The Bureau of Yards and Docks (abbrev.: BuDocks) was the branch of the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

responsible from 1842 to 1966 for building and maintaining navy yards, drydocks, and other facilities relating to

ship construction Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to befor ...

, 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

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's reorganization of its material establishment, being replaced by the

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(NAVFAC).

Chiefs of the Bureau

* Captain

Lewis Warrington Lewis Warrington (3 November 1782 – 12 October 1851) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812. He later became a Captain. He temporarily served as the Secretary of the Navy. His highest rank ...

, 1842–1846Naval History and Heritage Command, Bureau of Yards and Docks, Lists of Senior Officers, Published: Mon Mar 07 15:03:27 EST 2016, Official U.S. Navy web si

/ref> * Captain Joseph Smith (admiral), Joseph Smith, 1846–1869 * Captain Daniel Ammen, 1869–1871 * Commodore Christopher R. P. Rodgers, 1871–1874 * Commodore John C. Howell, 1874–1878 * Commodore Richard L. Law, 1878–1881 * Rear Admiral Edward T. Nichols, 1881–1885 * Commodore David B. Harmony, 1885–1889 * Commodore George D. White, 1889–1890 * Commodore Norman H. Farquhar, 1890–1894 * Commodore Edmund O. Matthews, 1894–1898 * Rear Admiral Mordecai T. Endicott, 1898–1907 * Rear Admiral Harry H. Rousseau, 1907 * Rear Admiral Richard C. Hollyday, 1907–1912 * Rear Admiral Homer R. Stanford, 1912–1916 * Rear Admiral Frederick R. Harris, 1916–1917 * Rear Admiral Charles W. Parks, 1918–1921 * Rear Admiral Luther E. Gregory, 1921–1929 * Rear Admiral Archibald L. Parsons, 1929–1933 * Rear Admiral Norman M. Smith, 1933–1937 * Rear Admiral

Ben Moreell Admiral Ben Moreell (September 14, 1892 – July 30, 1978) was the chief of the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Yards and Docks and of the Civil Engineer Corps. Best known to the American public as the father of the Navy's Seabees, Moreell's life spanned ...

, 1937–1945 * Rear Admiral John J. Manning, 1945–1949 * Rear Admiral Joseph F. Jelley, Jr., 1949–1953 * Rear Admiral

John R. Perry John Richard Perry (24 May 1899 – 25 September 1955) was a Rear admiral (United States), rear admiral of the United States Navy during and after World War II. Biography Perry was born in Waco, Texas. He enlisted into the Navy for service in ...

, 1953–1955 * Rear Admiral Robert H. Meade, 1955–1959 * Rear Admiral Eugene J. Peltier, 1959–1962 * Rear Admiral Peter Corradi, 1962–1965 * Rear Admiral Alexander C. Husband, 1965–1966 Naval Facilities Engineering Command * Rear Admiral Walter Enger, 1969–1973 * Rear Admiral Albert R. Marchall, 1973–1977 * Rear Admiral Donal G. Iselin, 1977–1981 * Rear Admiral William M. Zobel, 1981–1984 * Rear Admiral John Paul Jones Jr., 1984–1987 * Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Montoya, 1987–1989 * Rear Admiral David Bottoroff, 1989–1992 * Rear Admiral Jack E. Buffington, 1992–1995 * Rear Admiral David J. Nash, 1995–1998 * Rear Admiral Louis M Smith, 1998–2000 * Rear Admiral Michael R. Johnson, 2000–2003 * Rear Admiral Michael K. Loose, 2003–2006 * Rear Admiral Wayne G. Shear, 2006–2010 * Rear Admiral Christopher J. Mossey, 2010–2012 * Rear Admiral Katherine L. Gregory, 2012–2014 * Rear Admiral Bret J. Muilenburg, 2015–2018 Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command * Rear Admiral John Korka, 2018–2022 * Rear Admiral Dean VanderLey, 2022–Present

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Chiefs of the Bureau

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