Anchors aweigh! a History of the Sailor Cap
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- A very distinctive visorless hat or small canvas bucket hat, the sailor hat immediately marks the wearer as an intrepid seafarer, a warrior on the waves. Through history, several types have emerged, all proudly worn by those servinc in their respective countries' navies to this day.
Version française : • Cap au large! l'histoi...
The French bachi I wear in this video comes from Doursoux.com . The US Dixie cup hat comes from a surplus store in Kansas City.
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Fun Fact about USN Dixie Cup: works as a bucket to bail out a life boat/small boat or catch rain water when in same. Flopped down over the ears it helps protect from tropical sun. In "bucket mode" it can be used to catch some air and act as a mini life preserver. Bright white color can be waved as a signal for rescue. I was a Machinist Mate and used mine as a "glove" when grabbing hot valve handles.Also used it to haul ice down to my engine room. Soaked in ice water and put on my head in bucket mode it help against heat stress in same engine room.
@Amossnowdaharleyman Remember trying to get the proper roll on the edge to get the proper 'old salt' look? Lol
Also useful to flog a buddy leaving for the last time to d/c or go to another command.
As a seaman (E3) USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) in 1984, sent down to the engine room for the very essential and immediately needed tool, the 'BT punch', I could never have imagined how hot the engineering spaces were. Fortunately the BT's had mercy on my 18 year old, 135 pound 5 foot 8 inch skinny frame and gave me a minor punch in the arm and advised me to not let my shipmates know they gave me a break. I acted it up really well by holding my breath all the way back to my workstation, so my face would be red and I would still be sweating, and kept rubbing my left bicep in apparent pain. It worked, they all had a laugh at my, not actual expense, but they did not know that. I never told them that, I just let them think that they had gotten one over one me. I was actually familiar with the 'BT Punch' because my bootcamp company commander was an MMC and mentioned it at some point. When I got the order to go get one, I decided that I'd rather just go along with it than hide from it. The Navy does have their traditions, you will be respected more if you go along with them, so I went to the engine room to receive my BT Punch. Sorry, off subject there, I was only down there a couple times, so incredibly hot and humid!
@@richardduerr9983 I was on the USS Roanoke AOR-7 in 84. I was a strange one: actually loved being at sea in my hole (engineroom). Still think of the night views of the stars 1500 miles from the nearest light pollution: what the cavemen saw...
When I was in basic training, we were taught to use them as a floatation device. I always thought it was stupid because it didn't work well at all. I always assumed a big reason our caps were like that was because it is easier to fold and stow. Sailors don't have a lot of space to put things on a ship, so no one would want a big hat that took up a lot of space.
Many a Seaman Recruit in boot camp came out with a 'grinder reminder'; a sunburn across the middle of the forehead and pale skin above it. Bidding farewell to my Dixie cup was an emotional moment for me when I went through CPO initiation. One of great things about the Dixie Cup is the ability to fold it into quarters and stuff it in the back of your 13 button trousers so as not to have to carry it in your hands when indoors. And you could always take your spare cover with you on deck when pulling into a foreign port and tossing it down to a pretty girl. Then all you had to do was find the gal with a hat that had your name on it!
"Grinder reminder"
It's been ages since I heard that term! Thanks for bringing back some memories.
i was in the navy when to uniform change came around, we all hated the "dixie cup". it was very cheaply made (thanks China) and would fly into the water at the slightest breeze. I kept a stack of them in my locker for that very reason. :P
South America is not a country, it is a continent.
@@nickgov66 Umm...yeah, of course it is. I'm guessing your comment is in reference to some other part of the comment section as I can't see how it relates to these... :-/
I was in the US Navy from '77 to '81, and up until the last year, our dress hat was that white covered chief's hat, which was properly called a "combination cap." I was delighted to get the Dixie Cup on my head when they brought them back.
For working uniform we wore navy blue ball caps, through that whole period.
I joined in '85, and remember something being said about the change in uniform...that the Dixie cup, dungarees, and chambray shirt were voted for overwhelmingly (and the crackerjack uniform). I was pleased that I didn't have to deal with a combination cap...I've always felt they're ugly.
@@TheEudaemonicPlague Oh yeah, I came in expecting uniforms like I saw in the old movies. Bell bottoms and jumpers. I ended up spending three and a half years in a double breasted suit on watch. I was so happy the crackerjacks came back, even though it was only months before my enlistment was up.
Weren't you guys allowed to have beards & longer hair back then too?
@@11C1P Yeah, that was Admiral Zumwalt. I had a full beard in 1978. He was trying to encourage enlistment and retention while civilians were, well, hippies. He even allowed African Americans to wear afros.
The Navy gradually clawed that back. I was down to a mustache a year later.
We didn't get to wear longer hair, though we could have it blocked in the back instead of tapered, which made it look fuller.
I was serving on board the USSGuam, LPpH-9, when Zumwalt came to power- and our legal officer got an order from the CNO office change ships refs to allow beards.
2001-2005 I was in the Australian Navy Cadets and we were proud of our little sailor caps.
My Dad, who was a US Marine in WWll, always referred to it as a "gob hat". He called sailors "swab jockeys".
Good presentation.
Thanks
Early tee shirts were called gob shirts since they were first issued to sailors, nicknamed gobs.
Man, you always make the hat tipping look so easy
Well it is
I retired from the Navy 21 years ago. I still have a Dixie Cup.😊
Me, too. My wife likes putting it on once in awhile.
I recently found one of my original ones from Boot camp, July 1984.
Proud to have been a squid for 17 years !!
The harlequin uniforms! 😂😂😂 Maybe some rumors about seafaring men on long voyages are true!
I was in the Navy right as Admiral Zumwalt decided we were all going to look alike, officers and enlisted dress uni that is. I never got a sailor hat, which was the only reason I joined tbh...
Was in RTC when we got our Dixie cups someone turned theirs inside out and you could hear everyone realize Gilligan's hat was an upside down Dixie cup
The USCG wore the white topped banded “flat hat” with dress blues or whites from 1967 to 1976. The Dixie cup was used with the undress uniform and the dungarees.
I come from a long line of Coast Guard families and have quite a few photos of relatives wearing that cap.
They should have kept the old uniform as there really was no need to change to the 'Bender Blues' of today that makes Coasties look like hotel doormen. I comment as having been in the CG during the uniform transition period. There were a lot of unhappy people because of the uniform change. The service was always scrapping for funds but the decision was made to go with the Blues that required millions spent on the new uniforms and millions spent on converting locker space aboard cutters to accommodate. A stupid waste of money quite like 'camo' uniforms aboard Navy ships.
We would fold our Dixie Cups in a way that would almost turn them into mini bicorns. A good example is how Jack Nicholson wore his in "The Last Detail. Others would roll the rim down along the edges.
Soak them in luke warm water to soften them then fold the top quarter or third down so it made a crease. made it look SALTY.
I AM the MFing Shore Patrol! 😂
It's not good unless the cheese is melted! @@c3aloha
I always rolled mine like Steve McQueen in The Sand Pebbles. ;-)
Dressing your Sailors as Clowns was finally to much for the Admirality, the Straw that broke the Hat, so to speak.
Oddly enough, the Dixie cup is a popular sailor hat, but in the US, the striped undershirt is not US issue
Thanks. ✌🏻👊🏼
My Uncle Billy was in the Navy. He served as a radio man on board the USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16). A job that no longer exists on a ship that no longer exists. Unfortunately, he passed away from lung cancer in August 2022.
I can't believe you left out the U.S. Coast Guard donald duck hat. -USCG vet
love the channel! please do one on the coolest hat of all time; the peaked cap
As someone who has spent a lot of time in the sun on the water, the sennet hat is probably the best hat for dealing with sunburn and ocean glare. Although the military has rarely cared about the well being of their crews.
I concur!!!❤
When I was in the Navy, we called them Gilligan hats...
I was in the usn, still have my Dixie cup. I was told the reason for the Dixie cup was in the sun and tropics you coul fold the brim down and it would keep the sun off your face and neck with out being bulky or wide.
Still got my "pork pie hat" in the British style from when I was a Sea Scout. Loved that thing!
Very interesting again ! 👏
Made me think of humorist Popeck, from witch I learned touching the pompom is supposed to bring good luck.
You know what'll really intimidate our enemies? We'll dress as literal clowns😂😂
I went in the U.S. Navy in 1976 and we wore ball caps. Starting in 1980 they started bringing them back when they reissued the 'Cracker Jack' uniform. I personally hated the Dixie Cup because on my ship we had to wear them even 'underway'. The slightest wind and the Dixie Cup was in the ocean! I lost so many that I can't even remember! During the years of the ball cap, I still had the same one I was issued in boot camp until we switched back. Hated that damn Dixie Cup!
@ 6:10: South America is not a country.
Ah ben on n'a pas la version française du casque de cycliste !
Je me suis fait la même réflexion...🤔
Je sais, j'attends la contribution d'une amie mais qui a eu d'autres choses qui l'ont empêché de le faire, ça va venir mais je ne sais pas exactement quand. Le reste est fini donc dès que j'ai ce segment je la mets en ligne
Traduction française svp! Tu capable💪
Le mot BACHI est un terme argotique et populaire, connu et utilisé par les marins . Le nom officiel est BONNET. Merci pour ces vidéos toujours très interessantes.
Interesting 🤔, great video 👍
USN under CNO Elmo Zulmwalt rescinded the cracker jack uniform in the early to mid 1970's. I spent my entire enlistment in a suit with an officer style cap. I got out in late 79. Not long after they reverted to the cracker jack
My daddy also but I joined because I liked the crackerJack's, although i found out when i enlisted that women couldn't wear,cracker jacks
I love this channel. It needs so many more subs and views. So much good research and fabulous presentation. Kudos to you sir!
2:28 I know that it's not very important, but I'm very glad you showed a picture from "the terror", one of the most underrated TV shows of all time.
I love that show
The TV show was terrific. Do yourself a favor and read the novel by American author Dan Simmons. Outstanding work.
Excellent épisode, j'ai hate de voir les petits aménagements francophone!!! Merci
I have my daddy's! He was a sailor, then became a dirt sailor, which were seabees construction workers! Think the fighting seabees!
Encore une excellente planche ! Chapeau 🎩 . Il y a un petit problème avec le son, ta pièce a de la reverbe, malgré l'aménagement, elle pénètre ton micro-cravate (c'est souvent le cas) et est exacerbée lors de ton traitement audio. Essaie avec un micro supercardioïde, bien pointé vers toi, ça devrait bien t'aider.
Hmm... je regarderai! j'ai eu quelques problèmes de son avec cette vidéo
I believe Donald Duck was technically in the Army. He was discharged as a sergeant iirc.
You're right, and "Buck sergeant" to be precise.
I have a picture of my uncle wearing a talley type hat in WW II! But my brother wore the peak in the late 1970's. And on deck he wore a ball cap.
sailor cap is an emergency flotation device which when turned inside out, gripped tightly and held under the body it contained a bubble of air which aided in keeping head above the water line
My fave vid so far. You covered a lot of ground in nine minutes. Very interesting.
I noticed your inclusion of the state flag of Missouri in your decor. The official dimensions of this flag are 11x19, which are the same as the flag of Greece. I know this because my late ex-husband was born in Patras, and he loved studying vexillology.
If you've already been to Missouri, please come back---I'd love to see someone who's probably a distant cousin.....
The Phoenician cap looked like a knitted conical hat
with the point falling either to the side or
forward. A similar hat was worn by some soldiers
of ancient countries.
Great information. FYI, you mite wanna get some sound-absorbing material such as wall tapastries or carpet. You echo and it detracts from understanding what you say. Best of Luck, Mate!
yeah, my microphone malfunctioned for that particular video, the others should sound better. Sorry about that.
Some navy hats and caps had different insignia or different coloured pom poms to help marine snipers in the rigging differentiate fried from foes in on board battles when sailors boarded enemy ships to engage in close quarter fighting.
Have you done a vid about the pork pie hat?
@6:09: "Other nations, such as South America..."
You lost me.
Oops... that was supposed to be *in* South America... my mistake...
White dixie cups were worn as fatigue wear in Polish navy before ww2, after the war they vanished. Pretty weird to see this piece of kit so far from its New World place of origin
The dixie cup hat and even moreso the European navy caps seem like they offer little protection against the sun. As I'd think lots of naval personnel served on deck especially around the time that these hats originated, I'm surprised navies didn't choose a hat with a wide brim.
Because the ships lines in the age of sail would get in the way. When navy ships became ironclads the need for a broad brim became pointless because they were inside the ship 90% of the time. Also wind would blow off a broad brim hat.
In my day in the USN. We wore the navy ball cap on board ship and only the Dixie cup when off ship on ships business.
1) None of them are "hats." They are "covers."
2) The combination cover without the visor is known as the "Donald Duck." You mentioned Donald after I had already typed this, but you missed that the cover is known by his name because he wore it.
And
3) When you wear our Dixie Cup, tuck your hair under it in the front and pull it down in the front to two fingers above your brow.
First of all I want to say that I really enjoy the knowledge and the subject is very fascinating.
Unfortunately, I have a problem with the recitation of the material - it seems, as if you are reading from what is written on the page in front of you.
I think if the material can be presented in another way, it would be better.
sorry if i hurt you
Thanks for everything keep up the good work
Fun fact: In 2021, the Indonesian Navy changed its sailor hat style from the dixie cup style to a style resembling those worn by sailors from communist countries (but without the ribbon). Rumor has it that the change was due to mockery of the dixie cup style, which resembled Popeye's hat.
When I was young and choosing a service to go into there was -1000% chance I was going in the navy lol....that uniform....LOL! Yeah, If I had to choose even now I still wouldn't go in the navy. That uniform makes you look like one of those monkey's turning a music box on a street corner.
What is up with this guy and his colonial obsession? I’ve watched 3 videos, and all 3 were more about colonialism than hats. Not even really relevant here, as the Philippine Navy and precursor organizations were established well before the Dixie cup became the universal US headwear, by which time the Philippines were independent. They likely adopted the US style when the Americans did because they had a long association with the US Navy (Filipino midshipmen were attending the US Naval Academy as early as 1919). The US leased a naval base at Subic Bay, shared with the Philippine Navy. As part of the lease agreement, Filipinos were allowed to enlist in the US Navy in large numbers. There was much interchange between the two services.
not going to mention the village people?
thank you! a great moment in the hat's history!
I always thought the Dixie cup was kind of silly looking, and I do recall a lot of sailors saying they could blow off on a ship. I think the Teller hats look sharper. My father was in WWII, and wore the Dixie cup on shipboard duty, but always wore the Teller hat when on leave or as a walking out uniform. Again, the Germans would wear the overseas hat on U-boats or on board ship...hard to see them blow off. The problem with Zumwalt's making sailors were the officer's uniform is uniforms like that are difficult to fold away and store on a ship. As for the griping on this thread about wearing the Dixie cup the right way, leave Foyer alone. I noted in WWII navy magazines, they were always berating sailors to not to wear the hat pushed back or cocked, but square on the head...which shows how many sailors said to hell with the regs when they left ship. These videos by Foyer are really addictive.
I never liked the dixie cup. Felt that after the bureaucrats had gotten rid of the combo cap for E-6 and below that the bill-less cap was a more suitable replacement. It made you look less like Popeye and more like a professional sailor. Unfortunately, they didn't invite me into that particular conversation. And I'm still wondering about their thought process for having sailors at sea wearing blue and gray NWUs, when *white and international orange might be a better choice for someone thrown overboard.* Jus' sayin'...
The US Navy cap is basically a rain hat with a brim that can be turned up or down. You can see the brim turned down quite often in WW2-era training films.
The uniform change in the 1970’s was an unbelievably stupid decision. My dress uniform’s the crackerjack could be folded and put into a sea bag, the other branches of the military called them duffel bags. When taken out they didn’t need to be pressed before an inspection. Not so with the new one! Not to mention they didn’t change the lockers in the birthing compartments, there was no where to hang them. On leave at the airport I had someone just a few years younger than me, ask what branch of the military I was in? Was I pissed off ? That term doesn’t come close to how I felt.
My dad was issued the Donald Duck cap in the 1950s, but never wore it. Was always the Dixie cup which he liked because it could be unfolded and worn out in the sun. One I thought was kind of cool was the lesser known ww2 blue Dixie cup.
Yeah , i was issued crackerjacks in 73 but about 76 zumwalt turned us all into officers , also our dress whites were cotton , no piping , crackerjacks had piping they were made of wool
How is it that you look "plausible" with any hat you review? 😃 I'd look like a total dweeb in 98% of your hats. Very interesting content in your videos.
A true salt would roll the rim of his dixie cup down.
I made a big deal yo everyone that listened that women should wear the same cover as men in uniform. Dixue Cups were like $5 while the ladies hat was like $40.
Apparently it was a custom for sailors to trade ribbons - I've seen collections of ribbons with many different ship names on them. These were private collections donated to maritime museums.
The touching the pom pom tradition is so normal that French sailors really don't mind it at all. Also yes, I'm pretty sure they win the hearts of many ladies. Seen it often while in Port. 😊
You do not seem to explain at all where the rather unique U.S. naval cap is derived from. Nor do you explain the very likely beret derivation of most of the other naval caps with the ribbons as a tie to keep the beret in place.
I did 15 years in the Navy and found the hat goofy. I prefer the Navy hats of the Brits, Russians with a chin strap.
But how practical are they? Wouldn't a baseball hat be better, so why did it take so long for them to be adopted into the modern navy but not sure how many countries now use ball caps
You forgot: the dixie cup hat's brim can be flipped down all around for great protection
Was just flipping by and saw your Missouri flag on the wall. What's that story?
Why no brim? I would have thought that working on deck in the sun that a brim would be a good thing to have.
I was very glad to be made informed on this!
Well, hello sailor!
The "Dixie Cup" was actually called a Gob Hat.
My goodness. Dixie cup not named after a paper cup but for the ice cream treat
What about a video for the Sombrero? (Tipycal Mexican hat)
I already did one!
@@hathistorianjc Oh, sorry my bad! I will watch it😀😀
Will you do a video on the peaked hat?
I'm sure I'll get to it
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1979-1983 USS INDEPENDENCE CV-62
Sailors were affectionately referred to as 'milk churns' due to standing upright with that hat.
LOL!
ah_hah...je vois que vous faisez vos vidéos aussi en français...bravo!
My father was in the RN during World War II. You could be issued with a hat, or - as soon as you got some money - you went and bought one privately, which was bigger and more imposing than the one they issued you. Not sure why they were allowed to do that. But they also did the same with their bellbottoms. The privately tailored ones had much bigger - what do you call them - leg openings. They were both supposed to be chick magnets I think.
I think that you call them "flares".
I thought pipi cartoons made the hat famous.
The useless uniform. But it got poosy!
Great and interesting video!
South America is a continent, not a country.
I was in the navy myself and the uniform still fits me, after 35 years and I still cut a good figure in it and the women praise the way it looks.
The English model is also called a pig hat (affectionately). In Germany it is the plate cap ( tellermütze ).
My dad had the Donald Duck hat and I had the Dixie Cup.
It is NOT a cap, it is a hat because it has a brim that goes all the way around the crown, unlike a cap that has a visor, not a brim. The correct terminology has advantages. Common belief has it wrong, as is often the case. It is a hat, not a cap.
A word means what people mean when they say it. For common words the definition should be a description of the way the word is used, not a prescriptive mandate on what is forbidden.
i like your videos, have you done one on the deer stalker?
❓ But WHY wear a hat (unless it has a practical or tactical function)?
Anchors Aweigh! A History of the Sailor Cap. The title and the beginning of the subtitle should always be capitalized.
Interesting information. My Dad was a Sea Bee during WW2. He had several of the Dixie cup hats and a flat top, Donald Duck, hat. We kids wore the Dixie cup hats outside in the summers to keep the sun off our heads. There were several kids in our neighborhood who did also.
popeye the sailor man!
Learn to dpeak so it can be understood
After reading through many of the comments, I was surprised to note that no one mentioned the other nickname for the "Dixie Cup". That being the "Dog Dish". I have fond memories of that hat. But have to admit a very strong sense of pride on my last day wearing that as I went through CPO initiation!
and in fact, the blue hat is known as the "donald duck hat" in the usa.
I have my uncle's Donald Duck hat, from when he served aboard USS Enterprise, and several dixie cup hats from when I served. I prefer the dixie cup to the extreme...who needs heavy wool on their head, unless it's cold?
In Finland, the whole navy conscript's dress uniform is known as "Aku Ankka", Donald Duck translated in Finnish. And it's the only dress uniform that FDF uses anymore for conscripts during weekend leaves/shore leaves unfortunately. Fresh camo uniforms (more worn ones are for field service) have replaced the old gray (army) and blue (air force) ones as dress uniform. With certain exeptions and service related as-needed basis you might get more fancy dress uniform to use as a conscript. Like service in the Defence Command or close relatives/partners/family members funerial. Budget cuts are the worst.
@@juhokuusisto9339 thats cool info thanks for sharing. and i believe such cuts will continue and only get worse world wide wit the current economy.
Les marins norvégiens portaient aussi un bonnet avec pompom semblable au bachi pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale!
5:00 Donald Duck had one
Everyone shut up