Sunday, September 5, 2010

Seafaring Sunday: A New Uniform

September 5, 1776: The Continental Navy officially adopts the first uniforms of what will become the U.S. Navy. Shown above from left to right: Lieutenant, 1776 Captain, Midshipman, 1777 Captain, Sailor (picture via SRCalifornia.com).

2 comments:

Timmy! said...

Nice! The U. S. Navy has always rocked the coolest uniforms of any of the armed forces in my humble opinion, Pirate Queen.

Pauline said...

Ahoy, Timmy! No doubt; with the Marines a close second.