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The Submarine Warfare Insignia (usually known as '"Dolphins"') are worn by qualified submariners. United States Navy Officers and Enlisted Sailors wear a [ 1 ] uniform breast pin to indicate that they are qualified in submarines.
In the modern Navy, the submarine pin is either a silver or gold chest pin, worn above all ribbons unless a second superseding qualification has been achieved in which case the submarine...
The insignia came to be known as “dolphins” or “fish,” and is one of the Navy’s oldest warfare devices. The hard-earned badge distinguishes and identifies the members of the submarine community...
Submarine Qualification insignia (usually known as "dolphins" or "fish") are breast insignia of the submarine warfare community which are issued to those naval personnel after they complete a complex, demanding and extensive program that incorporates learning each system aboard the submarine and completion of certain watchstanding requirements ...
The insignia of the U.S. Navy's Submarine Service is a submarine flanked by two stylized dolphins named Castor and Pollux. The origin of this insignia dates back to June 1923, when Captain Ernest King , USN, Commander, Submarine Division Three (later Fleet Admiral and Chief of Naval Operations), suggested to the Secretary of the Navy that a ...
The insignia of the U.S. submarine service is a submarine flanked by two dolphins. Dolphins, attendants to the Poseidon, Greek god of the sea and patron deity to sailors, is sometimes referred to as the sailor's friend. They were also chosen to represent the Submarine Service because of the characteristic way in which dolphins dive and surface.
Submarine Dolphins were the first Warfare Specialty Qualification Insignia adopted by the US Navy. Today, the Surface, Air, and Expeditionary communities also have warfare insignia pins similar to the original Submarine Dolphin design.
