Russian Seamans Tunic

[RobertCOUTTS]

Hi,
can anyone identify this item, what era is it from, rank etc.
cheers Robert

[RobertCOUTTS]

Naval tunic'

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[RobertCOUTTS]

Naval Tunic

last photograph.
cheers Robert

[STEBALIN]

It´s a Matros (russian equivalent to seaman) of the Baltic Fleet.
The black pacth with red anchor and chain denotes "specialty of all types of protection, security and services" according to the USSR MoD Regulations Book of 1988. My guess is that it means all-purpose personnel.

[Kozlov]

The insignia for Baltic Fleet on the shoulder dates this as pre-1974 doesn't it?

Later on they dropped the fleet name from the shoulder boards and just had a "f" for Fleet.