Newest US Navy Snipe Design Released

SAN DIEGO - Jan. 30, 2016 - PRLog -- Today, NavyCrow.com The Premier Navy Pride apparel and memorabilia company announced that they have released a new t-shirt design to honor the Engineers of the Navy, whom are commonly referred to as “Snipes” by their fellow Sailors.

Some examples of SNIPE ratings:

• Hull Maintenance Technicians
• Damage Controlman
• Machinist Mates
• Engineman
• Electrician's mate
• Gas Turbine System Technician
• Machinery Repairman

These men and women are responsible for everything from keeping the Engines up and running to Firefighting to the ever important duty of managing the communications systems.

The historical reference of the Ship’s Engineering Department can be traced back to the days of wooden sailing ships and the Sailmakers whose job it was quite literally to make the sails which would then drive the ship, along with the Carpenter and his mates who kept the ship afloat and watertight. As the world’s navies converted to steam power henceforth came the Coal Heaver responsible for retrieving coal from the ship’s bunkers and transportation to the ship’s furnace room where the Boilermaker and Machinist stood watch over the hearth. Various titles came and went over the next 100 or so years or so as the US Navy continued on and then transitioned from steam boiler to Gas Turbine engines and nuclear reactors on Cruisers, Submarines and Aircraft Carrier.

There were a few weird turns along the path of history with the US Navy creating a Chemical Warfare Specialist rating in WW II for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological defense/damage control. The more germene reference would be towards the Ship Fitter rating which was in cohorts with the Metalsmith and Pipefitter ratings responsible for the upkeep of the modern day ships of iron and steel.

NavyCrow.com  brings colors, subdued, crazy, serious, historic and above all professional approach to US Navy art with a single focus: design the best for the US Navy. Period. Never compromise. This United States Navy Snipe shirt featuring a Crow wearing a “Dixie Cup” and a globe chain around his neck grasping the ship’s propeller in one hand and an axe in the other. In the background we see the steam pipe exhaust from the ship's’ boiler, and in the foreground we find a micrometer and gear. This is a design for the Sailors Who Sail Below. The major aspect of the designs incorporate the ratings badges of IC, EM, HT, DC, MR, MM, EN, and BT

With that said we welcome you to visit NavyCrow.Com and take alook around. Have a few designs in mind or a question or even just want to share a sea story then fire it in to hq@navycrow.com and get involved because the crew at NavyCrow.com  do consider you important and do ask for your feedback. Find this US Navy Snipe shirt located at https://navycrow.com/product/apparel/us-navy-snipes-the-sailors-that-sail-below-shirt/  and check out the US Navy Snipe shirt for our US Navy Sailors, along with everything else that we have to offer!.