Ca. 1949. Type 1. Although cap and badge are original, the cap band is not regulation. The present band is that of a United States Navy Officer (Commissioned).
circa 1949-1952. ex-Edgar Farr Russell, Jr. Capt. Russell was a 1949 graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy; this was his cap at graduation.
Ca. late 1930s. ex-John S. Smith (?). Custom cap to a ship's master made in Shanghai, China. Cap manufactured by New Bright Cap Company, Shanghai, China. Construction is wicker frame with grey leather sweatband; cap badge is unmarked.(?) Despite cap…
Ca. 1970s-1980s. ex-Captain Charles M. Renick. Cap frame is circa 1970s or 1980s; photographic evidence shows cap worn in 1984. Cap badge is circa 1960s. The business card in the cap is at least from July-August 1989, when Captain Renick assumed the…