A sailor cap is a round, flat visorless hat worn by sailors in many of the world's navies. A tally, an inscribed black silk ribbon, is tied around the base which usually bears the name of a ship or a navy. Many navies (e.g. Germany) tie the tally at the rear of the cap and let the two ends hang down to the shoulders as decorative streamers. In the Royal Navy the tally is tied off in a bow over the left ear and in the early 20th century it was customary when going on shore leave to tie a small coin in the bow to make it stand out. In wartime, as a security measure, many navies replace the name of the ship with a generic title (e.g. "HMS" = "His/Her Majesty's Ship" in the Royal Navy or "South African Navy"). The cap may be further embellished with a badge, cockade or other accessory. Visorless caps of this kind began to be worn in the mid 19th century.
The more rigid type of sailor hat with a wide, flat crown is also known as square rig (this refers generally to a type of sailor uniform) cap or pork pie (not to be confused with the brimmed pork pie hat). Until after World War II it was customary in most navies to wear a removable white cover over the dark blue cap in tropical or summer conditions only. This has been retained but as the cap is now generally a formal or dress item the white cover is worn all year around. The German Navy version of the sailor cap has a raised front in contrast to the flat top favored by the Royal Navy.[1]
The sailor cap was first introduced in September 1811 as a part of the uniform of the Imperial Russian Navy (bezkozyrka, Russian: бескозырка, 'non-peaked hat'), at the same time as an identical forage cap was adopted by the Imperial Russian Army.[2] All ranks of the Russian navy of this period wore military style uniforms[3] and the bezkozyrka was a useful development of the peaked cap in practical application to marine conditions.
The French Navy's version of the sailor cap, the bachi with its distinctive red pompom on top, was adopted about 1848.[4] Worn initially as an ordinary duty alternative for a formal leather hat with turned up side, the cap has survived as a dress item until the present day. Some navies which share similar traditions as the French Navy also adopted the bachi, but sometimes with a pompom of different colour (France, Benin, Guinea, Togo, Cameroon, : red pompom, but Senegal and Mauritania: green pompom, Lebanon: light-blue pompom). Malagasy sailors wear a bachi with a red and green pompom, according to national flag colours. The Belgian Navy adopted the same pattern of cap, light-blue pompom, but with trailing ribbons as well, on 29 March 1939,[5]. They finally stopped using the pompom ornament during the Second World War, to keep only the ribbons until our current days. The Irish Navy wear seaman's caps topped by blue pompoms.
Known as the "flat hat" or "Pancake cap" the U.S. Navy's version of the blue woolen sailor hat described above was first issued in 1852. Generally superseded progressively by the white cotton hat of the working uniform also known as a "Dixie hat" during World War II, the flat hat continued to be issued but seldom worn, until officially formally abolished in April 1963.[6]
US sailors in "dixie cup" caps
American, Bolivian, Philippine, and Venezuelan sailors currently wear a white canvas hat with an upright brim, often referred to as a "Dixie cup" in reference to its similarity to the shape of a common disposable drinking cup, or a "gob hat" or cap. This hat was also worn by Polish Navy sailors before 1939—it was called the "amerykanka" ("American hat") or "nejwihetka" (derived from the English phrase "Navy hat").
In the Royal Navy, round caps with a tally band were being worn in the 1850s and were officially prescribed in the "Uniform Regulations for Petty Officers, Seamen and Boys" of 1857.[7] Originally, the blue caps had a cover made from white cotton duck for summer and tropical use, but in 1930, a new cap with a permanent white duck crown was introduced, supplemented by a redesigned blue cap in the following year. A 1936 recommendation that the blue cap should be discontinued was not adopted and a regulation of April 1940 stipulated that white caps were not to be worn in "home waters" for the duration of the Second World War. Blue caps were finally abolished in 1956.[8]
The Royal Canadian Navy is distinct among the world navies that it does not differentiate the uniforms of its officers and non-commissioned members (NCM). Everybody, including junior NCMs, wears suits and ties with service caps or hats. Sailor suits and sailor caps are not worn anymore.[9]
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China "square rig" or "pork pie" hat
Royal Norwegian Navy cap
French National Navy "bachi" bonnet (red pompom)
Congo National Navy "bachi" bonnet (red pompom)
Togolese National Navy "bachi" bonnet (red pompom)
Senegalese National Navy "bachi" bonnet (green pompom)
Irish Naval Service seaman's caps (blue pompom)
Polish Navy cap
United States "dixie cup" hat
Polish sailors wearing "dixie cups"
Australian sailor in 1940 with the British pattern seaman's cap
Royal Thai Navy sailors with sailor cap
Royal Navy sailor with British seaman's cap
World War II Royal Canadian Navy sailor, showing the British pattern blue cap
Royal Canadian Navy sailors during World War II, with the white cap, worn in the summer or in the tropics
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Not to be confused with Sailor hat For the peaked sailor s cap see Mariner s cap For a species of flowers see Sailor caps A sailor cap is a round flat visorless hat worn by sailors in many of the world s navies A tally an inscribed black silk ribbon is tied around the base which usually bears the name of a ship or a navy Many navies e g Germany tie the tally at the rear of the cap and let the two ends hang down to the shoulders as decorative streamers In the Royal Navy the tally is tied off in a bow over the left ear and in the early 20th century it was customary when going on shore leave to tie a small coin in the bow to make it stand out In wartime as a security measure many navies replace the name of the ship with a generic title e g HMS His Her Majesty s Ship in the Royal Navy or South African Navy The cap may be further embellished with a badge cockade or other accessory Visorless caps of this kind began to be worn in the mid 19th century A Russian Navy sailor cap The more rigid type of sailor hat with a wide flat crown is also known as square rig this refers generally to a type of sailor uniform cap or pork pie not to be confused with the brimmed pork pie hat Until after World War II it was customary in most navies to wear a removable white cover over the dark blue cap in tropical or summer conditions only This has been retained but as the cap is now generally a formal or dress item the white cover is worn all year around The German Navy version of the sailor cap has a raised front in contrast to the flat top favored by the Royal Navy 1 Contents 1 History 2 Images 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe sailor cap was first introduced in September 1811 as a part of the uniform of the Imperial Russian Navy bezkozyrka Russian beskozyrka non peaked hat at the same time as an identical forage cap was adopted by the Imperial Russian Army 2 All ranks of the Russian navy of this period wore military style uniforms 3 and the bezkozyrka was a useful development of the peaked cap in practical application to marine conditions The French Navy s version of the sailor cap the bachi with its distinctive red pompom on top was adopted about 1848 4 Worn initially as an ordinary duty alternative for a formal leather hat with turned up side the cap has survived as a dress item until the present day Some navies which share similar traditions as the French Navy also adopted the bachi but sometimes with a pompom of different colour France Benin Guinea Togo Cameroon red pompom but Senegal and Mauritania green pompom Lebanon light blue pompom Malagasy sailors wear a bachi with a red and green pompom according to national flag colours The Belgian Navy adopted the same pattern of cap light blue pompom but with trailing ribbons as well on 29 March 1939 5 They finally stopped using the pompom ornament during the Second World War to keep only the ribbons until our current days The Irish Navy wear seaman s caps topped by blue pompoms Known as the flat hat or Pancake cap the U S Navy s version of the blue woolen sailor hat described above was first issued in 1852 Generally superseded progressively by the white cotton hat of the working uniform also known as a Dixie hat during World War II the flat hat continued to be issued but seldom worn until officially formally abolished in April 1963 6 nbsp US sailors in dixie cup caps American Bolivian Philippine and Venezuelan sailors currently wear a white canvas hat with an upright brim often referred to as a Dixie cup in reference to its similarity to the shape of a common disposable drinking cup or a gob hat or cap This hat was also worn by Polish Navy sailors before 1939 it was called the amerykanka American hat or nejwihetka derived from the English phrase Navy hat In the Royal Navy round caps with a tally band were being worn in the 1850s and were officially prescribed in the Uniform Regulations for Petty Officers Seamen and Boys of 1857 7 Originally the blue caps had a cover made from white cotton duck for summer and tropical use but in 1930 a new cap with a permanent white duck crown was introduced supplemented by a redesigned blue cap in the following year A 1936 recommendation that the blue cap should be discontinued was not adopted and a regulation of April 1940 stipulated that white caps were not to be worn in home waters for the duration of the Second World War Blue caps were finally abolished in 1956 8 The Royal Canadian Navy is distinct among the world navies that it does not differentiate the uniforms of its officers and non commissioned members NCM Everybody including junior NCMs wears suits and ties with service caps or hats Sailor suits and sailor caps are not worn anymore 9 Images edit nbsp China square rig or pork pie hat nbsp Royal Norwegian Navy cap nbsp French National Navy bachi bonnet red pompom nbsp Congo National Navy bachi bonnet red pompom nbsp Togolese National Navy bachi bonnet red pompom nbsp Senegalese National Navy bachi bonnet green pompom nbsp Irish Naval Service seaman s caps blue pompom nbsp Polish Navy cap nbsp United States dixie cup hat nbsp Polish sailors wearing dixie cups nbsp Australian sailor in 1940 with the British pattern seaman s cap nbsp Royal Thai Navy sailors with sailor cap nbsp Royal Navy sailor with British seaman s cap nbsp World War II Royal Canadian Navy sailor showing the British pattern blue cap nbsp Royal Canadian Navy sailors during World War II with the white cap worn in the summer or in the tropicsSee also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sailor caps Sailor suit Pork pie hatReferences edit Knotel Richard 1980 Uniforms of the World A Compendium of Army Navy and Air Force Uniforms 1700 1937 p 444 ISBN 0 684 16304 7 Haythornthwaite Philip 23 April 1987 The Russian Army of the Napoleonic Wars 1 Infantry 1799 1814 p 23 ISBN 0 85045 737 8 Knotel Richard 1980 Uniforms of the World A Compendium of Army Navy and Air Force Uniforms 1700 1937 p 466 ISBN 0 684 16304 7 Knotel Richard 1980 Uniforms of the World A Compendium of Army Navy and Air Force Uniforms 1700 1937 p 451 ISBN 0 684 16304 7 Liliane and Fred Funcken pages 150 and 153 L Uniforme et les Armes des soldats de la guerre 1939 45 tome 2 Casterman 1973 Sailors Liked the Flat Hat and Wore It for 111 Years Defense Media Network Brayley Martin J 2014 Royal Navy Uniforms 1930 1945 The Crowood Press Ltd ISBN 978 1 84797 845 5 Part One Brayley 2014 Part Two Sect 2 Dress instructions Chapter 5 Orders of dress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sailor cap amp oldid 1185521044, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
