In August 2016, the Navy announced that it would start phasing out the pea coat this year as it transitions to a black, synthetic, cold-weather parka as official outerwear by Oct. 1, 2020.

Time is running out to save the iconic United States Navy pea coat. As of Oct. 1, the pea coat will become an optional component of enlisted sailors’ seabags, replaced by a synthetic cold ...

Congress is questioning the Navy’s decision to phase out the peacoat – its best-known piece of outerwear – as part of its 2018 budget deliberations.

For over 45 years, the Sterlingwear of Boston garment factory supplied peacoats to the Navy. Now, after losing that contract — and facing closure — it has been tapped by the City of Boston to ...