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Uniform Regulations. United States Navy, 1852
FULL DRESS. [SEA OFFICERS.]
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Coat.
- For a Captain -- shall be of Navy blue cloth, double breasted, lined and faced with white silk
serge; two rows of large Navy buttons on the breast, nine in each row, placed four inches and a half apart from eye
to eye at top, and two inches an a half at bottom. Stand up collar, to hook in front at bottom, and to slope thence
upwards and backwards at an angle of twenty-five degrees on each side, and to rise no higher than will permit a free
movement of the chin over it; to have a strip of Navy gold lace, one inch and a half wide around the top and down
the front, with a strip of gold lace one-half of an inch wide around the bottom, as per pattern. The cuffs to be two
inches and a half deep, with one strip of gold lace three-quarters of an inch wide below the seam, but joining it,
and two strips of lace of the same width on the sleeves, above the cuffs, separated by a space of half an inch from
each other, and a like strip of lace from the lower button to the end of the cuff, on the upper side of the opening,
and four small size Navy buttons in the opening.
The waist of the coat to descend to the top of the hip bone; the skirts to begin about one-fifth of
the circumference from the front edge and descend four-fifths from the hip bone towards the knee, and to be lined
with white silk serge, with one button behind on each hip and one near the bottom of the skirt in each fold. The
pocket flaps to be pointed and laced all around with three- quarter inch lace, lined with white serge to show the
edge of the lining, and to have four large Navy buttons underneath, showing one half of their diameter. Coat always
to be worn fully buttoned.
- For a Commander -- the same in all respects as for a Captain, except that it shall have lace
one inch and a quarter wide around the top and down the front of the collar one strip of gold lace three quarters of
an inch wide on the upper edge of the cuff, touching the seam, and one of the same width on the sleeve above the
cuff, the two separated by a space of one-half of an inch, and a like strip from the lower button to the end of the
cuff. The pocket flaps to be without lace, with but three large buttons underneath them, and but three small buttons
in the opening of the cuff.
- For a Lieutenant -- the same in all respects as for a Commander, except that it shall have lace
one inch wide around the top and down the front of the collar, and but one strip of lace three-quarters of an inch
wide around the upper edge of the cuff, touching the seam.
- For a Master -- the same in all respects as for a Lieutenant, except that instead of lace, it
shall have around the cuffs three medium size Navy buttons and three small ones in the opening.
- For a Passed Midshipman -- the same in all respects as for a Master, except that there shall be
no lace around the bottom of the collar, and no buttons around the cuffs.
- For a Midshipman -- the same in all respects as for a Passed Midshipman, except that the collar,
instead of lace, shall have embroidered on each side in gold thread, a foul anchor three inches long and two inches
from bill to bill.
- For a Boatswain, Gunner, Carpenter and Sailmaker -- shall be of Navy blue cloth, lined with the
same; rolling collar, double breasted, two rows of large Navy buttons on the breast, eight in each row; pointed
pocket flaps, with three large buttons underneath each, showing one half their diameter; three medium size buttons
around each cuff and two small ones in each opening; one button behind on each hip, one in the middle of each fold
and one in each fold near the bottom of the skirt. On each side of the collar to have one loop of three-quarters wide
gold lace to show one inch and a half wide, and four inches long, with a small size Navy button in the point of each
loop.
Pantaloons.
For all Officers--Shall be of Navy blue cloth, or white drill, made loose, to spread well
over the foot, and to be worn over the boots or shoes. Blue pantaloons will have a stripe of Navy gold lace down the outer
seam, one inch and a half wide for Captains; one inch and a quarter wide for Commanders; and one inch wide for Lieutenants;
gold cord three-eighths of an inch in diameter, will be worn on the outer seam of blue pantaloons by Masters, and one-fourth
of an inch in diameter by Passed Midshipmen.
Within the tropics, white drill pantaloons will be worn at all seasons.
North of the tropics, blue cloth pantaloons will be worn from the first of October to the
fifteenth of May, and the white from the fifteenth of May to the first of October.
South of the tropics, blue will be worn from the fifteenth of May to the first of October,
and the white from the first of October to the fifteenth of May, unless otherwise directed by written order of the
Commander-in-chief of a Squadron or of a vessel acting singly.
Vest.
For all Officers--If worn, to be white, single breasted, standing collar, with nine small Navy buttons in front, and
not to show below the coat.
Cocked Hat..
Captains, Commanders, Lieutenants, Pursers, Surgeons, Passed Assistant and Assistant Surgeons, Masters,
Passed Midshipmen, Midshipmen, Secretaries, Chief Engineers and First Assistant Engineers, when in full dress or in undress,
will wear black cocked hats of the following description, viz: Not more than eight nor less than six inches and a half high on
the back (or fan,) nor more than eight nor less than five inches in front (or cock,) and not more than nineteen nor less than
seventeen inches long, from point to point, the curve to be one inch and one-tenth at the back; the hat to be bound with black
silk lace, to show one inch and a quarter on each side; in the fold at each end of the hat a tassel, formed of five gold and
five blue bullions, and on the cock, a black silk cockade five inches wide. Captains and Commanders to wear over the cockade,
a loop of six gold bullions half an inch in diameter, the two inner bullions to be twisted together, with a small Navy button
in the lower end of the loop.
All other Officers entitled to wear cocked hats, will wear over the cockade a loop formed of four
gold bullions three-eighths of an inch in diameter, not twisted, with a small button in the lower end of the loop.
Epaulettes
Captains, Commanders, Lieutenants, Pursers, Surgeons, Passed Assistant and Assistant
Surgeons, Masters in the line of promotion and Chief Engineers, will wear two gold epaulettes of the
dimensions, bullion and finish shown in the patterns, and with the following devices in silver, on the frog, viz:
for:
- Captains, an eagle and anchor two inches and five-eighths long, with a silver embroidered star above,
one inch and one-eighth in diameter.
The senior Captain in the Navy and the Commander-in-chief of a Squadron will have on the strap an additional
star, one inch in diameter - the centres of the stars to be separated one inch and a half.
- Commanders will have two crossed foul anchors, two inches long from crown to ring.
- Lieutenants one foul anchor, two inches long.
- Masters' epaulettes will be plain and of the same pattern as Lieutenants.
Sword and Scabbard.
For all Officers--shall be cut and thrust blade, not less than twenty-six nor more than twenty-nine inches long, half basket hilt, grip white: Scabbards of black leather. Mountings of gilt; and all as per pattern.
Sword Belt.
For all Officers--shall be of plain black glazed leather, not less than one inch and a half, nor more than two inches wide, with slings of the same not less than one-half nor more than three- quarters of an inch wide, and a hook in the forward ring to suspend the sword. Belt-plate of yellow gilt in front, two inches in diameter, as per pattern.
Sword Knot.
For a Captain and Commander--shall be blue and gold cord, 24 inches long, including the tassel; gold and blue slide; tassel of twelve gold bullions one inch and three-quarters long, enclosing five blue bullions, with basket-worked head.
For all other Commissioned Officers strap of gold lace, half an inch wide, and eighteen inches long, including the tassel; gold slide; tassel of twelve gold bullions, one inch and three- quarters long, with basket-worked headall as per pattern.
Cravat and Stock.
For all Officers--shall be of black silk, without any tie in front: a white shirt collar to show above it.
UNDRESS. [SEA OFFICERS.]
Coat.
- For a Captain--shall be a frock-coat of Navy blue cloth, faced with the same, and lined with
black silk serge; double breasted, with two rows of large Navy buttons on the breast, nine in each row, placed four
inches and a half apart from eye to eye at top, and two inches and a half at bottom.
Rolling collar, skirts to be full, commencing at the sop of the hip-bone and descending four- fifths thence
toward the knee, with one button behind on each hip, and one near the bottom of each fold. Cuffs the same as for full
dress.
- For a Commander--the same in all respects as for a Captain, except that the cuffs shall have but
two strips of gold lace around them, half an inch apart, one above and the other below the seam, but joining it, and
three small buttons in the opening.
- For a Lieutenant--the same in all respects as for a Commander, except that the cuffs shall have
but one strip of gold lace around the upper edge.
- For a Master--the same as for a Lieutenant, except that the cuffs shall have, instead of lace,
three medium size Navy buttons around the upper edge.
- For a Passed Midshipman--the same as for a Master, excepting the buttons around the cuffs.
- For a Midshipman--the same as for a Passed Midshipman, except that medium buttons shall be
substituted for the large buttons.
Shoulder Straps.
Every officer entitled to epaulettes, shall wear above the shoulder seam of the
undress-coat, shoulder straps, made according to pattern, as follows:
- For a Captain -- of blue cloth, four inches long and one inch and three-eighths wide, bordered with an
embroidery of gold, one- quarter of an inch in width, with the same device as prescribed for the frog of the epaulette,
(except the star) embroidered on silver on the center of the strap.
The senior Captain in the Navy, and the Commander-in-chief of a squadron, will wear in addition, a silver star,
seven- tenths of an inch in diameter, on each end of the strap.
- For a Commander -- the same as for a Captain, except that the device shall be the same as that directed
for the epaulettes.
- For a Lieutenant -- the same as for a Commander, except that, the device shall be the same as that
directed for the epaulettes.
- For a Master -- the same as for a Lieutenant, without any device.
- For a Passed Midshipman -- a gold lace strap, one-half of an inch wide and four inches long.
Shoulder straps to be always worn as distinctive marks, when the epaulettes are not worn.
