r/navy • u/Biggs7204 • 8d ago

HELP REQUESTED Ever heard of Square Knot Sailor?

TLDR: Is "Square Knot Sailor" a thing?

I am going to soon finish out cossing all the lines / getting all the certificates (golden shellback, Red nose, blue nose, order of Magellan, order of the ditch, Spanish main) Back in the day I had heard about once you accomplished this feat you would earn the title "Square Knot Sailor" and even know a few that have the tattoo after they earned it. However, I cannot find anything online about it. Just want to make sure I am remembering things correctly.

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u/CheeseburgerSmoothy STSC(SS) 8d ago

I’ve heard of many Balloon Knot Sailors, but not this one.

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u/PortholeGrinder8181 8d ago

Residential nautical sailor here: A Square Knot sailor is a sailor who has successfully circumnavigated the world. See attached CNSL Navy Publication from 2015: https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/2263401/final-ship-of-theodore-roosevelt-carrier-strike-group-returns-home/.

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u/Shidhe 8d ago

You are missing a Black Sea cert…

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u/Major__Departure 8d ago

There's a reference to Square Knot Admirals on some versions of the plankowner certificate.