Socialist Yugoslavia: Sailor’s Shirt

Inv. No.: P3856 / 14901

 

Sailor’s Shirt of the Navy of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Territorial Defense

The sailor's shirt was part of the typical uniform of sailors and lower-ranked naval non-commissioned officers, cadets from non-commissioned officer schools, and the Naval Military Academy. The sailor’s shirt of Socialist Yugoslavia, influenced by the Soviet Union uniforms, had equally wide blue and white stripes. According to the regulations, it was worn under a white or drab summer sailor's blouse with a sailor's collar, as work clothing, and later also as combat wear without the sailor blouse and collar. After the establishment of the naval unit of the Slovenian Territorial Defense in 1976, which used the uniforms of the navy, the members of the Territorial Defense also wore it. More rarely, the sailor's shirt was worn by sailors of the merchant navy. It was most often worn by cadets of naval schools during their training cruises.

 

Description: Blue-and-white knitted cotton sailor’s shirt with equally wide blue and white horizontal stripes, each 1.9 cm thick. The shirt has a round neck and short sleeves.

 

Place of use: Navy of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Slovenian Territorial Defense.

 

Owner: The shirt was worn by Ivo Štader (Mrkonjić grad 1941 - Piran 2018) as a member of the Territorial Defense, who donated it to the museum.

 

Period of use: 1976–1991

 

Material: Cotton

 

Technique: Knitting, sewing

 

Dimensions: Width 75 cm, Length 78 cm