UNIFORM REGULATIONS. Admiralty, 7 May 1879. IN pursuance of Her Majesty's pleasure, the following are the descriptions of the Uniform to be worn by the Officers, Petty Officers, Seamen, and Boys of the Royal Navy. By command of their Lordships, ROBERT HALL. Boarding Officers. 110. Officers boarding Foreign Ships of War are to wear their undress uniform, cocked hats, epaulettes, and side arms; when boarding other vessels frock coats and side arms. Other Occasions. 111. On other occasions not specially provided for, the Commander-in-Chief or the Senior Officer on the spot will regulate the Uniform to be worn. Officers and Men to be in same Colou 112. Officers employed afloat are to wear white or blue trowsers as may be directed by the Senior Officer but on all occasions they are to be in the same colour as the men; this rule does not, however, apply when the men are in white working dress. Cocked Hats and Side Arms. 113. All Naval Officers, when on shore, or when on duty, in full dress, or in undress coat with epaulettes, are to wear the cocked hat and sword of their respective ranks. Mourning. 114. On all occasions of mourning, Officers are to wear a piece of black crape round the left arm above the, elbow, and no other mark of mourning is ever to be worn unless specially ordered. Men may wear bands of black silk or crape, 24 inches wide, on the left arms above the marks of distinction. Officers on Retired and Reserved Lists. 115. Officers on the Retired and on the Reserved Lists, whose names appear on the List of the Navy, are per mitted to wear the Uniform of their respective ranks on State and other occasions of ceremony. XVIII. WEARING DECORATIONS AND MEDALS. Decorations and Medals how to be worn. b. Miniature orders and medals, or ribbons only, may d. The buckle of the Companionship of the Bath, The ribbon is not to exceed one inch in length, f. When the decorations and medals cannot, on FROM CHAP. XIII-INSTRUCTIONS FOR 400. Clause 5. He is to see that the men are properly clothed, in the established uniform according to the nature of the climate in which they may be serving 500. The Captain will take care that the Regulation Kit for Petty Officers, Seamen, and Boys, is strictly adhered to; he will not permit the slightest deviation from the established patterns or drawings, so that, on transfer, Men and Boys may be spared the expense of alterations. 2. The numbers of articles may, however, be exceeded when of the authorised pattern, if they can be conveniently stowed, Coat.-Blue cloth, double-breasted, ten buttons in each row, three inches apart across the breast; white collar sloped off in front, one and three-quarters inch gold lace of the Navy pattern along the top and front edges, and one-inch lace along the bottom edge, coming partly on the coat; blue cuffs with one and three-quarters inch lace round them; white slash pointed flaps in the sleeve with three small buttons, and one-inch lace round the outside edge; four rows of five-eighths of an inch distinction lace round the sleeve above the cuff one quarter of an inch apart, the upper row to form a circle, two inches diameter, in the centre of the top sleeve, pointed blue flaps on the skirt, laced all round with one and three-quarters-inch lace, and three buttons under them; a row of one-inch lace to encircle the hip buttons and form a point above them on the seam; and bottom of lappel and front and back edges of the skirt to be laced with the same; the skirt to begin at one fifth the circumference from the front edge, and to be lined with white kerseymere; one button at the bottom of the plait. Buttons-Raised, gilt, and one inch in diameter, indented with a round rim, and within, an anchor and a cable, and a crown over between two wreaths of laurel; the small buttons to be half an inch in diameter. Epaulettes.-Two gold epaulettes with embroidered straps, oak leaf and acorn pattern, with pearl crescent and edging; three small stars within the crescent and one small star on the strap, above it crossed batons surmounted by a crown; a double row of dead and bright loose bullions three inches long, and one inch and a quarter in circumference. Trowsers,-Blue cloth, with one and three-quarters inch gold lace down the outside seam, to be worn over boots, on all occasions, unless otherwise ordered. Cravat.-Black silk. Hat.-Cocked; black; the flaps seven inches in the back, six inches in the front, five and three-quarters inches at each corner, bound with gold lace two inches wide, showing one inch on each side. Black silk cockade, five inches wide, looped with six gold dead and bright bullions, three and a half eighths of an inch wide, the two centre twisted, with a button of the same size and pattern as that on the coat; and tassels with five gold and five blue bullions each. Sword.-The hilt solid, half basket guard, with raised bars, and crown and anchor badge, lion head, back-piece, white fish skin gripe, bound with three gilt wires; outside length, five inches and three-quarters; inside length, four inches and a half. The blade slightly curved, thirty-one inches and a quarter long, and one inch and three-eighths wide at the shoulder, with a flat back and the blade ground hollow to within eleven inches of the end, with a double-edged spear point Scabbard.-The top and middle lockets to be four and three inches and a half long respectively; to have loops and rings, and to be ornamented with embossed oak leaves in bas-relief; the chape to be seven inches and a half long, and to have oak leaves, as above, round the upper part, and a honeysuckle ornament at the end. Sword Knot.-Blue-and-gold rope, twenty-three inches long, with blue and gold vellum basket-work head, and twelve gold bullions; a piece of the same sort of cord, fourteen inches and three-quarters long, is to be fixed to the hilt, to which the knot is attached. Sword Belt.-Black morocco leather, lined, full one inch and a half wide in the girdle; single, one inch wide, sword-slings on carriages; the whole embroidered in gold, with oak leaves and acorns down the middle, and margined with a straight line near each edge. Gilt mountings with circular clasp in front, two inches diameter, laurel embossed edges, crown, anchor, and laurel on the centre; embossed carriage buckles, plain girdle buckles, and rings, the latter one inch and threequarters diameter in the centre; a plain, strong, gilt hook attached to the ring to suspend the sword short. Cap.-Blue cloth, eight inches across the top, with a black mohair band, one and a half inches in width with a device in the front of a crown embroidered in gold and silver, and a silver anchor surrounded by gold laurel leaves. The peak to be covered with blue cloth, bound with patent leather, embroidered all round with oak leaves in gold. Same as Admiral of the Fleet, except that there ar to be three rows only of distinction lace round th sleeves; and the Same as Commodore of the First Class, with the following exceptions: Coat. The lace on the bottom edge of lappel and on front and back edges of skirt to be omitted; the lace round top edge of the collar to be one and a half inch wide, and three-quarters of an inch along the bottom; one and a half inch lace round the flaps, and threequarters of an inch on slash in sleeve; and one inch to encircle the hip buttons. The sleeves to have one row only of one and three-quarter inch lace round them, and a loop formed of half-inch distinction lace above it. Buttons.-The same as the Admirals, omitting the laurel wreaths. Same as Commodore of the Second Class, with the following exceptions: Coat. The sleeves to have four rows of half-inch distinction lace round them, the upper row to form a circle two inches in diameter in the centre of the top sleeve. Epaulettes.-Captains of three years' standing the same as Commodores. Those under three years' standing the same, but with one small star. Hat. The same as the Admirals, but bound with black silk instead of gold lace, of the oak-leaf pattern, and looped with four bright gold bullions, the two centre twisted. Scabbard.-The same as the Admirals, but the chape to be only six inches and a half long; both lockets and chapes to be ornamented with fluted threads and scrolls instead of oak leaves. Sword Belt.-Black morocco leather, lined, the same dimensions as the Admirals, embroidered in gold, with three straight lines, one down the middle, and one at each margin near the edge; gilt clasps, with circular fronts, with embossed laurel edges, crown and anchor in the centre; plain carriage and girdle buckles, and plain gilt ring and hook. Undress. Same as Commodore of the Second Class, with the following exceptions: Coat. To have four rows of half-inch distinction lace round the sleeves, the upper row to form a circle two inches in diameter in the centre of the top sleeve. Epaulettes.-Same as in full dress. Hat. Same as in full dress. Sword Belt-Same as the Admirals, omitting the laurel in the centre of the clasp. Morning Dress. Same as Commodore of the Second Class, except the distinction lace round the sleeves, which is to be the same as in undress. VIIL-COMMANDER. Fell Dress. Same as Captain, with the following exceptions: Coat.-Only three rows of distinction lace round the sleeves, and the lace round the hip buttons to be omitted. Epaulettes.-Bullions to be two and three-quarter inches in length and one and one-eighth inch in cir cumference; the devices, an anchor and cable surmounted by a crown. Undress. Same as Captain, with the following exceptions: Distinction lace round the sleeves as in full dress. Epaulettes.-The same as in full dress. Morning Dress. Same as Captain, but the distinction lace on the sleeves to be the same as in undress. Coat.-Blue cloth, single-breasted, with nine notched holes on each breast, and three on each cuff and pocketflap, with buttons to correspond, lined with white standup collar, with a white turn-back on each side of the collar, with notched hole and button. Buttons.-The same as Sub-Lieutenant. Dirk. Gilt mounted, with white fish skin grip; hilt five and a quarter inches long, and fitted the cross bar with oval medallion and anchor, and with spring to hold the blade to the scabbard; blue and gold blade, embossed, seventeen and three-quarters inches long; length of dirk when in the scabbard, twenty-three and a quarter inches. Scabbard.-Black leather, eighteen inches long, fitted with gilt locket at the top, with two rings to attach to slings of belt, and bottom a gilt pointed shoe. |