Pirate flag on US warships are carnival-like "over the equator ceremony," but not all of the modern pirate flag are so entertaining spirit.
Last month, three US warships in the South China Sea pirate flag fly infested waters, was friends interpreted as provocation to China. Domestic media quickly came forward to clarify the US Navy pirate flag flying just a weird "over the equator ceremony" tradition.
In fact, "over the equator ceremony" symbolizes not just hanging pirate skull and crossbones, and even veterans will ship dressed as "pirates." The purpose of the ritual is to recruit over "mitzvah."
American Chinese Zheng Yiming book "My eight years on the US aircraft carrier," a book will be mentioned in the "American" over the equator ceremony, veterans announced warships over by Poseidon and his followers. From early in the morning, the recruits will wear sneakers, shorts and white dress queuing to enter the hangar, waiting to be veterans "clean up." After experiencing all of the test, the crew will be dressed as Poseidon recruits who each have a tough issue certificates.
However, pirate flag first appeared in the US Army, not the general carnival scene. In 1942, American sailors on the naming ceremony, "Jason Kidd number" destroyer warships to the chimney painted like a pirate and a pirate flag rising from the mast to commemorate the killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor Jason Kidd general. The pronunciation of the English pirate flag just their names sound similar.
This move has been criticized not only failed, but also by the widow of Jason Kidd agree. The US Navy also endorsed this approach, and declared, "Kidd number" Navy became the only one to fly a pirate flag destroyer.
The pirate flag hanging on a warship, the United Kingdom more than the United States a long history. Around the 16th century, the British royal family funded seafarers and fleet, the Spanish plunder merchant treasure. British royal fleet funded in order to conceal the identity, with pirate flag replaced the Union Jack.
After World War I, the British navy pirate flag became a sign to show off the record. In 1914, the British naval submarine returns after two German warships sunk inaccessible a pirate flag.
Until now, the British Navy has retained this tradition. British "Victory" nuclear submarine in the war in Afghanistan and the implementation of its mandate in 2011, all with skull and crossbones to indicate the successful completion of the task during the civil war in Libya. In more earlier Malvinas Islands sea battle, pirate flag is also used to celebrate the British sank the Argentine "General Belgrano" cruiser.
In some countries, use another pirate flag. In November 2006, when the Indonesian Navy, "De Waxi number" training ship to visit China, the mast hanging side printed with skull and crossbones pirate flag. With the ship leader Nikita lieutenant colonel, he said pirate flag flying not malicious, one is alert crew facing long-term challenges and dangers at sea on the other hand, hanging pirate flag to inspire their courage to face the challenges and crew difficult.
Of course, the pirate flag is not casually can hang, hanging right occasion will be criticized. In 2009, five German police in Afghanistan to stand side of the skull and crossbones pirate before posing for pictures, one of them on the shoulders stood a yellow plastic duck, everyone will face obscured by a scarf. The German Interior Ministry said in a statement shortly, this is a "incompatible with the status" behavior, this picture "seriously damage" the image of the country.
(Author: Wang Luyao day Sun Chang Shih)
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