The Reason Why This U.S. Navy Destroyer Flies a Pirate Flag

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The Reason Why This U.S. Navy Destroyer Flies a Pirate Flag

You usually don't see warships rocking the Jolly Roger.
By Kyle Mizokami   
Sep 25, 2020
 

    The guided missile destroyer USS Kidd was recently spotted flying a Jolly Roger flag.
    The flag is a nod to Rear Admiral Kidd’s nickname, “Cap,” itself a reference to the notorious Captain Kidd the pirate.
    The Navy destroyer is adorned with the skull and crossbones of the Jolly Roger, from the flag to steel doors.

Keen observers spotted the guided missile destroyer USS Kidd earlier this week flying the Jolly Roger pirate flag. Not every warship can get away with flying a flag associated with piracy and lawlessness, but the USS Kidd isn't any ordinary warship. The story, as The War Zone explains, goes all the way back to Pearl Harbor.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a34147216/why-us-navy-destroyer-flies-jolly-roger-pirate-flag/

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I was on a ship that flew the Jolly Roger.
We were going through the "Shellback Ritual" at the time.

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All they found of Adm Kidd following the attack was his Annapolis class ring, fused by the heat to the top of the battle conning room.