Read: Why Some Submarines Return to Port Flying Pirate Flags But in the Navy, old habits die real hard. There's no better example than the fact that U.S. sailors wore bell-bottom trousers until ...

The pirate theme has followed the Kidd name around ... five-inch guns and the inside of the ship's doors. It's Not Just Flags ...

And pirates liked to be instantly recognisable. In the 17th century, pirate vessels would hoist flags — but not always the ones we now associate with pirates. "A red flag meant they would offer ...

On Virginia’s Northern Neck, a giant pirate ship houseboat decked out with cannons and pirate flags is on the market for $49,000. Daniel Corder, a 63-year-old retired firefighter-turned-artist, rigged ...

When it became too many flags for the sail ... is commonly seen returning to port flying a pirate flag. Flying the skull and crossbones isn't reserved strictly for submarines these days.