Weapons Underwater - post 1950 rate badges
In 1958 the former TAS (Torpedo Anti Submarine) branch split to form two ‘new’ branches – Weapons Underwater (WU) & Sonarman(SN).
All members of the TAS branch that specialized in all forms of underwater weapons were now known as Weaponmen Underwater. (WU).
The rate badge for WU was the old wartime & pre war Leading Torpedoman rate badge, but the torpedoes were updated to modern times.
WU rate badges are illustrated below. The lower gold bullion set is a matched CPO set.
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