Yellow ball caps at sea - The Lookout Newspaper

[dimsum]

Question:  What's the significance of the yellow ball cap on the OOW in the picture?

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[SeaKingTacco]

First time inhave ever seen that.

Bull sub?

Navigating Officer?

Totally guessing...

 

[daftandbarmy]

Question:  What's the significance of the yellow ball cap on the OOW in the picture?

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Yellow Stain Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lRoVFdbBNc

 

[FSTO]

I think it’s to ID the OOW. Hope they aren’t sharing it!

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

In the blow up of the picture, you can see the word HMCS CA on the cap. That would be the CALGARY, and I suspect they just decided to acquire ball caps in the ship's colours.

We have worn clean and appropriate unofficial gear at sea for decades (if not centuries :nod, from the "whites" when we wore greens, to ball caps well before they were "approved' to wearing Barbarian rugby gear in the O-boats, etc., etc.