Thus, a new tradition for submarines was born. By World War II, the practice not only grew, but pirate flags actually were issued to submarine crews.

The USS Kidd's pirate flag, the infamous skull and crossbones that hearkens back to the Golden Age of Piracy that spanned the 17th and 18th centuries, is the only one the U.S. Navy has ever ...

Our Flag Means Death uses these events as inspiration, but it takes many delightful liberties, resulting in a pirate comedy that's fresh, irreverent, and full of winning performances.

But the pirate protagonists at the heart of One Piece and Our Flag Means Death spend very little on-screen time engaged in the illegal, violent taking of others’ wealth.