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Revision as of 21:24, 31 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] – 25 May, 1911[4][5][Inference]
- Rear Admiral Nathan C. Twining, 25 May, 1911[6] – after 1 January, 1913[7]
- Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss, 21 October, 1913[8] – 26 December, 1916[9][10][Inference]
- Rear Admiral Ralph Earle, 26 December, 1916[11]
Assistants to the Bureau
- Commander Thomas A. Kearney, December, 1916[12]
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
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