Bureau of Navigation
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The Bureau of Navigation was a former United States Navy administrative office responsible for personnel management and related naval affairs before being succeeded by the Bureau of Naval Personnel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bureau of Navigation canonical | 3 |
| Bureau of Navigation (U.S. Navy) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy bureau
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military administrative organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | BuNav NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archivalRecordsHeldBy | U.S. National Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateDissolved | 1942 ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1862 ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto | Bureau of Naval Personnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedAs | Bureau of Navigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionChangedTo | personnel bureau ⓘ |
| governedBy | U.S. Navy regulations ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| hadHeadTitle | Chief of Bureau of Navigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadJurisdictionOver | United States Navy personnel ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War era
NERFINISHED
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World War I era NERFINISHED ⓘ early World War II era ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterFunction | exclusive focus on personnel matters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Navy Department Building, Washington, D.C.
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| operatedUnderLegalAuthority | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
oversight of naval navigation and hydrography
ⓘ
supervision of charts and publications ⓘ supervision of nautical instruments ⓘ supervision of the Naval Observatory ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Department of the Navy
NERFINISHED
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United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Board of Navy Commissioners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Bureau of Naval Personnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
enlisted assignments
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naval discipline administration ⓘ naval education ⓘ naval personnel administration ⓘ naval records ⓘ officer assignments ⓘ personnel management ⓘ training of naval personnel ⓘ |
| scopeOfActivity | administration of naval affairs related to personnel ⓘ |
| sector | military ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Secretary of the Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Bureau of Naval Personnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferredFunctionsTo |
Bureau of Equipment
NERFINISHED
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Hydrographic Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | bureau-level staff agency ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bureau of Navigation (U.S. Navy)
Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation (in part, later transferred)
→
predecessor
→
Bureau of Navigation
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation
Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation (in part, later transferred)
→
formedByMergerOf
→
Bureau of Navigation
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation