Bureau of Ordnance
From The Dreadnought Project
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]
- Captain Newton E. Mason, 1 August, 1904[3] (with rank of Rear Admiral)
- Captain Joseph Strauss, 21 October, 1913[4] (with rank of Rear Admiral)
- Captain Ralph Earle, 26 December, 1916[5] (with rank of Rear Admiral)
Assistants to the Bureau
- Commander Thomas A. Kearney, December, 1916[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
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