Bureau of Yards and Docks

Bureau of Yards and Docks
Agency overview
FormedAugust 31, 1842 (1842-08-31)
DissolvedMay 1, 1966 (1966-05-01)
JurisdictionUnited States
Parent department Department of the Navy

The Bureau of Yards and Docks (abbrev.: BuDocks) was the branch of the United States Navy responsible from 1842 to 1966 for building and maintaining navy yards, drydocks, and other facilities relating to ship construction, maintenance, and repair.

The Bureau was established on August 31, 1842 by an act of Congress (5 Stat. 579), as one of the five bureaus replacing the Board of Naval Commissioners established in 1815. Originally established as the Bureau of Naval Yards and Docks, the branch was renamed the Bureau of Yards and Docks in 1862.

The Bureau was abolished effective in 1966 as part of the Department of Defense's reorganization of its material establishment, being replaced by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC).

Chiefs of the Bureau

List of Chiefs of the Bureau of Yards and Docks[1]
# Image Name Rank Term Start Term End
1 Lewis Warrington Captain 1842 1846
2 Joseph Smith Captain 1846 1869
3 Daniel Ammen Captain 1869 1871
4 Christopher R. P. Rodgers Commodore 1871 1874
5 John C. Howell Commodore 1874 1878
6 Richard L. Law Commodore 1878 1881
7 Edward T. Nichols Rear Admiral 1881 1885
8 David B. Harmony Commodore 1885 1889
9 George D. White Commodore 1889 1890
10 Norman H. Farquhar Commodore 1890 1894
11 Edmund O. Matthews Commodore 1894 1898
12 Mordecai T. Endicott Rear Admiral 1898 1907
13 Harry H. Rousseau Lieutenant 1907 1907
14 Richard C. Hollyday Rear Admiral 1907 1912
15 Homer R. Stanford Rear Admiral 1912 1916
16 Frederick R. Harris Rear Admiral 1916 1917
17 Charles W. Parks Rear Admiral 1918 1921
18 Luther E. Gregory Rear Admiral 1921 1929
19 Archibald L. Parsons Rear Admiral 1929 1933
20 Norman M. Smith Rear Admiral 1933 1937
21 Ben Moreell Rear Admiral 1937 1945
22 John J. Manning Rear Admiral 1945 1949
23 Joseph F. Jelley, Jr. Rear Admiral 1949 1953
24 John R. Perry Rear Admiral 1953 1955
25 Robert H. Meade Rear Admiral 1955 1959
26 Eugene J. Peltier Rear Admiral 1959 1962
27 Peter Corradi Rear Admiral 1962 1965
28 Alexander C. Husband Rear Admiral 1965 1966

    Naval Facilities Engineering Command

    Main article: Naval Facilities Engineering Command
    List of Commanders of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command[1]
    # Image Name Rank Term Start Term End
    29 Walter Enger Rear Admiral 1969 1973
    30 Albert R. Marschall Rear Admiral 1973 1977
    31 Donald G. Iselin Rear Admiral 1977 1981
    32 William M. Zobel Rear Admiral 1981 1984
    33 John Paul Jones Jr. Rear Admiral 1984 1987
    34 Benjamin F. Montoya Rear Admiral 1987 1989
    35 David E. Bottorff Rear Admiral 1989 1992
    36 Jack E. Buffington Rear Admiral 1992 1995
    37 David J. Nash Rear Admiral 1995 1998
    38 Louis M. Smith Rear Admiral 1998 2000
    39 Michael R. Johnson Rear Admiral 2000 2003
    40 Michael K. Loose Rear Admiral 2003 2006
    41 Wayne G. Shear Rear Admiral 2006 2010
    42 Christopher J. Mossey Rear Admiral 2010 2012
    43 Katherine L. Gregory Rear Admiral 2012 2014

      Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

      Main article: Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command
      List of Commanders of the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command[1]
      # Image Name Rank Term Start Term End
      44 Bret J. Muilenburg Rear Admiral 2015 2018
      45 John W. Korka Rear Admiral 2018 present

        See also

        References

        1. ^ a b c "Bureau of Yards and Docks". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
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