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P. 309: “The uniforms of the Greek navy were fixed by royal ordonnance dated Nauplia 3/15 November, 1833. The following are the principal regulations: The uniforms of the naval officers consist in a coat of dark, blue cloth, with standing collar and cuffs of scarlet. The cut of the coat is the same as that of the infantry of the line. The buttons are gilt, and bear a foul anchor in relief, surmounted by a royal crown. The trowsers are of the same cloth as the coat, the outer seams covered by a stripe of gold galoon down to the foot, and half an inch in width. In summer officers are to wear plain white trousers. The distinctive sign of being on duty for the naval officers, is a striped scarf of blue and white silk, containing seven stripes (3 white and 4 blue) each stripe half an inch wide, worn round the waist as a sash. The officers wear a cocked hat of the same form as those worn by British naval officers, ornamented with the national cockade of blue and silver, silver tassals, and a gold agraffe. The officers wear a sword with English hilt; the blade and sheath the same as the infantry officers. The sword is suspended to a girdle of black varnished leather, fastened round the waist with a hook in the shape of an S, and ornamented with two lions’ heads of gilt metal. The porte-epée, or sword-knot is the same as that of the land troops.
Distinctions of Rank. Midshipmen wear the uniform of officers, but without epaulettes or embroidery, and no bullion on the sword-knot. Ensigns wear a gold
p. 310: galoon, half an inch wide, running round the top of the collar, and two gold epaulettes with thin bullion, as in the French navy. They rank with lieutenants of the line. Naval Lieutenants, a gold galoon as above, under which is another of two thirds the length of the collar, the open space being at the back. Epaulettes as above. They rank with first-lieutenants of the line. Commanders have a third galoon on the collar, epaulettes the same, and rank with captains in the army. Captains of the second class are distinguished by a gold galoon round the hat, and two gold epaulettes with massive bullion, in addition to which they have a gold galoon of three quarters of an inch in width, running round the collar; on each side of the collar is a foul anchor embroidered in gold, and the cuffs are trimmed with gold galoon, three fourths of an inch wide. They rank with majors in the army.1. Post captains. The same distinctions as the last, but with a second gold galoon on the collar and cuffs. They take rank with lieutenant-colonels of the line, and with full colonels when employed as commodores. Vice-admirals wear gold embroidered collar and cuffs, and a silver crown on each epaulette. In general, naval officers may wear uniform jackets or frock coats of the same colour as the full dress uniform, but with red collars and cuffs, with the distinguishing marks of their respective rank, and a cloth cap with an embroidered crown, as the officers of the land forces.2. The sailors wear a double-breasted dark blue cloth jacket, with two rows of gilt metal buttons, bearing the foul anchor and crown; white trowsers of Russia duck in summer, and in winter of navy blue cloth. A round glazed or straw hat like the British sailors, on the band of which is painted the name of the ship to which they belong.3. The petty officers wear on the arm a foul anchor of two inches and a half in length embroidered in gold.4. Medical officers wear the same uniform and distinctions as those in the land service, and have one grade above them in rank.5. Commissaries of the second class wear the uniform of
p: 311: naval officers, but with silver metal buttons, silver embroidery on the collar, but no epaulettes. Commissaries of the first class the same, but with the addition of an anchor embroidered in silver on each side of the collar. Provision clerks the uniform of midshipmen, but with silver buttons, and no sword-knot.”
Source
Frederick Strong. Greece as a kingdom; or, a statistical description of that country. From the arrival of king Otho, in 1833, down to the present time. London, 1842.
