Navy uniforms

The Navy Department’s uniform instructions of 21 January 1905, for the first time since 1886 were complete with illustrations of the clothing and insignia for both officers and men. The 1897 order had contained illustrations of the clothing of enlisted men only. The 1905 order was a compilation of the 1899 uniform change and of General Order No. 48 of 27 February 1902. The latter, a very comprehensive study, slightly revised the regulations on the dress of chaplains and included a new style…

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Uniforms of the United States Navy, 1810-1815 These are the uniforms worn by the United States Navy during the War of 1812. Obviously, the evolution of ... Uniforms of the United States Navy, 1810-1815

This post has been updated with additional information from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson. After more than 200 years, the Navy is making a fundamental change in how it will address its enlisted sailors, according to a notification on the new policy obtained by USNI News. Starting today, the service will shelve the rating system it adopted from the U.K. Royal Navy, stop referring to sailors by their job titles and adopt a job classification in line with the Army, Marine Corps…

US Navy Enlisted Ratings (Sleeve Patch for White Uniform]

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The uniform regulations of 19 February 1841 were the first to include a section on the dress of enlisted personnel. The section on the men was short and most general without a description of the clothing, so the previous uniforms, made up from physical samples to be seen at the navy yards, remained in use with only slight style modifications. The style of the officers’ full dress coat was changed and now buttoned across the chest, the buttons being in parallel rows. The undress coat was…

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The current practice of prescribing one uniform for all officers of the United States Navy with a standard system of rank insignia and the use of devices to show the specialties of the staff officers was introduced in 1830 by a uniform order of 1 May. While it would take years for the present system to develop, a start had been made. The full and undress coats of the combatant officers from captain to master, and of the older staff corps, medical and purser, were identical in cut. As under…