The Chits Inn

05/06/2026

🌍⚓ Make sure you take The Chits Inn with you on your adventures!

Whether you're deployed overseas, exploring a new city, climbing a mountain, hitting the beach, or just enjoying a well-earned run ashore, we'd love to see where your Chits Inn gear ends up.

📸 Send us your snaps from out and about and we'll share some of our favourites on the page.

From Plymouth to the Pacific, from ships to shore – take The Chits Inn along for the ride!

04/06/2026

Today, we pause to remember three Royal Navy sailors who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.

Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson, Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher, and Petty Officer Owen Green lost their lives when their Merlin Mk4 helicopter crashed in Devon.

As details emerge, local witnesses have spoken of a crew who, in their final moments, appeared to steer their aircraft away from homes, roads and a nearby petrol station. If true, their actions reflect the very best of military service: courage, professionalism and selfless devotion to protecting others.

Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher was an inspiration to so many, breaking barriers as Britain's only serving female Royal Navy Commando and showing what can be achieved through determination and dedication. Alongside her, Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson and Petty Officer Owen Green served with distinction and honour.

Behind every uniform is a family, friends and shipmates now facing an unimaginable loss. Today, our thoughts are with them all.

Fair winds and following seas.

⚓️ Lt Cdr Chris Gayson
⚓️ Lt Lily-Mae Fisher
⚓️ PO Owen Green

We will remember them.

04/06/2026

04/06/2026

⚓ Today, We Remember.⚓

Yesterday, the Royal Navy lost three members of the Fleet Air Arm following the tragic Merlin Mk4 helicopter crash in Devon during a training exercise.

Today, our thoughts remain with their families, friends, squadron mates, and all those affected by this heartbreaking loss.

The Royal Navy is built on people. Shipmates who serve together, deploy together, and stand by one another through the best and worst of times. While operations continue and the Fleet carries on its vital work around the world, we pause to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.

Take a moment today to check in on your oppos, raise a glass, share a dit, and remember that behind every uniform is a family waiting for their loved one to come home.

Fair winds and following seas, shipmates.

💙 We have the watch.

⚓🇬🇧

03/06/2026

🚨 HERO IN THE WATER 🚨

Massive BZ to Terriss Davies after jumping into action and helping save a person's life during a water emergency. 👏⚓

While others watched events unfold, Terriss stepped forward when it mattered most — helping pull the casualty from the water and assisting until emergency services arrived.

No cameras. No fanfare. Just someone seeing a person in danger and refusing to stand by.

It takes courage to act under pressure. In those moments, there’s no time to think about recognition, only doing the right thing.

Stories like this remind us that real heroes don't always wear uniforms or capes. Sometimes they're just ordinary people who make an extraordinary decision in a split second.

Stand easy when you can. Stand tall when it matters.

🍻 Raise a glass to Terriss tonight.

Tag someone who always steps up when the chips are down. 👇

02/06/2026

⚓️ Built for those who know life below the surface isn’t for the faint-hearted.

The Chits Inn “Mine Clearance Diver” Tee pays tribute to one of the toughest trades in the Royal Navy — featuring vintage dive heritage artwork, classic maritime styling, and a bold back print inspired by the branch’s rich history.

From the iconic diving helmet to mine warfare detailing, every part of this design was built to honour the lads who’ve earned their place beneath the waves.

⚓️ 100% Cotton
⚓️ Lightweight & Heavyweight Options
⚓️ Front Chest Large Back Print
⚓️ Designed for Serving Personnel, Veterans & Branch Supporters

“Diversi Vestri Tem”

EST 1914

Tag a diver, oppo, or someone who'd wear this with pride. 👇

01/06/2026

⚓️🔥 FROM CONCEPT TO PRINT 🔥⚓️

Absolutely loved bringing this custom HMS Prince of Wales “6H White Mafia” design to life 🍻👨‍🍳

A proper mess-deck inspired graphic packed with carrier pride, galley chaos, Guinness, and a bit of matelot attitude ⚓️🇬🇧

This is exactly what The Chits Inn is about — creating custom designs that represent the people, branches, ships, and dits behind them.

Big BZ to the lads onboard 👏

Got an idea for your own ship, squadron, mess, or deployment tee?
Drop us a message and let’s make it happen 📩

31/05/2026

⚓ CUSTOM PVC PATCHES ⚓

This custom patch for HMS Medway is a great example of what's possible when you turn a ship's story into something you can wear, collect and remember.

Featuring bespoke artwork, vibrant colours and durable PVC construction, these patches are built to survive life at sea, on deployment, and everywhere in between.

Whether you're representing a ship, unit, branch, squadron, sports team, mess deck, motorcycle club or business, we can help bring your vision to life.

✅ Low minimums
✅ Fully custom artwork
✅ Durable PVC construction
✅ Hook & loop backing available
✅ Designed in the UK

From a simple idea or sketch to a finished patch in your hands, we'll work with you every step of the way.

📩 Drop us a message to get started.

👇 TAG your ship's patch rep, unit fund treasurer or mess committee.
📤 SEND this to someone who needs a custom patch for their ship, unit, squadron or club.

30/05/2026

⚓❤️ From Passing Out Parade to Popping the Question ❤️⚓

A huge day of celebration at HMS Raleigh as recruits of Gould 25/37 successfully passed out from Initial Naval Training — marking the start of what promises to be an incredible career in the Royal Navy. 🇬🇧

But for one recruit, the celebrations became even more unforgettable…

At the end of the parade, Cameron got down on one knee and proposed to Lexi in front of family, friends, fellow recruits and Divisional Staff after secretly planning the surprise behind the scenes. Safe to say there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. 🥹💍

From the parade ground to a proposal they'll never forget — massive congratulations to Cameron and Lexi from all of us. BZ shipmates! ⚓🍾

A day of pride, love and new beginnings. ❤️



Tag someone who’d absolutely cry watching this ❤️👇

29/05/2026

⚓️🍻 WE LOVED putting together this custom design for the HMS Prince of Wales 6H White Mafia crew!

From the galley-inspired artwork to the carrier details and mess-deck banter, this one was an absolute hoofing project to work on. Proper matelot design packed with character, pride, and a few pints of Guinness for good measure 🍺⚓️

Custom ship, unit, squadron, mess or deployment designs are what we do best — whether it’s for a run ashore tee, deployment hoodie, mess kit, or a full branch drop.

Big shoutout to the team onboard HMS Prince of Wales 🇬🇧

⚓ Custom Designed
⚓ Printed in the UK
⚓ Made By The Chits Inn

Got an idea for your own ship or unit design?
Drop us a message shipmates 📩