BuShips

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BuShips was the United States Navy’s Bureau of Ships, the organization historically responsible for the design, construction, and maintenance of naval vessels and their equipment.

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instanceOf United States Navy bureau
military organization
activeDuring Korean War NERFINISHED
World War II
early Cold War
appliesToJurisdiction United States Navy fleet NERFINISHED
country United States of America
dissolved 1966
dissolvedInto Naval Ordnance Systems Command NERFINISHED
Naval Ship Systems Command NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork marine engineering
naval architecture
shipbuilding
followedBy Naval Ship Systems Command NERFINISHED
formedFrom Bureau of Construction and Repair NERFINISHED
Bureau of Engineering NERFINISHED
fullName Bureau of Ships NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
historicalPeriod 20th century
inception 1940
jurisdiction United States Navy NERFINISHED
location Washington Navy Yard NERFINISHED
mottoOrRoleSummary design, construction, and maintenance of naval vessels and their equipment
operatedBy United States Department of the Navy NERFINISHED
oversawProgram construction of aircraft carriers
construction of auxiliary ships
construction of battleships
construction of cruisers
construction of destroyers
construction of submarines
partOf United States Navy NERFINISHED
precededBy Bureau of Construction and Repair NERFINISHED
Bureau of Engineering NERFINISHED
primaryResponsibility construction of United States Navy ships
design of United States Navy ships
maintenance of United States Navy ships
modernization of naval vessels
procurement of shipboard equipment
replaced Bureau of Construction and Repair NERFINISHED
Bureau of Engineering NERFINISHED
Bureau of Engineering and Repair NERFINISHED
responsibleFor inspection of naval vessels
overhaul and repair of naval vessels
standardization of naval ship designs
subordinateTo Office of the Chief of Naval Operations NERFINISHED
supervised naval shipyards
private shipbuilding contractors
typeOfOrganization technical and material bureau of the U.S. Navy NERFINISHED

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