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Revision as of 11:42, 23 September 2015
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
- Captain Victor Blue, 26 March, 1913[2] – after 1 January, 1919[3]
- Commander Leigh C. Palmer, 7 August, 1916[4] (temporary)
Footnotes
- ↑ 12 Stat. 510
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
Bibliography
