Bureau of Navigation
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The Bureau of Navigation was an organization within the U.S. Navy.
History
The Bureau was established on 5 July, 1862 by act of Congress alongside the Bureau of Steam Engineering and the Bureau of Construction and Repair.[1]
Chiefs of the Bureau
- Rear Admiral Henry C. Taylor, 29 April, 1902[2]
- Captain John E. Pillsbury, 14 January, 1908[3]
- Captain Victor Blue, 26 March, 1913[4] – after 1 January, 1919[5]
- Commander Leigh C. Palmer, 7 August, 1916[6] (temporary)
- Rear Admiral Thomas Washington, 10 August, 1919[7]
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