Plankowner

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Primarily in the United States Navy, a plankowner is a member of the crew of a ship when it is first commissioned. Historically, a plankowner or his widow could petition the Naval Historical Center's Curator Branch when the ship was decommissioned, and receive a piece of the deck; this does not apply to modern ships with metal decks, however. Sailors who are plankowners at their current command often have the word "PLANKOWNER" embroidered on the back of their uniform ball cap to denote this designation.

References

• Current US Navy policy on plankowning

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