Translation on this navy cap?

[Der Texaner]

[Homer Hodge]

Japanese Imperial Navy

[Homer Hodge]

The Japanese characters are Dai Nippon Teikoku Kai Gun...

[Der Texaner]

The Japanese characters are Dai Nippon Teikoku Kai Gun...

Thanks! I don't know why, but I had thought it might name name a ship.

[A.E. Hamilton]

Naval hat ribbon

The earlier ones had the ships names on them. Too much information with ships name and this like the information on the dog taf changed pre war.