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Tally (cap)

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Likewise, the manner a tally is fastened onto the cap varies with each navy. For example, the British tie it into a bow on the left side; the Germans and Russians tie it at the back, leaving behind a pair of streamers; while the French stitch it onto the cap like an ordinary cap band.
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Practice varies with each navy, though a conventional tally is black, with a gold or yellow inscription. The inscription may be simply a ship's name (e.g. "H.M.A.S. ARRERNTE"), the name of the navy ("MARINE NATIONALE") or a longer name such as "Red Banner Baltic Fleet"
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is a ribbon usually bearing the name of a ship or some other establishment to which they belong.
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Occasionally, the tally's colour may vary from the usual black, such as the
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Experimental cap tally with variant spelling ARRERNTE for the
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tallies used in the Soviet and Russian navies to denote
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