1.1K views · 42 reactions | Sailors aboard USS Saratoga celebrate their first crossing of the Equator with a traditional Shellback ceremony in January 1929. The lighthearted naval rite, marking the transition from “Pollywog” to “Shellback,” has bonded generations of sailors across the seven seas. #USSSaratoga #USNavy #Shellback #EquatorCrossing #NavalTradition | The Reliable Narrator | Facebook

Shellback Chronicles 🔱: Conquering the Equator with Neptune’s Blessing and Wild Ocean Adventures – What’s Your Equator Crossing Story? “Equator 0/0. King Neptune initiation, did the equatorial baptism. We are now Shellbacks! Pushed a Marlin lure across the deck with our nose, then either biting a flying fish or squid or take food slop over your head. OB did both! A laud shoutout to my gal Taylor - such a savage biting the head off a flying fish. Finally take a plunge in the ocean (I did it off