Submariner Plaques
Submariner Patrol Plaque
Hand carved and hand finished - solid mahogany
20" Span - $69.95 / 24"
Span - $79.95 / 30" Span - $99.95
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Following the tradition of the World War II patrol pin, the silver
Polaris Patrol Pin is worn by SSBN crews both officer and enlisted. It
recognizes their sacrifice and hard work in completing strategic
patrols. One gold star marks each patrol completed. A silver star marks
five patrols. Upon completion of 20 patrols, a gold patrol pin is
authorized.
Design of the SSBN pin shows a silver Lafayette-class submarine with
superimposed Polaris missile and electron rings with signify the
armament and nuclear powered characteristics of the FBM Deterrent Force.
A scroll beneath the submarine holds up to six service stars, with one
bronze star authorized for each successful patrol or a silver star for
five successful patrols. At twenty successful patrols, the SSBN pin is
upgraded to a gold design.
After the insignia was approved, awards were made retroactive to the
first strategic deterrent patrol of USS George Washington (SSBN-598)
which was completed on 21 January 1961. The strategic deterrent patrols
of the Regulus missile boats were not deemed worthy of this insignia.
The SSBN pin is typically worn on the left uniform pocket, below award
ribbons. The badge is considered a "secondary insignia", meaning that
the badge is worn secondary to a primary warfare pin, such as the
Submarine Warfare insignia. Personnel eligible to wear other secondary
submarine insignias, such as the Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia or the
Deep Submergence Insignia, may only wear one such insignia at a time
according to their personal desire.
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Submarine Dolphin Plaque
US Navy Submarine Service Insignia
Hand carved and hand finished - solid mahogany
20" Span - $69.95 / 24"
Span - $79.95 / 30" Span - $99.95
Pricing includes Standard Delivery
- Worldwide Delivery Available
Further training and qualification at sea are required before
submariners are awarded the coveted "dolphins" - the submarine insignia worn by
officers (gold) and enlisted personnel (silver) to demonstrate their
achievement.
The insignia of the U.S. Navy's Submarine Service is a Submarine flanked
by two dolphins. Dolphins, the traditional attendants to Poseidon, the
Greek god of the sea and patron deity of sailors, are symbolic of a calm
sea.
Wearing the dolphins is a source of pride. Upon reassignment to "Fleet
service", and leaving the submarine service, both officers and enlisted
personnel usually continue to wear them with pride.
The origin of this insignia dates back to June 1923, when Captain Ernest
King, USN, Commander, Submarine Division Three (later Fleet Admiral and
Chief of Naval Operations), suggested to the Secretary of the Navy that
a device for qualified submariners be adopted. He submitted a
pen-and-ink sketch as an example. A Philadelphia firm, Bailey, Banks and
Biddle, was requested to design a suitable badge. In 1928, a member of
that firm told Ensign William C. Eddy that they were looking for a
design. Eddy, using sketches of the 1926 Naval Academy class crest that
he had designed, came up with the present submarine insignia.
In 1941
the Uniform Regulations were modified to permit officers and enlisted
men to wear the submarine insignia after they had been assigned to other
duties in the naval service, unless such right had been revoked. The
officer insignia was a bronze gold plated metal pin, worn centered above
the left breast pocket and above the ribbons or medals. Enlisted men
wore an embroidered silk insignia on the outside of the right sleeve,
midway between the wrist and elbow until 1947 when it was shifted to
above the left breast pocket. In 1943 the Uniform Regulations were
modified to allow enlisted men, who were qualified for submarine duty
then subsequently promoted to commissioned or warrant ranks, to continue
wearing the enlisted submarine insignia until they qualified as
submarine officers when they were entitled to wear the officers
submarine pin. A 1950 change to Uniform Regulations authorized the
embroidered insignia for officers (in addition to pin-on insignia) and a
bronze, silver plated, pin-on insignia for enlisted men (in addition to
the embroidered device
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