page_title: Customs and traditions of the Royal Navy
section_title: Divisions
hierarchical_section_title: Customs and traditions of the Royal Navy / Ceremonial / Divisions
caption_attribution_description: English: The Royal Navy during the Second World War HM King George VI inspecting divisions in HMS RAMILLIES part of the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow.
context_page_description: There are many customs and traditions associated with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, many of these traditions have carried on to other Commonwealth navies, such as Canada, India, Australia and New Zealand. These include formal customs including separate crests associated with ships, ensigns and fleet reviews. There are also several less formal customs and traditions including Naval slang commonly referred to as Jack Speak and the traditional games of Uckers and Euchre. Winston Churchill probably never dismissed the customs of the Royal Navy as "nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash".
context_section_description: A formal parade of a ship's or shore establishment's company. At the Britannia Royal Naval College, the "Lord High Admiral's Divisions" is a parade held in the presence of the monarch or her representative.
caption: King George VI inspects Divisions aboard HMS Ramillies during the Second World War.
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