NAVY, COAST GUARD AND OTHER SEA SERVICES PATCHES

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1. Military Sealift Command USNS MSC MSTS 1 2 3

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   • easterneagle87
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2. NOAA CORPS The Other Uniformed Sea Service - ESSA - USC&GS 1 2 3

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3. USNR - U.S. Naval Reserve - on land, sea and air 1 2 3 4

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4. NAVAL BOARD DIRECTORY and REFERENCES - Find Them Here USN USCG USNS NOAA

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5. Patch Manufacturers INDEX - GEMSCO, HILBORN-HAMBURGER, ACE NOVELTY, SWISS TEX, MATSUO, BETA ROYAL, SILVIO POLIDORO, WOLF BROWN

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6. Brown Water Navy patch - Junk Force

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7. NEW PATCH PICK UP USS PIVOT EARLY 60'S

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8. Navy ships UIMs (rockers/tabs) 1 2

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9. River Squadron 53 - Vietnam

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10. Has anyone seen this USS RENDOVA patch before?

    Topic was merged with USS RENDOVA I have not been able to find this one.

11. How many Variations of the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club

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12. Seabee Patch for review

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13. KWANG ?

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14. USN Duty in the Philippines - now just a memory..... 1 2 3 4

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15. US Navy Divers & Their Related Commands ARS, ASR, ATF, ATA, etc 1 2 3 4 9

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16. Vietnam River Division 55 Patch - Original?

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17. A little help with Liberty cuffs

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18. Unknown WWII Torpedo Squadron Patch, Identify

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19. Brown Water Navy in RVN (Coast Guard and Army MRF too) 1 2 3 4 5

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20. USN Auxiliary Ships, Tenders, Replenishment, Repair etc 1 2 3 4 7

    By Bearmon, November 29, 2013
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    • mbec
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21. "It's a Gemsco" USN & USCG Patch Manufacturers 1 2 3 4 7

    By Salvage Sailor, December 16, 2015
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22. 41 for Freedom SSB(N) jacket patches 1 2

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23. AGR and YAGR Radar Picket type RADRON NORAD

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24. Chichi Jima Power & Light Company

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    • Bearmon
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25. "It's a Hilborn Hamburger" USN & USCG Patch Manufacturers 1 2 3 4

    By Salvage Sailor, December 16, 2015
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    • Tonomachi
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26. USN Photo Recon, Lab & Photographic Units 1 2 3

    By Salvage Sailor, June 10, 2017
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27. Naval Air Station Patches - NAS, NAAS, NAF 1 2 3 4 5

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28. "It's a Swiss Tex" USN, USCG, USNS, NOAA Patch Manufacturers 1 2 3 4

    By Salvage Sailor, May 19, 2018
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29. Silent Service - The USN Submarine Forces 1 2 3 4 8

    By Bearmon, October 13, 2014
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    • Tonomachi
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30. USN Korean War Patches 1950-1953 1 2

    By Salvage Sailor, August 12, 2023
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31. NAVSEC and COMM patches - Spooks & Sparks 1 2 3 4 6

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32. CVG/W and COMCARGRU's Air Groups, Air Wings & Carrier Groups 1 2 3

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33. 13th Naval Special CB Insignia

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34. NAVOCEANO The Oceanographic Office and her Vessels AGS AGOR AGOS 1 2 3

    By Salvage Sailor, September 1, 2014
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    • Bearmon
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35. Sailor Humor Patches 1 2 3 4

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36. USN Hospital, Supply & Chaplain Corps - AH Ships, Medical & Supply Units 1 2 3

    By Salvage Sailor, December 13, 2017
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37. The WW2 Harbor Net Tender Insignia Types and Origin 1 2 3

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38. Unknown Navy Squadron ? Personalized USN pilot patches

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39. USN Amphibious Ships - The Gator Navy "L" Ships & AKA/APA 1 2 3 4 8

    By Bearmon, November 26, 2013
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40. TWO NAVAL PATCHES I PICKED UP DECADES AGO - DESRON ONE

    By tully216, October 12, 2025
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41. Can anyone identify this one?? USS SEVERN (AO-61)

    By tully216, October 5, 2025
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42. FASRON - Fleet Air Service Squadrons 1945 to 1959

    By Salvage Sailor, January 6, 2024
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43. US Naval Support Activity Danang Vietnam pocket patch

    By warpath, November 15, 2015
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44. VP-48 patch period?

    By Patchhunter, September 23, 2025
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45. DD DDE DDR DESTROYERS Greyhounds of the Fleet 1 2 3 4 15

    By Bearmon, December 23, 2013
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46. USN COMMAND and FLEET patches 1 2 3

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47. Navy VF-916 Roaring Bulls squadron patch now VA-83

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    • Bearmon
    • September 26, 2025

48. CASU-12

    By Salvage Sailor, September 26, 2025
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    • September 26, 2025

49. N.S.A.D. Cua Viet Vietnam LCM-8 patch

    By mbec, September 22, 2025
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    • mbec
    • September 24, 2025

50. Naval Stations & Shore Commands - NAVSTA CENTERS SCHOOLS FACS, If it don't float... 1 2 3 4 5

    By sigsaye, February 19, 2014
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