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Admiralty, 30th October 1877 As promulgated in the July 1879 edition of the Navy List. Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers, Seamen & Boys
Blue Cloth Jacket�To be made of navy blue cloth, double breasted, with stand and fall collar, sleeve sufficiently large to go easily over a duck and serge frock, to reach to the hip, with an opening at the cuff on the seam with two small black buttons, one inside breast pocket on the left side, and seven black horn crown and anchor buttons seven-tenths of an inch in diameter, on each side according to a pattern, except Chief Petty Officers who are to wear Navy gilt buttons. Blue Cloth Trowsers�To be made of navy� blue cloth, of the ordinary naval pattern, fitting tight at the waistband, with two pockets and broad flap and stained bone buttons. Duck or White Drill Frocks�To be made with collar and wristband of blue jean, the collar having a border of three rows of three-sixteenths of an inch white tape, one-eighths of an inch apart, and the wristbands to be peaked with two rows of white tape one-eighth of an inch apart along the upper margin, and one on the lower, with one white metal dead-eye button at each of the wrists. Duck Trowsers�To be made of white duck, in a similar manner to the blue trowsers, with white-metal dead-eye buttons. Blue Serge Frock�To be made of the same material and pattern as that now in use. Pea Jacket�To be of blue Flushing, the same as the present pattern and material, with seven buttons on each side, black horn, navy pattern, one inch and a third in diameter. Black Silk Handkerchief� Hat�To be black or white depending on the climate. The hat to be four inches high in the crown, three inches wide in the brim, and seven inches across the crown, and made sennet, covered with brown holland painted black, with a hat ribbon bearing the ship�s name; and in warm climes the same hat uncovered. Cap�To be worn at night, and at sea when ordered. The cap to be made round of No. 1 cloth, and partially stiffened across the crown, similar in shape to that worn by Naval Officers, without the peak. Diameter across the crown; for men, ten inches; for boys nine inches; with a ribbon bearing the ship�s name. Woolen Comforter�To be of a dark blue colour. Badges� Petty Officers and Leading Seamen are to wear and embroidered badge of distinction on the upper part of the left sleeve of their jacket, viz:
On the blue frock the badge is to be red, and blue on a white frock Gunnery Instructors and Seaman Gunners are to wear an embroidered mark of distinction on the upper part of the right sleeve of their jackets, viz:
On the blue frock the badge is to be red, and blue on a white frock Skilled Shipwright Apprentices 3rd Class�Jacket, long, blue cloth; waistcoat, blue, single breasted; trowsers, blue or white according to the time of year; cap, plain blue cloth, with a leather peak. 2nd Class�The same, with the addition of a First Class petty Officer�s badge. 1st Class�The same, with the addition of a Chief Petty Officer�s badge but with gilt buttons on the jacket and waistcoat. Servants of All Classes To wear a blue jacket and blue or white trousers, according to order. � Dave Perkins ^ back to top ^ |