The commissioned corps.
The warrant officers.
The petty officers.
The first two classes are graduates of Annapolis, or regularly commissioned by the Government. The last two are composed of enlisted men who have been promoted.
The rank device of the commissioned officers is worn on the shoulder-knot of the full dress uniform and on the collar of the service coat.
The marks are as follows:
| REAR-ADMIRAL. Foul anchor with silver stars at ends; and one stripe of gold lace two inches wide, and one of one- half inch wide above it, on sleeves. | COMMODORE. A star with a foul anchor at either side of it; and one stripe of gold lace two inches wide on sleeves. |
| CAPTAIN. A spread eagle with foul anchor at either side. Four one-half-inch stripes of gold lace on sleeves. | COMMANDER. Foul anchor with silver oak leaves at ends. Three stripes of half-inch gold lace on sleeves. |
LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER.—A silver foul anchor with
a silver oak leaf at either end. Two stripes of half-inch
gold lace with a quarter-inch stripe between.
| LIEUTENANT. Silver foul anchor with two silver bars at either side. Two stripes of gold lace one-half inch wide on sleeves. | LIEUTENANT—JUNIOR GRADE. Silver foul anchor with one silver bar at either side. Two stripes of gold lace, half and quarter-inch, on sleeves. |
| ENSIGN. A gold foul anchor on collar or shoulder-knot and one stripe of gold lace on sleeves. |