Dressed Overall in Portsmouth 15 August

[john_morris_uk]

Any idea why RN ships are dressed overall today? We’re sitting in Gosport Marina wondering. Is it something obvious I’m missing?

 

[Martin_J]

Could it be to do with the Indian frigate INS Tabar visiting Portsmouth (arrived a coyote of days ago) and today marking 75 years of India's independence from the British Empire..

Royal Navy News - INS Tabar and 75 years

 

[Martin_J]

INS Tabar does a lot more than just dress overall...
DefenceJournal Pirate vessel sunk near Oman

Word 'dress' added

 

[rjandhl]

VJ day?

 

[alan_d]

Expressing solidarity with our European neighbours? (Unlikely, I know.) August 15th is the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and is a public holiday in many nominally Catholic countries.

 

[jordanbasset]

VJ day?

I suspect it is Indian Independence, but VJ day completely passed me by, thanks for reminding me. I can see why many veterans of the Far east felt like the 'forgotten army'

 

[Mister E]

Could someone please explain what dressed overall is about.

 

[capnsensible]

Could someone please explain what dressed overall is about.

Yeah. Google can.......?

Dressing overall - Wikipedia

 

[Neeves]

It would be interesting to know which the Navy is celebrating, VJ Day or a polite recognition of Indian Independence - or to ensure no-one is upset, both at the same time - as they both occurred on the 15th August.

Jonathan

 

[Martin_J]

I'm not on Twitter but a Google search came up with this just now.. It looks like a post from somebody or something called NavyLookout.. Screenshot below

 

[Martin_J]

A close up of the first photo does indeed show it's not just the Indian vessel that's dressed overall.

 

[Giblets]

Maybe our lot were dressed for The Princess Royal's birthday.

 

[Mister E]

Yeah. Google can.......?

Dressing overall - Wikipedia

With the amount of x navy personnel on here I was hoping for a bit of inside knowledge of the experience.

 

[john_morris_uk]

With the amount of x navy personnel on here I was hoping for a bit of inside knowledge of the experience.

Dressed overall means stringing all the signal flags together and hanging them from one end of the ship to the other via the mainmast. There are a couple of suggested ‘sequences’ the signal flags are put in. The main purpose being to make sure they don’t spell out any message (rude or otherwise).

RN ships are typically’dressed overall’ to celebrate important occasions.

 

[ashtead]

When will be the next occasion when dressing overall arises ??