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{{Tenure|rank={{ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Newton Eliphalet Mason|nick=Newton E. Mason|appt=1 August, 1904{{USOfficerReg1907|p. 8}}|end=after 1 January, 1909{{USOfficerReg1909|p. 6}}}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Ralph Earle|nick=Ralph Earle|appt=26 December, 1916{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 14-15}}|note=with rank of {{RearUS}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Ralph Earle|nick=Ralph Earle|appt=26 December, 1916{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 14-15}}|note=with rank of {{RearUS}}}} | ||
Revision as of 16:43, 9 October 2015
The Bureau of Ordnance (BuOrd) was the U.S. Navy organization primarily responsible for the design and manufacture of naval weaponry.
History
Chiefs of the Bureau
- Rear Admiral Charles O'Neil, 1 June, 1897[1] – after 1903[2]
- Rear Admiral Newton E. Mason, 1 August, 1904[3] – after 1 January, 1909[4]
- Captain Joseph Strauss, 21 October, 1913[5] (with rank of Rear Admiral)
- Captain Ralph Earle, 26 December, 1916[6] (with rank of Rear Admiral)
Assistants to the Bureau
- Commander Thomas A. Kearney, December, 1916[7]
Footnotes
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