The old Suter's uniforms & stuff

[Dave Suter]

Kraftfahrmaat and Kraftfahrobermaat (Motor Transport Petty Officers).

[Dave Suter]

Enlisted driver. The other trade that I have both the blue and white combination patches.

[Dave Suter]

Torpedo-Mechanikersmaat and Torpedo-Obermechanikersmaat (Torpedo Mechanic Petty Officers).

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Enlisted eel mechanic.

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Bootsmannsmaat and Oberbootsmannsmaat (Boatswain Petty Officers).

[Dave Suter]

Enlisted. The only trade to use different symbols for enlisted men and petty officers.

[Dave Suter]

Just got this photo, so I'll add it in. Note the rank/trade patch. Easier to see on the original photo, but it's a combined patch like the one above.

[Dave Suter]

Maschinenmaat and Obermaschinenmaat (Engine Personnel Petty Officers).

[Dave Suter]

Enlisted. The combination patch is for an Oberstabsmaschinistengast (Engine Personnel Seaman 2nd Class). He was called an Oberstabsheizer if serving as a stoker on a coal or oil fired ship. The pip and one chevron was only used from 28 January 1935 to 17 October 1936, and then only if inducted after 31 March 1934.

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Vermessungssteuermannsmaat and Obervermessungssteuermannsmaat (Navigating Helmsman Petty Officers). (Maybe it's just me, but if you had a guy driving the ship, wouldn't you want one that could navigate?)

[Dave Suter]

Enlisted.

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Feuerwerksmaat and Feuerwerksobermaat (Ordnance Petty Officers).

[Dave Suter]

Enlisted. Notice the difference in cannon design.

[Dave Suter]

Artillerie-Mechanikersmaat and Artillerie-Obermechanikersmaat (Artillery Mechanic Petty Officers).

[Dave Suter]

Enlisted.