The description of the full dress coat for the senior officers in the 1813 order, “The coat of blue cloth with broad lapels and lining of the same a standing collar.” is very similar to the description of the 1802 order, except in 1802 the lapels were to be long. There were changes in the uniform of the Navy approved by the Secretary of the Navy William Jones on 23 November 1813. While the cut and details shifted slightly with changes in civilian fashion over the next decade, this was the uniform worn at the beginning of the War of 1812. The new uniforms included a profusion of gold “lace,” or gilt metallic wire braid, gilt buttons, and the coveted blue and white color scheme.
In August 1802, Secretary of the Navy Robert Smith revised the Navy’s uniform Officer Regulations.
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