USS MOUNT WHITNEY - Emerald Shellback T-Shirt

About this campaign

The line-crossing ceremony is an initiation rite in various navies that commemorates a Sailor's first crossing of the Equator. During the ceremony, Sailors who have not crossed the equator, also known as “Pollywogs”, undergo a series of challenges before earning the "Shellback" status. The rarest Shellback status is that of the Emerald Shellback which is received after crossing the Equator at the prime meridian. At 1655Z on 31 March 2018, USS Mount Whitney crossed all four hemispheres and officially entered into the realm of the Emerald Shellback.