Over time, the symbolism associated with tattoos popular with U.S. Navy sailors has evolved, but they continue to hold significance for those with a connection to the sea and maritime culture.

CONTEST: WIN TIX TO 'TATTOOS & SCRIMSHAW' Here's how to nab one of seven 'group passes' to TATTOOS AND SCRIMSHAW: The Art of the Sailor: Vancouver Maritime Museum's spring and summer exhibit ...

Compromised as they may seem, sailors' tattoos once held significance and occasionally still do. At the height of the ship-faring age, symbols like the anchor and north star signified rank and ...

Another traces the history of tattoos in the Navy and includes photographs with poignant words from sailors at war. The museum is free and open to the public 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday ...

After all, it was sailors who popularized the now- ubiquitous form of body art, a phenomenon explored in the Mystic Seaport exhibition, "Skin and Bones: Tattoos in the Life of the American Sailor." ...

Von Dutch and Sailor Jerry unite for a 'Lucky 13' collaboration! This limited-edition headwear drop features trucker caps ...

According to a 2019 Ipsos poll, 30% of Americans now have a tattoo. From traditional sailor tattoos to tribal tattoos of the 1990s, here's how tattoos have changed and developed over the last century.

The 23-year-old sailor's tattoo is large, but not big enough to be considered a "sleeve," the type of design that covers an entire arm. Bryant hopes to remedy that, thanks to new Navy rules ...