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US Navy Tattoos - The US NAVY is synonymous with sailors and their tattoos, for obvious historical reasons. Their long voyages to exotic lands -- and the stories and souvenirs they brought home -- continued to amaze people worldwide, until in the early 1900's the tattoo craze hit a peak unequalled for almost a hundred years.

Christian crosses were popular, think 'Rock of Ages', in addition to a short list of other nautical motifs, like sailors caps, submarines and periscopes. Images of naked women were a major hit with sailors, until the brass issued their 'obscene' warning. After that, naval applicants could have their hopes dashed by showing up with too much 'skin' on their skin. Tattoo artists did a booming business tattoo grass skirts on scantily clad hula girls. For many sailors, tattoo representations of the ship they served on were popular.

Get inspired by some really great images and photos in our US Navy Inspiration Gallery

See also: Memorial Tattoos, Heart Tattoos, Battlefield Cross, Bull Dogs, Anchor Tattoos, Bullets & Guns, Anchor Crosses, Patriotic Tattoos, Flag Tattoos, Uncle Sam Tattoos

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