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] – 1 December, 1909[4][Inference]
- Captain Reginald F. Nicholson, 1 December, 1909[5]
- Captain Victor Blue, 26 March, 1913[6] – after 1 January, 1919[7]
- Commander Leigh C. Palmer, 7 August, 1916[8] (temporary)
- Rear Admiral Thomas Washington, 10 August, 1919[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ 12 Stat. 510
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 10-11.
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