MERCHANT MARINE UNIFORMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000400360009-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2013
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 21, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
CONFIDENTIAL
This materi& contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense ed the United States within the mean-
ing of the Eisyllo4age Loam, Title 18, tJ.C. Secs. 793
and 794o the transudation or reveation of which in
auy manner to an unauthorized person Ia prohibited
by law.
COUNTRY
SUBJECT
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
Rumania/USSR/Bulgaria
Merchant Marine Uniforms
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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COUNTRY Rumania/USSR/Bulgaria
SUBJECT Merchant Marine Uniforms
DATE OF INFORMATION
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NO. OF PAGES 5
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Rumanian
1. There was no feature of the uniform worn by SOVROMTRANSPORT (SRT)
officers, officer-candidates (cadetts),,or crew to distinguish them
as members of the Rumanian Merchant Marihe. Only officers and
officer-candidates wore insignia to denote rank which was shown by
gold stripes on the lower part of the sleeves of jackets, topcoats,
and raincoats.
2. The winter uniform worn by officers and officer-candidates consisted
of jackets, trousers, hats, and topcoats all navy blue. Shoes and
ties were black, shirts were white. The summer uniform was white
with a high-collared jacket, white trousers, white shoes, and a
white bat cover. No shoulder boards or trouser stripes were worn on
winter or summer uniforms. The material of all uniforms was of very
poor quality; no dress uniform existed for any of the personnel. SRT
issued no uniform to crew members, and because of the high cost of
uniforms, few crew members could afford to buy them. Uniforms were:
worn by officers and officer-candidates aboard passenger ships at
sea, in harbors while on duty, and on national holidays.
3. The speciality of officers and officer-candidates was designated by
the background color under the sleeve stripes. A black background
was used for deck officers, light blue for radio officers, violet
for engineers, and red for ships' doctors. (See pages 2 and 3 for
sketches of details of the SOVROMTRANSPORT uniform.)
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Soviet
4. Soviet Merchant Marine officers wore jackets, trousers, topcoats,
shoes.; and hats of black; the edges of the hats were very sharp.
Crew members wore dark blue shirts with wide collars and black
trousers. No shoulder boards, speciality insignia, or trouser stripes
was worn by any personnel. Although no feature on 50X1
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the uniform which designated the nationality of Soviet Merchant
Marine personnel, officers wore gold stripes on the lower sleeve
of Jackets and topcoats. This stripe was wider than that worn by
SOVROMTRANSPORT personnel. There was no background color under the
stripes other than the material of the uniform.
5. Watchmen on duty aboard Soviet ships wore a striped ribbon of two
red, stripes and one white stripe on the upper half of the left
sleeve. (See page 4 for sketches of details of the Soviet uni-
form.).
Bulgarian
50X1 6. officers of the Bulgarian Merchant Marine only.
Their uniform consisted of a black aoket, black trousers, and black
shoes.
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(See page b for sketch of at details.)
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White
Black.
SOVROMTHANSPORT Uniform
Jaoket
.Navy
blue
Stripes
showing
rank
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Topcoat or Raincoat
Navy blue
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Stripes showing,. rank
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emblem
3rd or.4th,'
off leer
2nd officer
SOVROMTRANSPORT Hat
bla
black in winter;
white in summer.
lack ribbon
Emblem on SOVROMTR.ANSPORT Eat
black background
gold leaves
blue flag
gold letters
gold anchor
SOVROMTRANSPORT Sleeve Stripes
ackground
gold stripe
0. 9mm. wide
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background
gold stripes
lot officer,
chief engineer
or medical of
ficer
gold
stripes
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ackground color
designating spec-
ialty
ackground
gold stripes
Captain of ship under
5,000 tn.
ackground
gold stripes
Captain of passenger
ship or freighter over
5,000 tn.
0117:ET Officer-candidate
(cadett)
1/W: ackground
old buttons with
anchor relief
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Soviet Merchant Marine Sleeve Stripes
Emblem
Red
Ribbon for
personnel
on duty
aboard
Soviet. Ships
Sleeve stripes
on jacket or
coat; no back-
ground color.
Soviet Merchant Marine Hat.
Cap Emblem
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Gol stripe, about
10-12 mm. wide
tala to
three additional
stripes located here.
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Black background
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Gold leaves
7 Gold anchor
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Emblem
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Bulgarian Merchant Marine Hat
Black
Black
B ack ribbon
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Inside of the hat were the
Bulgarian national
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