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M-1969
Navy Enlisted Summer Uniform No. 2 |
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M-1969
Navy Enlisted Summer Uniform No. 2 |
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The sailor is Wearing: On his white summer tunic with blue cuffs he wears a 2nd class soldier-sportsman badge and a Komsomol pin. The blue neckerchief is fastened to the tunic by means of buttons. White short-rank boards marked with a Cyrillic ‘Ф’ that lack stripes indicate his rank as a sailor. Under this tunic he wears the blue and white striped telnyashka. A black belt with enlisted naval buckle, black trousers, and black deck shoes complete the uniform. | |
More about the uniform…
The No. 2 enlisted uniform was one of the more commonly worn by sailors in temperate climates. On board ships, which traveled a wide range of climates, it was up to the ship’s captain to determine the uniform of the day. The uniform was often seen being worn by sailors throughout the Cold War. (5)
It was an iconic uniform that had been associated with the Red Navy from before the Patriotic War. In fact, the conservative nature of the naval establishment would allow only two minor changes to the uniform between 1940 to 1969. (1) In 1958 the fleet did away with the red star insignia near the cuffs. (2) The second change came in 1969 when the cockade on the bezkozirka was changed from the red star to a wreathed red star. (3) Following these changes, the 1969 No. 2 uniform remained in service until 1994 when the Russian Federation completed a more dramatic redesign of the uniform. (1)
The 1969 uniform shown here includes a white bezkozirka with the 1969 cockade. The cap band states “Baltic Fleet” which indicates the fleet that the sailor is serving with. Cap bands exist for all four of the Soviet fleets (Baltic, Northern, Black Sea, and Pacific) as well as a general naval band and a guard’s ribbon.
Virtually identical to its 1958 predecessor, the white tunic with blue neckerchief are worn over the lightweight blue and white telnayshka. Badges are authorized to be worn on this uniform. Black trousers supported by a black enlisted belt with a Soviet navy buckle and a pair of black lace up deck shoes complete the uniform.
Short shoulder boards in summer white were worn with this uniform (though for naval aviation they would be light blue). Prior to 1980 these boards had stenciled letters indicating the fleet that the sailor served with. In 1980 all shoulder boards were required to be marked with a Cyrillic ‘Ф’ in yellow thermoplastic. (1)
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Service Chronology Naval uniforms are slow to change and the 1969 No. 2
uniform is no exception. It was almost identical to its 1958 counterpart.
The only significant difference was in the cockade on the bezkozirka. The
earlier model used a red star while the 1969 issue featured a cockade with
star wreathed in leaves. It would not be changed in any significant way
until after the fall of the USSR. One minor change to the uniform came
about in 1980 when the individual fleet initials were removed from the rank
boards and replaced with the Cyrillic letter ‘Ф’(1)
The uniform served until 1994 when it was replaced by a new Russian
Federation pattern. |
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| This Uniform Replaced... (2) |
M-1969
Summer No. 2 Parade Uniform (3)(4) |
This Uniform was Replaced by... (1) |
| M-1958 No. 2 Uniform |
M-1994
No. 1 & 2 Summer Parade Uniform (in column) |
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(1) Prilutskaya, N. V. and N. L. Kortunova, Военная одежда вооруженных сил ссср и россии (1917-1990) [Military clothing of the USSR and Russia (1917-1990's)], Moscow: Military Publishing, 1999.
(2) Правила ношения военной формы в мирное время [Regulations on wearing military uniforms in peacetime], Moscow: USSR Ministry of Defense, 1958.
(3) Правила ношения военной формы одежды [Regulations for the wearing of military uniforms], Moscow: USSR Ministry of Defense, 1973.
(4) Правила ношения военной формы одежды [Regulations for the wearing of military uniforms], Moscow: USSR Ministry of Defense, 1989.
(5)
Океанский щит страны советов [Ocean
Shield of the Soviet Nation], edited by P.N. Medvedev, Moscow: Planeta, 1987.
Last Updated 7 January 2019 by Ryan Stavka