The crew aboard HMS Prince of Wales paid their respects to King Neptune as they crossed the equator



by ThatchersDirtyTaint

35 comments

  1. First learned about this from Michael Palin and love that it is very much an alive and well tradition xD

  3. Learnt about this in The Green Ship by Quentin Blake, very funny that it’s actually exactly how they do it, wooden knife and all!

  7. Am I allowed think these people all appear to be very annoying and I’d dread to be stuck on a massive boat with them all?

  10. I know the german navy does this, had no idea that it was an international thing.

  12. I never crossed the equator, but I do still have my Blue Nose certificate. Ought to frame it.

  13. The woman dunking people, I think her shirt says PUSSY BEAR on the back, at 0:32.

  14. Done it back In the 90’s just after the first Gulf war, still have my official certificate signed by His Majesty, King Neptune 🤣

  16. Do you have a source for the video? I’d love to share it with others

  19. I remember when they did this on the Cruise Ship I worked on in 2010 during a world cruise, good times

  21. Rations. Check.
    Spare parts. Check
    Weapons. Check.
    Food for the trip. Check.
    Fake beard and Neptune staff. Erm… Check?

  22. It’s either this or rum, sodomy and the lash. I think they get a vote.

  23. I’ve just spotted a couple of mates i was in the navy with on that video lol. Jammy bastards

  24. Is this the Navy?

    Fuck me standards have slipped. Looks like a booze cruise /s

  26. Done this a few times, things get a bit messy the night before, the bears and coppers come round the ship and you have to defend your mess decks. I ended up getting “borrowed” up to the P.Os mess and got gaffer taped to a table, force fed booze and got someone’s arse in my face. Good times ha ha ha!

  27. This really makes me want to contribute to the destruction of random people.

  29. Imagine the captain starting a surprise action stations drill in the middle of this

  30. My son done this for the first time last year on a different ship, he said it was a right laugh

  32. One of my most prized possessions is my great great grandfather’s crossing the line certificate, over 100 years old.

  33. Ooh, my brother’s probably somewhere in this video.

  34. When I see one of those carriers all I can think of is how long you’d have to hold your breath if you got keel hauled.

    Also this has to be the most sober Royal Navy crew in history.

  35. My dad has photos of him going through this when he went to NZ on the Rangitoto 🙂

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