Bureau of Yards and Docks

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Bureau of Yards and Docks
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Agency overview
FormedAugust 31, 1842 (1842-08-31)
DissolvedMay 1, 1966 (1966-05-01)
Jurisdiction United 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.

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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]
#ImageNameRankTerm StartTerm End
1 Captain Lewis Warrington, USN - NH 26.jpeg Lewis Warrington Captain 18421846
2 RADM Joseph Smith USN - c 1865.jpg Joseph Smith Captain 18461869
3 Daniel Ammen.jpg Daniel Ammen Captain 18691871
4 Portrait of Commander C. R. Perry Rodgers, officer of the Federal Navy LOC cwpb.05822- Restored2.jpg Christopher R. P. Rodgers Commodore 18711874
5 John C. Howell.jpg John C. Howell Commodore 18741878
6 CAPT Richard L. Law CEC USN.jpg Richard L. Law Commodore 18781881
7 RADM Edward T. Nichols CEC USN.jpg Edward T. Nichols Rear Admiral 18811885
8 CDRE David B. Harmony CEC USN.jpg David B. Harmony Commodore 18851889
9George D. White Commodore 18891890
10 Norman H. Farquhar.jpg Norman H. Farquhar Commodore 18901894
11 RADM Edmund O. Matthews CEC USN.jpg Edmund O. Matthews Commodore 18941898
12 RADM Mordecai T. Endicott CEC USN.jpg Mordecai T. Endicott Rear Admiral 18981907
13 RADM Harry H. Rousseau CEC USN.jpg Harry H. Rousseau Lieutenant 19071907
14 RADM Richard C. Hollyday CEC USN.jpg Richard C. Hollyday Rear Admiral 19071912
15 RADM Homer R. Stanford CEC USN.jpg Homer R. Stanford Rear Admiral 19121916
16 RADM Fredric R. Harris (6202435786).jpg Frederick R. Harris Rear Admiral 19161917
17 RADM Charles W. Parks CEC USN.jpg Charles W. Parks Rear Admiral 19181921
18 RADM Luther E. Gregory CEC USN.jpg Luther E. Gregory Rear Admiral 19211929
19 RADM Archibald L. Parsons CEC USN.jpg Archibald L. Parsons Rear Admiral 19291933
20 RADM Norman M. Smith CEC USN.jpg Norman M. Smith Rear Admiral 19331937
21 ADM Moreell, Ben.jpg Ben Moreell Rear Admiral 19371945
22 RADM John J. Manning CEC USN.jpg John J. Manning Rear Admiral 19451949
23 RADM Joseph F. Jelley CEC USN.jpg Joseph F. Jelley, Jr. Rear Admiral 19491953
24 RADM John R. Perry CEC USN.jpg John R. Perry Rear Admiral 19531955
25 RADM Robert H. Meade CEC USN.jpg Robert H. Meade Rear Admiral 19551959
26 RADM Eugene J. Peltier CEC USN.jpg Eugene J. Peltier Rear Admiral 19591962
27 RADM Peter Corradi CEC USN.jpg Peter Corradi Rear Admiral 19621965
28 RADM Alexander C. Husband CEC USN.jpg Alexander C. Husband Rear Admiral 19651966

Naval Facilities Engineering Command

List of Commanders of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command [1]
#ImageNameRankTerm StartTerm End
29 RADM Walter M. Enger CEC USN.jpg Walter Enger Rear Admiral 19691973
30 RADM Albert R. Marschall CEC USN.jpg Albert R. Marschall Rear Admiral 19731977
31 RADM Donald G. Iselin CEC USN.jpg Donald G. Iselin Rear Admiral 19771981
32 RADM William M. Zobel CEC USN.jpg William M. Zobel Rear Admiral 19811984
33 RADM John Paul Jones Jr. CEC USN.jpg John Paul Jones Jr. Rear Admiral 19841987
34 Portrait- US Navy (USN) Rear Admiral (RADM) (upper half) Benjamin F. Montoya (covered) - DPLA - c2c06cc429ac05b0e9b802b5b894a357.jpeg Benjamin F. Montoya Rear Admiral 19871989
35 RADM David E. Bottorff CEC USN.jpg David E. Bottorff Rear Admiral 19891992
36 RADM Jack E. Buffington CEC USN.jpg Jack E. Buffington Rear Admiral 19921995
37 RADM David J. Nash CEC USN.jpg David J. Nash Rear Admiral 19951998
38 RADM Louis M. Smith CEC USN.jpg Louis M. Smith Rear Admiral 19982000
39 RADM Michael R. Johnson CEC USN.jpg Michael R. Johnson Rear Admiral 20002003
40 Vice Adm. Michael K. Loose.jpg Michael K. Loose Rear Admiral 20032006
41 ADM Wayne Shear.jpg Wayne G. Shear Rear Admiral 20062010
42 Christopher J. Mossey.jpg Christopher J. Mossey Rear Admiral 20102012
43 RADM Katherine Gregory.jpg Katherine L. Gregory Rear Admiral 20122014

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

List of Commanders of the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command [1]
#ImageNameRankTerm StartTerm End
44 Rear Admiral Bret Muilenburg, CEC, USN (22479725547).jpg Bret J. Muilenburg Rear Admiral 20152018
45 John W. Korka (1).jpg John W. Korka Rear Admiral 2018present

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References

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