Colours of the Fleet
Despite the increasing sophistication of technology in the Royal Navy, the traditions surrounding 'The Colours of the Fleet' are still maintained.
The importance of representing the nation and the Sovereign in our maritime organisations is as great as it ever was, and flags provide both the traditional and most obvious way of doing this.
Flags have always had an important part to play at sea: for passing messages, for identifying other vessels or the people carried in them, for warning of danger and many other purposes. Today's flags provide a very useful means of identification and the traditional ceremonial surrounding Naval flags remains firmly part of Service life.