Uniforms of the Navy Royal (Great Nortend)
The uniforms of the Navy Royal of Great Nortend are worn by seamen and officers in the exercise of their duties. There are five main orders of dress.
No. I full dress
For officers, full dress consists of the dress blue tailcoat.
For junior ratings, full dress is the traditional Erbonian sailor suit. This consists of a square-collar white flannel shirt with navy stripes, a navy parade coat with collar and neckerchief, dress trousers, white gaiters and ankle boots.
No. II mess dress
Junior ratings do not receive mess dress, who wear No. I full dress instead.
No. III undress
For officers, undress consists of a more practical form of the full dress tailcoat in the form of a tunic.
For junior ratings, undress derives from the historical working dress of sailors. It consists of a square-collar white flannel shirt with navy stripes, a navy sailor jumper with collar and neckerchief, white waist belt, bell-bottomed trousers and ankle boots.
No. IV deck dress
For officers, deck dress consists of an open-collared double-breasted navy reefer jacket with pockets. A white shirt with detachable collars is worn underneath with a black silk neck tie. Navy trousers are worn with ankle boots. A black waist-belt is worn.
For junior ratings, deck dress consists of a square-collar white flannel shirt edged in navy, an navy tunic with collar and neckerchief, a black waist belt, navy trousers, and ankle boots. In hot climates No. IVB may be worn with the white flannel, white short trousers and navy stockings. The headdress is the sailor's cap or sennit hat.
Deck dress is the ordinary dress of officers and seamen day to day.
No. V working dress
Working dress is generally worn as a durable rig when working in heavy duties when deck undress would be impractical. For junior ratings, working dress consists of the square-collar white flannel shirt edged in navy, a grey-blue shirt with collar, a grey-blue working coat, black waist belt, navy trousers, black gaiters and ankle boots. The headdress is the sailor's cap or sennit hat.
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