Riverboat Police Patch — Order This Paddle-Wheel Skyline Badge Design
Design S1334A at a glance
A badge-shaped patch with a gold merrowed edge, framing a paddle-wheel riverboat in front of a city skyline, with laurel around the scene. Three lettering lines carry a city name, a police callout and a motto. Light blue, silver, gold and black give it the look of a river town's official seal.
Badge-shaped outlineGold merrowed borderPaddle-wheel riverboatCity skylineLaurel3 lettering lines
About this paddle-wheel riverboat police badge
River towns built their economies on paddle-wheel boats, and many still put one on the city seal. This badge-shaped patch brings that history onto the uniform, placing the riverboat in front of a modern skyline so the design reads as past and present at once. The laurel adds a formal, honor-guard touch without needing a second patch for dress wear.
Adapt it to your city: redraw the skyline from a photo of your downtown, swap the riverboat for a bridge or barge, and put your city name and motto on the lettering lines. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order — your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after you order, and nothing is produced until you approve it.
Riverboat police patch quick facts
- Embroidered riverboat police patches cost $3.00–$20.00 each depending on quantity, with a 10-patch minimum.
- Rush production takes 7–10 days and is available on every custom patch.
- Skylines are redrawn from a photo of your downtown at no art charge.
- Badge-shaped patches are cut close to the outline and finished with a merrowed or hot-cut edge.
- City police shoulder patches typically run 3.5" to 4.5" tall.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this riverboat police patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for patrol shirts and dress blouses, hook-side velcro for vests, iron-on for caps
- Sizes: 2.5"–12" — 4" for shoulders; 10" for raid-jacket backs
- Colorways: light blue, silver, gold and black as shown, or navy and gold for a darker uniform
- Border: gold merrowed (shown), or silver merrow to match nickel badges
- Thread: metallic gold available on the laurel and badge rim
- Artwork: your skyline, waterfront or city seal redrawn at no additional art charge
Who orders this design
City police departments in river and port towns order this badge-shaped design when the waterfront is central to local identity. Harbor and river patrol units sometimes adopt it as their own unit patch with a changed callout. Orders usually pair a daily sew-on run with a metallic-thread version for ceremonies.
Custom riverboat police patch pricing — embroidered
| Quantity | Price per patch |
|---|---|
| 10–19 | $20.00 |
| 20–29 | $14.00 |
| 30–49 | $11.00 |
| 50–74 | $6.50 |
| 75–99 | $6.00 |
| 100–249 | $5.50 |
| 250–499 | $3.00 |
Rush production in 7–10 days is available on all custom patches. Design your changes in the markup tool above, or get this patch quoted exactly as shown.
What your quote covers
- Your exact spec — quantity, size, backing, and colorway, priced to the piece
- A free digital mockup within 4 hours, before you commit to anything
- Rush production in 7–10 days whenever you need it
- No setup, digitizing, or art fees — the table price is the whole price
How ordering this patch works
Request a quote
Send this design (marked up or as-is) with your quantity. Quotes are answered 24/7 within 4 hours.
Approve your proof
Your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after ordering. Nothing is produced until you approve it.
We verify & produce
Law-enforcement orders are verified with your agency before production — standard practice since 1999.
Delivery confirmed
We confirm your shipping address by phone, then email tracking the day your patches ship.
🏛 Bidding for your department or agency? We answer bids, RFQs and purchase-order quotes — see how agency bids and RFQs work, or tick “This quote is for a bid” in the quote form.
Riverboat police patch questions
Can you redraw the skyline to match our city?
Yes. Send a photo of your downtown and we redraw the skyline stitch-ready at no art charge. The riverboat stays in front unless you ask for a change.
Can the riverboat be replaced with a bridge or barge?
Yes. Any river landmark — a bridge, a barge, a lock or a ferry — can replace the riverboat. Mark it in the markup tool on this page.
Is the light blue too pale for a navy uniform?
Light blue reads clearly on navy and black shirts. If you'd like more weight, we can deepen the field to royal blue on your proof.
Can we add our department's founding year?
Yes. A year can sit under the laurel or on the motto line. Every lettering field restitches to your wording.
Does this work for a river patrol unit?
Yes. Change the callout to River Patrol or Harbor Unit and the same artwork becomes a unit patch that still matches the department's main design.
Want to compare other police patch shapes?
This page covers one riverboat badge. Shields, rounds and K9 designs for every division sit in the police patch range beside this paddle-wheel skyline badge. If you are starting from your own city seal or comparing builds first, the patch ordering guide for a riverboat skyline badge from art to proof explains each step.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.