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RVN Naval Officer Black Uniform

Dated:1960s-70s

Description: Double-breasted, black wool, Saigon tailor made, commander rank. The black naval dress uniform was worn less often in the RVN navy than the white dress uniform, but period photographs suggest it was, nonetheless, in use throughout the history of the RVN navy. Officer jackets in this pattern were double-breasted. Enlisted were single.

An RVN naval officer cadet in Manhattan, with double-breasted black uniform, during training in the US, 1970.

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