Black Tot Day 50th Anniversary - 31 July 2020
On 31 July 1970, the final day of the rum ration, it was poured as usual at 6 bells in the forenoon watch (11am) after the pipe of 'up spirits'. Some sailors wore black armbands, tots were 'buried at sea' and in one navy training camp there was a mock funeral procession complete with black coffin and accompanying drummers and piper.

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In 2020 we mark the 50th anniversary of Black Tot Day - the day when sailors in the Royal Navy were issued with their final daily ration of rum, ending a tradition of more than 300 years.
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