Chief officer petty officers and lascars in a break from boat drill on board strathnaver 1933. The chief engineer seated on the captain s right is wearing black socks. Captain browning and officers of the ss maloja 1923.
Caps were royal navy style with a rising sun and anchor in gold thread. For the first time too other engineers were. I n october 1924 its influence was further felt when p o chief and second engineers were each given an extra stripe.
The introduction of two stripes for the second officer and one for the third officer was undoubtedly the influence of the standard merchant navy uniform. E 2 2 strips then just add another for e 3. This will help you the most while at navy rtc the navy ranks are not as hard to learn as they look and knowing them will keep you out of trouble.
Purple was first officially designated for engineers in 1865 but uniforms weren t commonly worn by engineers in the merchant navy passenger liners being a notable exception. There is a common perception that british merchant engineers wear purple under their stripes in memory of the sacrifice made by titanic s engineers but that is pure myth. Sold as a set of two for both shoulders.
Merchant marine captain mate and deckhand uniform shoulder boards and epaulets feature an anchor symbol with one to four gold or silver bars on black 60 40 cloth material. Naval auxiliaries were members of the royal fleet auxiliary and crews of admiralty cable ships or merchant ships or commissioned rescue tugs requisitioned by the royal navy and coming under naval discipline. These are the equivalent merchant navy and royal navy ranks officially recognised by the british government in the second world war.
Specifications of the epaulettes. The epaulette worn by the merchant navy officers have black color in the background with yellow or golden stripes over it as per the rank specified for it. The merchant navy also uses the same to denote the rank of officer on the cruise ship.
In doing this they sustained a considerably greater casualty rate than almost every other branch of the armed services and.
Merchant navy captain stripes. The uniform with wavy stripes and a diamond in between are for radio officers abroad the vessels. At the same time the merchant navy uniforms that features stripes with diamond can only be used by officers having the certificate of competency coc. However the features on the merchant navy dress display slight differences from country to. Merchant navy uniform one way to understand the rank of officers in merchant navy is their uniform because it plays a very significant role in maintaining the sense of pride to the officers.
The epaulettes and strips on it are the main feature that distinguishes different rank officers from higher to lower order so that it is easy to understand. Merchant seamen crewed the ships of the british merchant navy which kept the united kingdom supplied with raw materials arms ammunition fuel food and all of the necessities of a nation at war throughout world war ii literally enabling the country to defend itself.
Merchant seamen crewed the ships of the british merchant navy which kept the united kingdom supplied with raw materials arms ammunition fuel food and all of the necessities of a nation at war throughout world war ii literally enabling the country to defend itself. The epaulettes and strips on it are the main feature that distinguishes different rank officers from higher to lower order so that it is easy to understand. Merchant navy uniform one way to understand the rank of officers in merchant navy is their uniform because it plays a very significant role in maintaining the sense of pride to the officers.
However the features on the merchant navy dress display slight differences from country to. At the same time the merchant navy uniforms that features stripes with diamond can only be used by officers having the certificate of competency coc. The uniform with wavy stripes and a diamond in between are for radio officers abroad the vessels.
