18th century .

Just as variations on the Jolly Roger design existed, red flags sometimes incorporated yellow stripes or images symbolic of death.

Just possessing or using a Jolly Roger was considered proof that one was a criminal pirate rather than something more legitimate; only a pirate would dare fly the Jolly Roger, as he was already under threat of execution.

Remembering Wilson's statements, commanding officer Max Horton instructed his submariners to manufacture a Jolly Roger, which was flown from the submarine as she entered port.

The Jolly Roger has been adopted as the logo of the Royal Navy Submarine Service.

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Three American destroyers named USS Kidd have all flown the Jolly Roger; they were named for US Navy Rear Admiral Isaac C Kidd, not for William Kidd.

Jolly Roger flag became a cliche of pirate fiction in the 19th century.

Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Pirates of Penzance introduced pirates as comedic characters, and since the later 20th century, pirates sporting the Jolly Roger flag were often depicted as cartoonish or silly characters.

Additionally, the Jolly Roger is depicted in Eiichiro Oda's manga One Piece, in which the pirate crews in the series have different designs that reflects the appearance of the captain or a personal theme of the crew .

Jolly Roger is the popular icon of all University College Cork sports teams.

Immediately prior to the start of the fourth quarter, the normal Jolly Roger is lowered and replaced with a flag bearing the ECU Jolly Roger on a red background, indicating that the Pirates will grant their opponents "no quarter".