US nuclear sub returns flying pirate flag, sparking speculation

Fox News ^ | 14 Sep 2017

[mandaladon]

One of the United States' most advanced nuclear submarines returned to port in Washington state this week flying a Jolly Roger, a move steeped in maritime lore and mystery.

The images of the USS Jimmy Carter, a Seawolf-class nuclear-powered submarine passing through the Hood Canal, were posted to a Pentagon media site and Twitter page. They show the skull and bones flying beside the American flag, the Washington Post reported.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Maybe just a good-natured joke?

[V_TWIN]

As long as it’s not a TRUMP flag they should be ok.

[Salamander]

The day after Obeyme was elected, I ran a pirate flag up the pole and it stayed there for 8 years.

[exit82]

Black Flags Matter.

[piasa]

Keep smiling - it always makes people wonder what you’ve been up to.

[Right Brother]

The Carter is able to deploy unmanned submersibles

With the name USS Jimmy Carter, I'm surprised it doesn't deploy lollipops.

[bert]

I thought they exhibited a broom for a clean sweep

[Red Badger]

It means they launched some...............

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Maybe they were cruising around Somalia and actually sunk a pirate ship! 😀

[piasa]

Maybe the crew thought the Jolly Roger would add a little machismo to a boat unfortunate enough to be dubbed the USS Jimmy Carter.

[Bryanw92]

USS Jimmy Carter is America’s bad-ass special ops boat at this time. Don’t let the weak name fool you.

If they are flying the Jolly Roger, there is a great story that we’ll never hear.

[GOPJ]

President Trump respects the military’s ‘skills’.

I suspect lots of innovative wins are in the future - - North Korea’s being set up...

[ConservativeWarrior]

The day after Obeyme was elected, I ran a pirate flag up the pole and it stayed there for 8 years.

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Good play. Same here, but with a Gadsden flag.

Felt good putting the stars and stripes back up. Did not go unnoticed in the neighborhood.

[Delta 21]

Maybe they sunk some thing?

[Fai Mao]

It isn’t just a Royal navy Tradition.

In WW2 when a sub returned to port it flew a Jolly Roger if it had sunk an enemy vessel.

[shibumi]

[DiogenesLamp]

One of the United States' most advanced nuclear submarines returned to port in Washington state this week flying a Jolly Roger, a move steeped in maritime lore and mystery. The images of the USS Jimmy Carter,

Wait, what? The USS "Jimmy Carter" flying a Pirate flag? Some sort of bunny rabbit flag would be a more appropriate symbol of what sort of pacifist weenie Carter represents.

[UCANSEE2]

[DCBryan1]

BLAHHHHAA! LOL! I really did spit coffee out my nose! ROFLMAO! Post of the day!