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ead edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia royal marine uniforms from 1664 to 1896 selection of current royal marines officer uniforms left to right no 1a blues no 1aw tropical dress no 2a mess dress no 1b parade lovats no 3a half lovats no 3b general duty dress the royal marines uniform is the standardised military dress worn by members of the royal marines historic edit historically marine uniforms broadly matched those of the contemporary british army at least for full dress 1 the constraints of shipboard duty however brought some practical considerations for ordinary work duties during the late 18th and early 19th centuries the marines would put aside their easily stained red coats and wear the loose slop clothing 2 of the british sailors then known as jack tars the full uniform was worn for watch and guard duties and would also normally be worn in action it is recorded that at trafalgar many marines in the heat of action discarded their coats and fought in their checked shirts and blue trousers 3 the original british marines of the duke of york and albany s maritime regiment of foot 1664 1689 wore yellow probably yellow brown coats with red breeches and black felt hats 4 other short lived marine regiments during the period 1685 to 1699 wore dark blue crimson or red coats 5 queen anne s six marine regiments wore red coats with different coloured facings according to the preference of their individual colonels 6 the dress of the ten regiments of marines raised for service between 1739 and 1748 is well documented in the coloured illustrations of the official 1742 clothing book all wore red coats and breeches with mitre style caps facings buttons and lace varied according to the regiment 7 from the establishment of a permanent corps of marine regiments in 1755 to 1802 red coats with white facings were worn 8 the normal headdress was a tricorn later bicorne hat and the overall appearance closely resembled that of the army s regiments of foot grenadier companies were issued with fur hats for land service only during the american war of independence 9 10 1815 illustration of a royal marine private by charles hamilton smith in 1802 the granting of the title royal marines meant a change to dark blue facings and a distinctive round hat made of lacquered felt 11 12 this is the headdress usually associated with the marines of nelson s navy the red coatee was adorned with white lace extended from the buttons in paired square ended loops 13 white breeches and gaiters were worn for parade during the napoleonic wars but blue or white trousers during winter and summer were normal shipboard wear this continued into the victorian era 14 haythornthwaite observed that for ordinary duties the wearing of casual or slop clothing often led to confusion between sailors and marines short white army jackets and bag like undress caps were part of the sea kit as documented aboard hms blenheim to be worn in fine weather between 8am and 8pm light clothing for hot climates had been worn during the american revolutionary war but in 1798 only 500 sets had been produced 3 field makes reference to the use of white uniforms worn in the taking of réunion in 1810 15 from october 1816 onwards the royal marine artillery wore the dark blue coat faced in red with yellow bastion lace loops for gunners of the royal artillery with only buttons and badges as a distinction 16 17 the relatively peaceful period that followed the napoleonic wars saw the uniforms of the royal marines again closely follow army styles bell top shakos and tight tail coats were adopted regardless of their suitability for seagoing conditions the royal marine light infantry continued to wear red coats with dark blue collars and cuffs 18 the royal marines wore dark blue serge jackets in the anglo egyptian campaign of 1882 with embroidered badges on their collars bugle horns for the rmli and grenades for the rma during the subsequent sudan campaign a light grey field uniform was adopted 19 during the siege of the peking legations in 1900 the rmli wore their usual hot weather ship board working dress of blue field service cap blue tunic and white trousers khaki or all white tropical uniforms were worn subsequent to the relief of the legations 20 in 1905 a white cloth helmet with bronze fittings was adopted to be worn with the scarlet and blue full dress of the rmli and the dark blue and red of the rma this headdress was replaced in 1912 by the white wolseley pattern pith helmet which remains the most distinctive feature of modern royal marine full dress 21 the royal marine brigade sent to ostend in august 1914 wore dark blue undress uniforms but khaki service dress or khaki drill was worn for subsequent active service on land during world war i 22 during the inter war years the newly merged royal marines wore a full dress that combined features of both the rmli and rma uniforms worn until 1914 this comprised a wolseley helmet dark blue tunic and trousers with scarlet collars and trouser welts shoulder cords and slashed cuffs were in yellow 23 this dress is still worn by the royal marines band service rm cap badge and green beret of the royal marines commandos during world war ii the royal marines wore khaki or blue battledress but retained their dark blue undress uniforms with red banded peaked caps for certain off duty or ceremonial occasions 24 following approval by king george vi of the green beret as the official headdress for all commando units the royal marine commandos were issued with green berets on 26 october 1942 current uniforms edit the modern royal marines retain a number of distinctive uniform items these include the green lovat service dress the dark blue parade dress worn with the white wolsley pattern helmet commonly referred to as a pith helmet or red white peaked cap the scarlet and blue mess dress for officers and non commissioned officers 25 and the white hot weather dress of the band service 26 buglers from the band of his majesty s royal marines scotland with number 1 full dress number 1 full dress edit this is normally worn only by the royal marines band service while the simpler number 1a dress or blues are worn by any other royal marine unit undertaking ceremonial duties 27 the full dress dates from 1923 and consists of a royal blue single breasted tunic with red facings with gold piping and yellow cuff slashes royal blue trousers with a scarlet stripe and a white pith helmet are also worn the uniform of the drum major features hussar style braiding across the front of the tunic this uniform is also worn by the corps of drums of the royal marines volunteer cadet corps 28 number 1a regimental blues dress blues edit officers other ranks no 1a blues dress this is similar to the blue patrol ceremonial uniform worn by the regiments of the british army it features scarlet stripes down the side of the trousers and is worn with a peaked cap or pith helmet it is worn with medals and decorations commissioned officers below the rank of major general have a special cut of uniform which is cut very much like british army service dress but in blue and is worn with a shirt and tie general officers wear a uniform very similar to that worn by other ranks but features gold shoulder cords and gorget patches 28 royal marines other ranks wearing number 1a uniform with peaked caps right and in greatcoat order with pith helmet left variant of number 1a for commissioned officers below the rank of major general variant of number 1a for general officers number 1aw dress tropical ceremonial dress edit similar to no 1 blues but worn in tropical climates the tunic s colour is white instead of blue 28 commandant general royal marines martin smith wearing the no 1aw uniform no 1aw variants worn by a major general left and a warrant officer right number 1b lovat dress parade lovats edit number 1b dress with green beret officers other ranks no 1b lovat dress introduced on the 300th anniversary of the corps in 1964 this is similar in cut to the number 2 service dress worn by the british army of which it is the equivalent it is in a unique shade of green known as lovat green and features brown buttons it is worn with decorations and medals and is worn with a beret in commando green for those who have passed the commando course and navy blue with a scarlet patch behind the badge for those who have not passed the commando course who include recruits in training musicians cadets and instructors of the affiliated cadet organisations 28 number 1c dress lovats undress edit this is the same as 1b dress but is worn with medal ribbons instead of medals and decorations 28 number 2a formal evening dress mess dress and number 2b mess undress edit this consists of a scarlet mess jacket with a royal blue shawl collar worn with royal blue trousers with a scarlet stripe marcella shirt and royal blue mess waistcoat officers above the rank of brigadier have their rank on shoulder straps whilst all other officers have their rank marking positioned horizontally on the lapels of the collar officers of the rank of lieutenant colonel and above wear stiff fronted shirts and overalls tight fitting cavalry trousers whilst senior ncos feature their rank insignia on the right arm commissioned officers have the option of wearing a side cap in number 2b dress number 2b dress differs only in that the peaked hat is not worn whereas with 2a dress it is miniature medals and decorations are worn with these orders of dress 28 number 2c informal evening dress red sea rig edit this is the informal evening uniform worn in ships and establishments this consists of a white shirt worn with shoulder boards black shoes blue trousers and red cummerbund 28 number 3a general duty dress half lovats shirt sleeve order half lovats edit this is a semi formal uniform worn for general day to day duties and consists of a stone coloured short sleeved shirt lovat green coloured trousers worn with the peaked cap or beret and a stable belt in the corps colours and black shoes 28 examples of the green and navy blue berets of the rm worn with number 3a dress 3a dress worn with peaked caps by rmbs personnel number 3b general duty dress summer training rig edit this consists of a combat jacket shirt and trousers worn with combat boots beret and rank slides and is worn for day to day duties in summer months 28 on 27 june 2020 the royal marines announced they would adopt a new combat uniform from crye precision which included a change from the mtp camouflage to crye s proprietary multicam pattern the new uniform also included insignia changes to reflect the royal marines history such as returning to red lettering on a navy blue background and to indicate that they are part of the wider royal navy 29 30 current version of royal marines commando flash on sleeve of 3b dress number 3c dress number 3c general duty rig half lovats winter order edit this is the same as 3a dress but with an olive green woolen pullover with rank slides for officers and rank arm insignia for other ranks is worn 28 number 3d general duty dress winter training rig edit similar to 3b dress but worn in the field 28 obsolete uniforms edit disruptive pattern material was the combat uniform in use until 2010 when multi terrain pattern mtp uniforms began replacing it 31 the royal marines commando flash and the 3 commando brigade flash worn on a sleeve of a multi terrain pattern mtp uniform royal marines commando wearing the former no 8 temperate combat dress no 5 desert combat dress worn by a royal marines officer on the right in 2009 desert variants of the royal marines commando flash and the 3 commando brigade flash worn on desert combat dress see also edit cap comforter royal marines band service insignia and uniform royal marines uniforms uniforms of the british armed forces wikimedia commons has media related to royal marines uniforms references edit barnes p 260 specified in grose s military antiquties as a jacket brown gaiters trousers haversack woollen stockings checked shirts and shoes 1 2 haythornthwaite p 48 stadden p 8 stadden p 12 stadden p 20 stadden p 24 stadden p 25 39 stadden p 28 field 1924a p 164 stadden p 40 franklin p 5 stadden p 40 stadden p 55 field 1924b p 25 stadden p 44 fraser carr laughton 1930 p 303 stadden p 52 stadden p 68 stadden p 72 stadden p 76 stadden p 80 stadden p 88 stadden p 95 smith p 201 202 stadden p 120 125 royal marines perform historic changing of the guard to mark their 350th birthday royal navy 18 june 2014 archived from the original on 19 august 2014 retrieved 26 june 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 dress regulations chapter 40 pdf royal navy retrieved 21 march 2017 new commando uniform for royal marines royal navy 27 june 2020 retrieved 28 june 2020 royal marines commandos go multicam joint forces news 26 june 2020 retrieved 28 june 2020 emery daniel 20 december 2009 british army to get new camouflage uniform bbc retrieved 29 january 2017 sources edit barnes r m 1972 military uniforms of britain the empire sphere books london isbn 978 0722114063 field cyril 1924a britain s sea soldiers a history of the royal marines and their predecessors and of their services in action ashore and afloat and upon sundry other occasions of moment vol i liverpool the lyceum press cite book cs1 maint publisher location link field cyril 1924b britain s sea soldiers a history of the royal marines and their predecessors and of their services in action ashore and afloat and upon sundry other occasions of moment vol ii liverpool the lyceum press cite book cs1 maint publisher location link franklin carl summer 2005 uniforms of the royal marine arillery circa 1813 pdf the sheet anchor journal of the royal marines historical society xxx 1 3 22 via rmhistorical com fraser edward carr laughton l g 1930 the royal marine artillery 1804 1923 volume 1 1804 1859 london the royal united services institution oclc 4986867 haythornthwaite philip 1993 nelson s navy elite series 48 osprey isbn 1 85532 334 6 smith peter c 1988 the royal marines a pictorial history 1664 1987 spellmount publishers isbn 0 946771 32 4 stadden charles c 1997 uniforms of the royal marines the pompadour gallery isbn 0 9519342 2 8 further reading edit rawlinson john 1 october 2014 personal distinctions 350 years of royal marines uniforms and insignia royal marines historical society isbn 978 1 90 812309 1 retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title uniforms_of_the_royal_marines oldid 1376108565 category british military uniforms hidden categories articles with short description short description with empty wikidata description use british english from september 2026 all wikipedia 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