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…

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

The first uniform instruction for the United States Navy was issued by Secretary of War, James McHenry, on 24 August 1797 in order to provide a distinctive dress for the officers who would command the first ships of the Federal Navy. When the Federal Government was organized in 1789, there were no warships of the Revolution still in service. The immediate problems were internal, and the protection of the western frontiers. When the War Department was created in August 1789, the Secretary was…

A new, or more properly, up-to-date, uniform instruction was approved on 6 April 1959 to incorporate the many changes to the former 1951 order. In format, the 1959 regulation followed the earlier one, but instead of including illustrations of insignia, devices and uniforms in the pertinent sections, all illustrative material was placed in appendixes. To illustrate the various uniforms in Appendix A, photographs of dressed male and female manikins were used. As a result, in many cases the…

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The Regulations for the Uniform of the Navy of the United States, approved by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles on 28 January 1864, finally brought all the changes to the 1852 instruction up to date. The instruction of 1862 was but a modification of the 1852 order, not a new regulation. Changes had taken place after the modifications of 1862, so a new complete order was needed to provide a better understanding of what uniforms, insignia and rank designations were to be worn. The Navy had…

As could be expected, the 1959 Navy Uniform Regulations were modified almost as soon as they were released in printed form, as has been true of the uniform instructions since their inception. Advanced changes to the basic regulations today are issued as required by a Bureau of Naval Personnel “Notice” to all ships and stations; major revisions which include new and substitute pages and possibly a few pen and ink corrections are printed by the Government Printing Office (GPO). The first…

The Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps serve to distinguish Marines from members of other services. Among current uniforms in the United States Armed Forces, the Marine Corps dress uniforms have been in service the longest. The Marine Dress Blue uniform has, with few changes, been worn in essentially its current form since the late 19th century.

It's Commissioning Week for the Naval Academy! As the wife of a Navy veteran, I'm always ready to celebrate the men and women in the military and this week in the Annapolis area is always an exciting one. To keep the celebration going, I figured there was no better time to share this amazing photo gallery I had the honor to shoot last year with a true military family! Check it out here

US Navy Enlisted Ratings (Sleeve Patch for White Uniform]