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| − | <blockquote>1. The duties of the Bureau of Navigation shall comprise the promulgation, record, and enforcement of the orders of the Secretary to the fleet and to the officers of the Navy, except such orders as pertain to the office of the Secretary; all that relates to the education of officers and | + | <blockquote>1. The duties of the Bureau of Navigation shall comprise the promulgation, record, and enforcement of the orders of the Secretary to the fleet and to the officers of the Navy, except such orders as pertain to the office of the Secretary; all that relates to the education of officers and men, including the Naval Academy and technical schools for officers (except the War College and Torpedo School), the Apprentice Establishment, and schools for the technical education of enlisted men; to the enlistment and discharge of all enlisted persons, and to the preparation of estimates for the pay of all officers and enlisted men. |
2. It shall have under its direction all rendezvous and receiving ships and provide transportation for all enlisted persons. | 2. It shall have under its direction all rendezvous and receiving ships and provide transportation for all enlisted persons. | ||
Revision as of 13:28, 6 April 2016
The Bureau of Navigation (abbreviated BuNav) was the United States Navy bureau responsible for personnel issues as well as the actual issuance of orders.
Contents
History
Creation
The Bureau of Navigation's non-intuitive name is a reflection of its origins. 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] Initially BuNav was to oversee the production and distribution of nautical charts and navigation instruments, and the administration of the Naval Academy, Naval Observatory, and the Hydrographic and Nautical Almanac Offices. In 1865 the Office of Detail, in charge of officer assignments, was placed under its control.
1893
1. The duties of the Bureau of Navigation shall comprise the promulgation, record, and enforcement of the orders of the Secretary to the fleet and to the officers of the Navy, except such orders as pertain to the office of the Secretary; all that relates to the education of officers and men, including the Naval Academy and technical schools for officers (except the War College and Torpedo School), the Apprentice Establishment, and schools for the technical education of enlisted men; to the enlistment and discharge of all enlisted persons, and to the preparation of estimates for the pay of all officers and enlisted men.2. It shall have under its direction all rendezvous and receiving ships and provide transportation for all enlisted persons.
3. It shall establish the complement of all ships in commission.
4. It shall keep the records of service of all squadrons, ships, officers, and men, and prepare an annual Navy Register for publication.
5. It shall have under its control the Hydrographic Office, the collection of foreign surveys, publication and supply of charts, sailing directions, and nautical works, and the dissemination of nautical and hydrographical information to the Navy and Mercantile Marine.
6. It shall be charged with the preparation, revision, and enforcement of all tactics, drill books, signal codes, cipher codes, and regulations governing uniform and service afloat, and with the distribution of all orders, circulars, and regulations.
7. Questions of naval discipline, arising in the service, will be submitted by this bureau for the action of the Secretary.
8. All orders governing the movements of vessels, other than those issued by officers exercising command afloat or at shore stations, within the limits of their respective commands, will be signed by the Secretary and recorded in this bureau.
9. It shall receive and bring to the attention of the Secretary of the Navy all applications from officers for duty or change of duty.
10. It shall receive all reports of service performed by ships, officers, or men, and all inspections of ships not of a special nature, also reports of all drills and exercises.
11. In order to prevent conflicting instructions, all official communications to ships in commission shall first be submitted to the Secretary of the Navy, and forwarded through this bureau.
12. Commanding officers will keep this bureau fully and promptly informed of any circumstances affecting the readiness of their ships for immediate service.[2]
1896
1900
1905
(1) The duties of the Bureau of Navigation shall comprise the promulgation, record, and enforcement of the orders of the Secretary to the fleet and to the officers of the Navy, except such orders as pertain to the office of the Secretary; all that relates to the education of officers and men, including the Naval Academy, the Naval War College, and technical schools for officers, the apprentice seaman establishment, schools for the technical education of enlisted men, and to the supervision and control of the Naval Home at Philadelphia, Pa., to the enlistment and discharge of all enlisted persons, and to the preparation of estimates for the pay of all officers and enlisted men.(2) It shall have under its direction all rendezvous and receiving ships, and provide transportation for all enlisted persons, except as provided in article 1584.
(3) It shall establish the complement of all ships in commission.
(4) It shall keep the records of service of all squadrons, ships, officers, and men, and prepare an annual navy register for publication.
(5) It shall be charged with the preparation, revision, and enforcement of all tactics, drill books, signal codes, cipher codes, and regulations governing uniform and service afloat, and with the distribution of all general orders, special orders, and regulations.
(6) Questions of naval discipline arising in the service will be submitted by this Bureau for the action of the Secretary.
(7) All orders governing the movement of vessels, other than those issued by officers exercising command afloat or at shore stations, within the limits of their respective commands, will be signed by the Secretary and recorded in this Bureau.
(8) It shall receive and bring to the attention of the Secretary of the Navy all applications from officers for duty or change of duty.
(9) It shall receive all reports of service performed by ships, officers, or men, and all inspections of ships not of a special nature; also reports of all drills and exercises.
(10) In order to prevent conflicting instructions, and that a proper record may lie kept of the readiness of all vessels for service, all official communications from the Navy Department and its offices and bureaus to ships in commission for sea service, which refer to the movements of ships, to their condition, to their repairs, to their avail ability for sea service, and to their personnel, shall be forwarded through this Bureau. (See article 1656.)
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1909
(1) The duties of the Bureau of Navigation shall comprise the promulgation, record, and enforcement of the orders of the Secretary to the fleet and to the officers of the Navy, except such orders as pertain to the office of the Secretary: all that relates to the education of officers and men, including the Naval Academy, the Naval War College, and technical schools for officers, the apprentice seaman establishment, schools for the technical education of enlisted men. and to the supervision and control of the Naval Home at Philadelphia. Pa., Nautical Almanac and Compass Offices, to the enlistment and discharge of all enlisted persons, and to the preparation of estimates for the pay of all officers and enlisted men.(2) It shall have under its direction all rendezvous and receiving ships, and provide transportation for all enlisted persons under its cognizance.
(3) It shall establish the complement of all ships in commission.
(4) It shall keep the records of service of all fleets, squadrons, ships, officers, and men, and prepare an annual navy register for publication.
(5) It shall be charged with the preparation, revision, and enforcement of all tactics, drill books, signal codes, cipher codes, and regulations governing uniform and service alloat, and with the distribution of all general orders, special orders, and regulations.
(6) Questions of naval discipline arising in the service will be submitted by this bureau for the action of the Secretary.
(7) All orders governing the movement of vessels, other than those issued by officers exercising command afloat or at shore stations, within the limits of their respective commands, will be signed by the Secretary and recorded in this bureau.
(8) It shall receive and bring to the attention of the Secretary of the Navy all applications from officers for duty or change of duty.
(9) It shall receive all reports of service performed by ships, officers, or men, and all inspections of ships not of a special nature; also reports of all drills and exercises.
(10) In order to prevent conflict in instructions, and that a proper record may be kept of the readiness of all vessels for service, all official communications from the Navy Department and its offices and bureaus to ships in commission for sea service, which refer to the movements of ships, to their condition, to their repairs, to their availability for sea service, and to their personnel, shall be forwarded through this bureau, except that when the Department has set a date for the completion of repairs to a vessel at a navy yard, subsequent requests for repairs whose time of completion will fall within the date fixed as above, shall, in general, be forwarded by the commandant direct to the bureaus concerned. (Art. 1500.)
(11) It shall be charged with the transportation, storage, and handling of coal and water used for all purposes on board naval vessels, and with the control of naval coal depots and coaling stations.
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1913
Chiefs of Bureau
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear Admiral Henry C. Taylor, 29 April, 1902[5]
- Captain John E. Pillsbury, 14 January, 1908[6] – 1 December, 1909[7][Inference]
- Captain Reginald F. Nicholson, 1 December, 1909[8] – 1 January, 1912[9][Inference]
- Rear Admiral Philip Andrews, 1 January, 1912[10] – 26 March, 1913[11][Inference]
- Captain Victor Blue, 26 March, 1913[12] – after 1 January, 1919[13]
- Commander Leigh C. Palmer, 7 August, 1916[14] – after 1 January, 1917[15] (temporary)
- Rear Admiral Thomas Washington, 10 August, 1919[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ 12 Stat. 510
- ↑ U.S. Navy Regulations, 1893. p. 2.
- ↑ U.S. Navy Regulations, 1905. p. 14.
- ↑ U.S. Navy Regulations, 1909. p. 13.
- ↑ 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, 1912. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 10-11.
Bibliography
- United States Navy (1893). Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States. 1893. Washington: Government Printing Office.
- United States Navy (1896). Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States. 1896. Washington: Government Printing Office.
- United States Navy (1909). Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States. 1909. Washington: Government Printing Office.
- United States Navy (1913). Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States (Navy Regulations) 1913. Washington: Government Printing Office.
