The imagined sinking of Veinticinco de Mayo leads to a discussion of submarine return traditions. A broom signifies a clean sweep when the submarine has hit everything it fired at. In this scenario, Splendid would return displaying one, as Conqueror did. The Jolly Roger is also identified as part of Royal Navy submarine culture.
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The broom and Jolly Roger on a returning submarine
The hypothetical success of Splendid introduces the meaning of the clean-sweep broom and the submarine service's Jolly Roger.