Royal Navy traditions

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Royal Navy traditions encompass the historic customs, ceremonies, symbols, and practices that define the culture and identity of the United Kingdom’s naval service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural practice
military tradition
naval tradition
associatedWith Royal Navy
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
hasComponent Battle of Trafalgar commemorations
Battle of the Atlantic commemorations
Black Tot Day commemoration
Bosun’s call usage
Christmas at sea customs
Fleet Review ceremonies
New Year’s Day at sea customs
Remembrance Sunday observance
Royal Marines band participation
Sunday divisions
Trafalgar Night dinner
Two Minutes’ Silence observance
affiliation with towns and communities
battle honours displays
change of command ceremonies
chiefs’ and petty officers’ mess customs
colours and sunset ceremonies
colours ceremonies
crossing the line ceremony
crossing-the-line certificates
display of decommissioned ship’s bells in churches or institutions
formal dining-in nights
formal inspection parades
gun salutes
homecoming and families’ welcome ceremonies
junior rates’ mess customs
launching ships with a bottle of champagne
loyal toasts to the monarch
maintenance of memorials and monuments
mess traditions
naming of ships after battles, cities, and figures
naval ceremonies
naval chaplaincy customs
naval customs
naval etiquette
naval funerals
naval heritage education
naval honours and awards ceremonies
naval marching style
naval mess dress customs
naval mottos
naval museum and heritage ship preservation
naval prayers and graces
naval reunion events
naval salutes
naval saluting etiquette
naval slang
naval songs and shanties
naval symbols
naval toasts
naval toasts of the day
naval weddings
observance of naval anniversaries
observance of naval dress regulations
observance of naval law and King’s Regulations
observance of silence at sea for fallen sailors
officers’ wardroom customs
parading of the Queen’s Colour
pipe calls
pipe the side
presentation of commissions and warrants
presentation of ship’s plaques
remembrance ceremonies
rum ration history
sea cadet and youth engagement customs
ship adoption schemes
ship badges
ship commissioning ceremonies
ship decommissioning ceremonies
shipboard rituals
ship’s bell usage
sponsorship by members of the Royal Family
sponsorship of ships by patrons
tot time ritual (historical)
uniform customs
use of battle ensigns in action (historical)
use of ship’s mottoes and sayings
use of the Union Jack at the jackstaff
use of the White Ensign
use of traditional naval insignia
use of traditional naval ranks
use of traditional navigation and seamanship terms
watchkeeping routines

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White Ensign associatedWith Royal Navy traditions