Police Dive Team Patch — Order This Anchor Trident Design
Design S0424A at a glance
A pennant shield tapering to a point — rare among unit patches — carrying a silver fouled anchor crossed by two tridents, with the team designation on a banner above the taper. The pennant shape echoes maritime signal flags, which is exactly the register a dive and marine unit wants. Lettering, anchor style and the trident pair all restitch to your team’s specification.
Pennant shield cutHot-cut edgeSilver fouled anchorCrossed tridentsBanner lettering3 thread colors
About this dive team pennant design
Dive teams sit at the intersection of police insignia and nautical tradition, and this pennant leans nautical: anchor for the service, tridents for the divers, a flag-like cut that looks right on a boathouse wall as well as a shoulder. Because the shape is directional, it also mounts handsomely above a name tape — something rectangular patches can't do.
Teams usually letter the banner with their unit and add a hull or badge number near the anchor stock. For recovery units that work alongside fire departments, a second version in red threads keeps the pair visually linked. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order — stitch-ready proof in 6–12 hours, production only after your approval.
Police dive team patch quick facts
- Embroidered dive team 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.
- PVC versions of dive insignia outlast embroidery on gear that's wet weekly.
- Pennant-shield patches typically run 4.5"–5" tall so the banner lettering stays readable.
- Marine and dive units commonly order two builds at once: embroidered for uniforms, PVC for kit.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this dive patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: velcro for dive bags and soft shells, sew-on for uniforms, iron-on for team polos
- Sizes: 3"–12" tall — 4.5"–5" is the standard pennant height
- Colorways: navy-gold-silver as shown, or subdued builds in tan, OD green, gray and blackout
- Border: hot-cut edge keeps the taper point sharp
- Thread: metallic gold anchor available; glow thread on the tridents is a popular night-ops touch
- Artwork: add a dive helmet, your vessel, or bubbles motif around the anchor — redrawn at no art charge
Who orders this design
Police dive teams, marine patrol units, and sheriff underwater search and recovery squads order this pennant for team jackets, dry-bag identification, and boathouse displays. Harbor units pair it with a round version for uniform shoulders. Most orders include a PVC duplicate set for gear that lives wet.
Custom dive team 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.
Police dive team patch questions
Is embroidery or PVC better for dive gear?
PVC, decisively, for anything that gets wet on duty — it won't hold water or fade. Most teams order embroidered pennants for uniforms and jackets plus a PVC set for bags and hard cases in the same quote.
Can the pennant shape become a standard rectangle?
Yes — the same anchor-and-tridents art sits naturally in a rectangle or round if your uniform standard requires it. The pennant is this design's signature, but the art moves freely.
Can we add our boat or hull number?
Yes. The space beside the anchor stock takes a hull number or vessel silhouette cleanly — send a photo of your boat and we redraw it in at no charge.
What size reads well on a dry-suit sleeve?
5 inches long. Below 4 inches the banner lettering compresses, so for small placements we widen the banner on your proof.
How do I mark up changes to this design?
Use the markup tool in the quote form — draw on the pennant, recolor elements, pin notes — and your marked version attaches to the quote. You can also upload your own sketch instead.
Surfacing elsewhere in the catalog?
Marine work is a narrow specialty — for the rest of the department, the police insignia range from patrol shields to specialty division patches covers each unit's options. If the team is still deciding between fabric and PVC for wet environments, the main custom patches page comparing materials and durability answers that directly.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.