A flexible connection (50, 150, 250) between a first fluid conveying member and a second member that are movable relative to each other in roll and pitch directions, comprising: an articulated connection that interconnects the first fluid conveying member and the second member, the articulated connection (50, 150, 250) including a first portion fixed to the first fluid conveying member and a second portion fixed to the second member, and the articulated connection (50, 150, 250) permits the first fluid conveying member and the second member to move relative to each other about roll and pitch axes that are perpendicular to one another and the roll and pitch axes are each perpendicular to a central longitudinal axis of the first fluid conveying member; and a flexible, fluid impermeable bellows (54, 162, 254) adjacent to the articulated connection(50, 150, 250), the flexible fluid impermeable bellows (54, 162, 254) includes a first end fixed to the first fluid conveying member and a second end fixed to the second member, the flexible fluid impermeable bellows (54, 162, 254) is configured to contain internal and/or external fluid pressure across the flexible connection and comprises: a plurality of flexible ring segments; a plurality of steel channel ring segments that form radially outward facing channels; the plurality of flexible ring segments positioned in an alternating adjacent arrangement with the plurality of steel channel ring segments, the steel channel ring segments being coupled on a first side to a first flexible ring segment and on a second side to a second flexible ring segment; wherein each flexible ring segment comprises a ring of elastomer having a pair of end flanges (96a, 96b) and a pair of intermediate flanges (98a, 98b) that are interconnected so as to define two radially inward facing valleys (100a, 100b) and a radially outward facing valley, and steel rings disposed in the radially inward facing valleys (100a, 100b); and for each ring of elastomer, one of the end flanges thereof is disposed between one of the steel rings and one of the steel channel ring segments. an articulated connection that interconnects the first fluid conveying member and the second member, the articulated connection (50, 150, 250) including a first portion fixed to the first fluid conveying member and a second portion fixed to the second member, and the articulated connection (50, 150, 250) permits the first fluid conveying member and the second member to move relative to each other about roll and pitch axes that are perpendicular to one another and the roll and pitch axes are each perpendicular to a central longitudinal axis of the first fluid conveying member; and a flexible, fluid impermeable bellows (54, 162, 254) adjacent to the articulated connection(50, 150, 250), the flexible fluid impermeable bellows (54, 162, 254) includes a first end fixed to the first fluid conveying member and a second end fixed to the second member, the flexible fluid impermeable bellows (54, 162, 254) is configured to contain internal and/or external fluid pressure across the flexible connection and comprises: a plurality of flexible ring segments; a plurality of steel channel ring segments that form radially outward facing channels; the plurality of flexible ring segments positioned in an alternating a plurality of flexible ring segments; a plurality of steel channel ring segments that form radially outward facing channels; the plurality of flexible ring segments positioned in an alternating adjacent arrangement with the plurality of steel channel ring segments, the steel channel ring segments being coupled on a first side to a first flexible ring segment and on a second side to a second flexible ring segment; wherein each flexible ring segment comprises a ring of elastomer having a pair of end flanges (96a, 96b) and a pair of intermediate flanges (98a, 98b) that are interconnected so as to define two radially inward facing valleys (100a, 100b) and a radially outward facing valley, and steel rings disposed in the radially inward facing valleys (100a, 100b); and for each ring of elastomer, one of the end flanges thereof is disposed between one of the steel rings and one of the steel channel ring segments.