Bureau of Engineering

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The Bureau of Engineering was a former United States Navy administrative organization responsible for naval engineering, including the design, construction, and maintenance of ship propulsion and related mechanical systems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy bureau
military administrative organization
activeDuring World War I NERFINISHED
interwar period
contributedTo modernization of U.S. Navy propulsion systems
standardization of naval engineering practices
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolvedIn 1940
field naval engineering
focus propulsion plant efficiency
reliability of ship machinery
hadJurisdictionOver auxiliary mechanical systems on ships
engineering aspects of ship design
machinery spaces on naval vessels
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
mergedInto Bureau of Ships NERFINISHED
oversaw engineering personnel on U.S. Navy ships
engineering standards for naval vessels
procurement of ship propulsion machinery
testing of naval propulsion equipment
partOf United States Navy NERFINISHED
predecessorOf Bureau of Ships NERFINISHED
reasonForDissolution reorganization of Navy bureaus into Bureau of Ships
responsibleFor construction of naval propulsion systems
design of naval propulsion systems
machinery on U.S. Navy ships
maintenance of naval propulsion systems
shipboard mechanical systems
steam engineering on naval vessels
status defunct
subordinateTo United States Department of the Navy NERFINISHED
typeOfOrganization technical bureau
usedTechnology boilers
diesel engines
electrical power systems for ships
reciprocating steam engines
steam turbines

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United States Navy Bureau of Ships replaced Bureau of Engineering