British Navy Quotations

There is no cannibalism in the British navy, absolutely none, and when I say none, I mean there is a certain amount.

The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy.

What astounds me about the history of the British Navy is how cheaply we have policed the world for 300 years.

The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy and the lash.

Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash.