Physical Description
Blue navy dungaree pants and lighter blue shirt. White cotton cap.
General History
Navy enlisted personnel wore the popular and functional denim dungarees. In 1852 a white cover was added to the soft, visor-less blue cap. In 1866 a white sennit straw hat was authorized as an additional item. During the 1880s the white sailor's hat appeared as a low, rolled-brim item made of wedge shaped pieces of canvas. The canvas hat replaced the straw. Then the canvas was replaced by cotton as a cheaper, more comfortable material. During World War II this navy hat was dubbed the “Dixie Cup” because it resembled the paper cup of the same name.