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==History== | ==History== | ||
The Bureau was established on 5 July, 1862 by act of Congress alongside the [[Bureau of Navigation]] and the [[Bureau of Construction and Repair]].<ref>12 Stat. 510</ref> | |||
===1893=== | |||
<blockquote>1. The duties of the Bureau of Steam Engineering shall comprise all that relates to designing, building, fitting out, and repairing the steam machinery used for the propulsion of naval ships; the steam pumps, steam heaters, distilling apparatus, all steam connections of ships, and the steam machinery necessary for actuating the apparatus by which turrets are turned; also to requiring for or manufacturing all equipage and supplies for ships prescribed by the authorized allowance tables. | |||
2. It shall design the various shops at navy yards and stations where its own work is executed, so far as their internal arrangements are concerned. | |||
3. It shall determine upon and require for or manufacture all its machinery and tools, and shall erect and repair the same. It shall require for or manufacture the stores, stationery, blank books, forms, fuel, material, and all means and appliances of every kind required for its own purposes. | |||
4. It shall superintend all work done under it. | |||
5. It shall have control of the organization and muster of the employés [''sic''] used entirely for its own purposes. | |||
6. It shall estimate for, and defray from its own funds, the cost necessary to carry out its duties as above defined. | |||
7. Orders relating to navy yard business connected with the bureau shall be given by the chief of bureau to the commandants, who shall be responsible for their execution.{{USNavyRegs1893|pp. 5-6}}</blockquote> | |||
===1905=== | |||
<blockquote>(1) The duties of the Bureau of Steam Engineering shall comprise all that relates to designing, building, fitting out, and repairing the steam machinery used for the propulsion of naval ships; the steam pumps, steam heaters, distilling apparatus, refrigerating apparatus, all steam connections of ships, and the steam machinery necessary for actuating the apparatus by which turrets are turned; also to requiring for or manufacturing all its equipage and supplies for ships prescribed by the authorized allowance lists. | |||
(2) It shall design the various shops at navy-yards and stations where its own work is executed, so far as their internal arrangements are concerned. | |||
(3) It shall determine upon and require for or manufacture all its machinery and tools, and shall erect and repair the same. It shall require for or manufacture the stores, stationery, blank books, forms, fuel, material, and all means and appliances of every kind required for its own purposes. | |||
(4) It shall superintend all work done under it. | |||
(5) It shall have control of the organization and muster of the employees used entirely for its own purposes. | |||
(8) It shall estimate for and defray from its own funds the cost necessary to carry out its duties as above defined. | |||
(7) Orders relating to navy-yard business connected with the Bureau shall be given by the Chief of Bureau to the commandants, who shall be responsible for their execution.{{USNavyRegs1905|pp. 16-17}}</blockquote> | |||
The Bureau | ===1909=== | ||
<blockquote>(1) The duties of the Bureau of Steam Engineering shall comprise all that relates to designing the steam machinery for the propulsion of naval ships, the steam pumps, heaters, distilling apparatus and steam connections of ships within the machinery space. | |||
(2) It shall prepare specifications for fuel to be purchased for naval ships, and shall inspect the same. | |||
(3) It shall inspect the work done for it.{{USNavyRegs1909|p. 14}}</blockquote> | |||
==Chiefs of the Bureau== | ==Chiefs of the Bureau== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeChief otitle="Chief, Bureau of Steam Engineering" nat="US">{{TenureListBegin|}} | <div name=fredbot:officeChief otitle="Chief, Bureau of Steam Engineering" nat="US">{{TenureListBegin|Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Charles Whiteside Rae|nick=Charles W. Rae|appt=9 August, 1903{{USOfficerReg1907|p. 8}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Engineer in Chief|name=Benjamin Franklin Isherwood|nick=Benjamin F. Isherwood|appt=1862|end=1869|precBy=Position Established}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Robert Stanislaus Griffin|nick=Robert S. Griffin|appt=18 May, 1913{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 10}}|end= | {{Tenure|rank=Engineer in Chief|name=James Wilson King|nick=James W. King|appt=1869|end=1873}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Engineer in Chief|name=William Willis Wiley Wood|nick=William W. W. Wood|appt=1873|end=1877}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CdreUS}}|name=William Henry Shock|nick=William H. Shock|appt=1878|end=1883}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CdreUS}}|name=Charles Harding Loring|nick=Charles H. Loring|appt=1883|end=1887}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=George Wallace Melville|nick=George W. Melville|appt=1888|end=1903}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Charles Whiteside Rae|nick=Charles W. Rae|appt=9 August, 1903{{USOfficerReg1907|p. 8}}|end=1908}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=John Kennedy Barton|nick=John K. Barton|appt=1908|end=1908}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Hutchinson Ingham Cone|nick=Hutchinson I. Cone|appt=18 May, 1909{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 20}}|end=18 May, 1913{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 10}}{{INF}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Robert Stanislaus Griffin|nick=Robert S. Griffin|appt=18 May, 1913{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 10}}|end=1921}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=John Keeler Robison|nick=John K. Robison|appt=1921|end=1925}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=John Halligan, Jr.|nick=John Halligan, Jr.|appt=1925|end=1928}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Harry Ervin Yarnell|nick=Harry E. Yarnell|appt=1928|end=1931}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Samuel Murray Robinson|nick=Samuel M. Robinson|appt=1931|end=1935|succBy=Harold G. Bowen}} | |||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* {{USNavyRegs1905}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:54, 9 January 2017
The Bureau of Steam Engineering was an organization within the U.S. Navy responsible for the engines and boilers of ships.
History
The Bureau was established on 5 July, 1862 by act of Congress alongside the Bureau of Navigation and the Bureau of Construction and Repair.[1]
1893
1. The duties of the Bureau of Steam Engineering shall comprise all that relates to designing, building, fitting out, and repairing the steam machinery used for the propulsion of naval ships; the steam pumps, steam heaters, distilling apparatus, all steam connections of ships, and the steam machinery necessary for actuating the apparatus by which turrets are turned; also to requiring for or manufacturing all equipage and supplies for ships prescribed by the authorized allowance tables.
2. It shall design the various shops at navy yards and stations where its own work is executed, so far as their internal arrangements are concerned. 3. It shall determine upon and require for or manufacture all its machinery and tools, and shall erect and repair the same. It shall require for or manufacture the stores, stationery, blank books, forms, fuel, material, and all means and appliances of every kind required for its own purposes. 4. It shall superintend all work done under it. 5. It shall have control of the organization and muster of the employés [sic] used entirely for its own purposes. 6. It shall estimate for, and defray from its own funds, the cost necessary to carry out its duties as above defined.
7. Orders relating to navy yard business connected with the bureau shall be given by the chief of bureau to the commandants, who shall be responsible for their execution.[2]
1905
(1) The duties of the Bureau of Steam Engineering shall comprise all that relates to designing, building, fitting out, and repairing the steam machinery used for the propulsion of naval ships; the steam pumps, steam heaters, distilling apparatus, refrigerating apparatus, all steam connections of ships, and the steam machinery necessary for actuating the apparatus by which turrets are turned; also to requiring for or manufacturing all its equipage and supplies for ships prescribed by the authorized allowance lists.
(2) It shall design the various shops at navy-yards and stations where its own work is executed, so far as their internal arrangements are concerned. (3) It shall determine upon and require for or manufacture all its machinery and tools, and shall erect and repair the same. It shall require for or manufacture the stores, stationery, blank books, forms, fuel, material, and all means and appliances of every kind required for its own purposes. (4) It shall superintend all work done under it. (5) It shall have control of the organization and muster of the employees used entirely for its own purposes. (8) It shall estimate for and defray from its own funds the cost necessary to carry out its duties as above defined.
(7) Orders relating to navy-yard business connected with the Bureau shall be given by the Chief of Bureau to the commandants, who shall be responsible for their execution.[3]
1909
(1) The duties of the Bureau of Steam Engineering shall comprise all that relates to designing the steam machinery for the propulsion of naval ships, the steam pumps, heaters, distilling apparatus and steam connections of ships within the machinery space.
(2) It shall prepare specifications for fuel to be purchased for naval ships, and shall inspect the same.
(3) It shall inspect the work done for it.[4]
Chiefs of the Bureau
- Engineer in Chief Benjamin F. Isherwood, 1862 – 1869
- Engineer in Chief James W. King, 1869 – 1873
- Engineer in Chief William W. W. Wood, 1873 – 1877
- Commodore William H. Shock, 1878 – 1883
- Commodore Charles H. Loring, 1883 – 1887
- Rear Admiral George W. Melville, 1888 – 1903
- Rear Admiral Charles W. Rae, 9 August, 1903[5] – 1908
- Rear Admiral John K. Barton, 1908 – 1908
- Rear Admiral Hutchinson I. Cone, 18 May, 1909[6] – 18 May, 1913[7][Inference]
- Rear Admiral Robert S. Griffin, 18 May, 1913[8] – 1921
- Rear Admiral John K. Robison, 1921 – 1925
- Rear Admiral John Halligan, Jr., 1925 – 1928
- Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, 1928 – 1931
- Rear Admiral Samuel M. Robinson, 1931 – 1935
Footnotes
Bibliography
- United States Navy (1893). Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States. 1893. Washington: Government Printing Office.
- United States Navy (1896). Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States. 1896. Washington: Government Printing Office.
- United States Navy (1900). Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States, 1900. Washington: Government Printing Office.
- United States Navy (1905). Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States, 1905. Washington: Government Printing Office.
- United States Navy (1909). Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States. 1909. Washington: Government Printing Office.
- United States Navy (1913). Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States (Navy Regulations) 1913. Washington: Government Printing Office.
