Captains, commanders, and lieutenants, only, are to wear epaulettes. A captain commanding a squadron entitled to wear a broad pendant, shall wear on the strap of each epaulette a plain silver anchor and eagle, and a silver star above the eagle, the whole to be arranged and of the size as per pattern. Captains shall wear the same, excepting the star on the straps. Commanders shall wear the same, but with nothing on the straps. Lieutenants shall wear one epaulette, like those for commanders, on the right shoulder.
Epaulettes are never to be worn without swords, when absent from the ship.
For captains, of blue cloth, two and a half inches long, half an inch wide,with gold embroidery on each edge, one on each shoulder. When authorized to wear a star on the strap of the epaulette, they shall also wear an embroidered star in the center of the shoulder strap. For commanders, of gold lace, half an inch wide, two and a half inches long, one on each shoulder. For lieutenants, one of gold lace, on the right shoulder, two and a half inches long, and half an inch wide. The buttons shall be of two sizes, large and small, the sizes, form, and arrangement, shall be like the pattern.