Official USS Boxer Steamin' Demons Snipes Patch — USS Boxer (LHD-4) Steamin' Demons Engineering Department "Snipes" Embroidered Patch
Steamin' Demons below decks — USS Boxer's snipes keep the fires burning.
This USS Boxer (LHD-4) "Steamin' Demons" Snipes patch represents the engineering department sailors aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. "Snipes" is the traditional Navy nickname for engineers — the sailors who work below the waterline in the engineering spaces, keeping the ship's propulsion, electrical, and mechanical systems running.
USS Boxer (LHD-4) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship capable of carrying a Marine Expeditionary Unit and its full complement of aircraft, vehicles, and equipment. The engineering department — the Snipes — operate and maintain the ship's four boilers, two steam turbines, and the complex network of auxiliary machinery that powers every system aboard. The "Steamin' Demons" identity perfectly captures the engineering department's world: a hot, loud, demanding environment deep in the ship's hull where engineers tend boilers producing superheated steam at extreme pressures. Snipes are proud of their tough working conditions and the essential role they play — without engineering, the ship doesn't move, doesn't generate power, and doesn't fight.
This patch honors USS Boxer's engineering snipes.
Perfect For: USS Boxer engineering department sailors, Navy snipes and machinist's mates, amphibious assault ship veterans, and Navy engineering department patch collectors.
Steamin' Demons — Boxer's snipes.
