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Bureau of Ships
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The United States Navy's Bureau of Ships (BuShips) was established by Congress on June 20, 1940, by a law which consolidated the functions of the Bureau of Construction and Repair and the Bureau of Engineering.
BuShips was abolished by DOD Order of March 9, 1966, as part of the general overhaul of the Navy's bureau system of material support. BuShips was succeeded by the Naval Ship Systems Command, now known as the Naval Sea Systems Command or NAVSEA.
The bureau's responsibilities included supervising the design, construction, conversion, procurement, maintenance, and repair of ships and other craft for the Navy; managing shipyards, repair facilities, laboratories, and shore stations; developing specifications for fuels and lubricants; and conducting salvage operations.
After 1947, BuShips purchased ships for the Departments of the Army and the Air Force, coordinated Department of Defense (DOD) shipbuilding activities, and coordinated Navy repair and conversion programs with other federal agencies.
The following is an incomplete list of individuals who served as Chief of the Bureau of Ships.
- Rear Admiral Edward L. Cochrane, 1942-1946
- Rear Admiral Homer N. Wallin, 1951-1953
- Rear Admiral Nathan Sonenshein, early 1970s
- NARA - Guide to Federal Records - Archives of the Bureau of Ships - from the National Archives and Records Administration
- Papers of Edward L. Cochrane, Operational Archives Branch, Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C.