Board of Navy Commissioners
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The Board of Navy Commissioners was a 19th-century administrative body of the United States Navy responsible for overseeing naval logistics, shipbuilding, and materiel.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy administrative body
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government commission ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States Department of the Navy
NERFINISHED
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United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States naval shipyards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archivesAt | U.S. National Archives and Records Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct agencies of the United States government
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Military logistics organizations ⓘ United States Navy history ⓘ |
| composition | senior naval officers ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1842 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
maritime engineering
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military logistics ⓘ naval administration ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
advise Secretary of the Navy on materiel matters
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inspection of naval stores ⓘ maintain and repair ships ⓘ manage naval yards and stations ⓘ oversee procurement of naval supplies ⓘ preparation of plans and estimates for naval construction ⓘ supervise construction of naval vessels ⓘ supervision of contracts for naval materiel ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Antebellum United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Navy Commissioner
NERFINISHED
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President of the Board of Navy Commissioners ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1815 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Act of Congress of 7 February 1815 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
naval logistics
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naval materiel ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of the Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | reorganization of Navy Department into specialized bureaus ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Bureau system of the United States Navy Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | single-officer system under the Secretary of the Navy for materiel administration ⓘ |
| significantEvent | creation following the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| significantRole |
professionalization of U.S. naval logistics
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standardization of U.S. Navy ship construction practices ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Secretary of the Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | 19th century ⓘ |
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