Sunday, April 14, 2013

Seafaring Sunday: Royal Navy Uniform

April 13, 1748: The first official uniform was prescribed for officers in the Royal Navy of Britain. The standard included a white waistcoat, breeches and stockings, a blue coat with cuffs and gold buttons, and a black, tricorn hat with gold lace and cockade.

For a more in depth discussion of this milestone, see this excellent post at Not By Appointment, where the above example of the original captain's undress uniform came from.
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6 comments:

  1. Timmy!April 14, 2013 at 5:12 PM

    Looks super comfortable, Pauline!

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  2. AnonymousApril 14, 2013 at 5:18 PM

    I have to remember this: there was no standard Navy uniform during the Golden Era of piracy. So, who knows what Maynard was wearing when he took Blackbeard, or what Woodes Rogers had on as he reached New Providence.

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  3. PaulineApril 14, 2013 at 7:50 PM

    Timmy!: I know; itchy.

    Lou: True story. Hopefully, Governor Rogers was dressed in a fairly formal suit. Maynard, on the other hand, you would hope not.

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  4. David MorfittMay 4, 2013 at 5:00 PM

    Glad you like the image and post about the 1748 uniform; I posted a lot of other images of officers' uniforms of the Royal Navy 1748 on my blog somewhat later than that one and you can easily find all of those if you search on Royal Navy on the blog.

    Good luck with your blog - lots of interesting things on it. :-)

    Cheers,

    David
    http://nba-sywtemplates.blogspot.co.uk/

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  5. PaulineMay 5, 2013 at 12:14 PM

    David: Love your blog. Thank you so much for supplying the added info!

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  6. David MorfittMay 13, 2013 at 3:39 PM

    Thanks, Pauline. :-) I'm glad the extra information helps too.

    Cheers,

    David
    http://nba-sywtemplates.blogspot.co.uk/

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