Class Rings

Tradition and pride are in every USNA ring. Near the end of their Plebe year, 4/C midshipmen design their class crest that becomes a significant part of their rings, a custom that started with the Class of 1869.

Every year, a contract is signed with one company to create that year's rings. The jeweler who wins the contract is also the only one who may reproduce rings. On occasion, other jewelers who bid for the contract that class year may make crest pins and/or miniatures. Naval Academy rings are to be owned solely by Naval Academy graduates and the families of deceased graduates. Jewelers are under contract not to make rings for non-graduates and collectors.

Ring and Ring Donations

Lost or Stolen Rings

Booma Ring Stories

Bonds of Gold 

Bonds of Gold allows members of the Another Link in the Chain class to donate class rings and miniatures to the midshipman class. These rings are then melted down and incorporated in the gold used to make the new rings for the midshipmen from that class, thus creating a "Bond of Gold". 

The annual ceremony celebrates the donations of rings and miniatures from graduates, wives and mothers from the ALITC class. This year's ceremony was held in April 2019 in Memorial Hall, USNA.

USNA Rings by Class Year