The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is the largest of the

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's five "systems commands," or

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(not to be confused with "material") organizations. From a physical perspective, NAVSEA has four shipyards for shipbuilding, conversion, and repair, ten "warfare centers" (two

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and eight

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), the NAVSEA headquarters, located at the

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, in

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, and other locations in 15 states and 3 overseas continents. NAVSEA's primary objective is to engineer, build, buy, and maintain the U.S. Navy's fleet of ships and its combat systems. NAVSEA's budget of almost $30 billion accounts for nearly one quarter of the Navy's entire budget, with more than 80,200 personnel and 150 acquisition programs under its oversight.

History

The origin of NAVSEA dates to 1794, when Commodore John Barry was charged to oversee the construction of a 44-gun frigate and ensure that all business "harmonized and conformed" to the public's interest. Since then various organizations were established and succeeded them to oversee design, construction and repair of ships and ordnance. Established in 1940,

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(BuShips) succeeded the

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, which had been responsible for ship design and construction, and the

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, which had been responsible for

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s. These bureaus traced their origins back to earlier organizations. The Naval Ship Systems Command was established in 1966 replacing BuShips. The Naval Sea Systems Command was established on July 1, 1974 with the merger of the Naval Ship Systems Command (NAVSHIPS) with the Naval Ordnance Systems Command (NAVORD). NAVORD was the successor to the

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and the earlier

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Command history

The following are the current and previous NAVSEA commanders to 1998: *Vice Adm. William J. Galinis, June 2020 – present *Vice Adm. Thomas J. Moore, June 2016 – June 2020 *Vice Adm. William H. Hilarides, June 2013 – June 2016 *Vice Adm. Kevin M. McCoy, June 2008 – June 2013 *Vice Adm. Paul E. Sullivan, July 2005 – August 2008 *Vice Adm.

Phillip Balisle Vice Adm. Phillip Monroe Balisle (born 1948) a native of Idabel, Oklahoma, was commissioned in the United States Navy in 1970 after graduating from Oklahoma State University. At sea, he commanded the destroyer , the cruiser and the Battle Group. ...

, June 2002 – July 2005 *Vice Adm.

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, May 1998 – June 2002

Directorates

NAVSEA's activities are organized under nine directorates at the Echelon II level. The directorates are: * Comptroller (SEA 01): Provides financial policy, budgeting, accounting, and manages appropriation areas. * Contracts (SEA 02): Awards nearly $24 billion in contracts annually for new construction ships and submarines, ship repair, major weapon systems and services. * Cyber Engineering and Digital Transformation Directorate (SEA 03): Delivers enterprise digital capabilities and infrastructure for cyber-secure digital work and innovation. * Logistics, Maintenance and Industrial Operations (SEA 04): Gets ships to sea and keeps them ready. SEA04 manages the four Naval Shipyards. * Naval Systems Engineering Directorate (SEA 05): Provides the engineering and scientific expertise necessary to design, build, maintain, repair, modernize, certify, and dispose of the Navy's ships, submarines, and associated warfare systems. * Undersea Warfare (SEA 07): Provides research, development, test and evaluation, engineering, and fleet support services to the in-service submarine and undersea forces. * Naval Nuclear Propulsion (SEA 08): Also known as

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or as the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, responsible for the safe and reliable operation of the Navy's nuclear propulsion program. * Corporate Operations (SEA 10): Performs all operations support for NAVSEA directorates and field activities as well as PEOs. * Surface Warfare (SEA 21): Manages the maintenance and modernization of non-nuclear surface ships currently operating in the fleet; also oversees the ship inactivation process, including ship transfers or sales to foreign navies, inactivation, and/or disposal. ** Warfighting Capability and Enterprise Readiness (SEA 06): Disestablished and aligned within other directorates as of 1 October 2020.

Program Executive Offices (PEO)

NAVSEA's six affiliated Program Executive Offices (PEOs) are responsible for the development and acquisition of Navy and Marine Corps platforms and weapons systems. PEOs report to the NAVSEA commander for planning and execution of in-service support, and to the

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for acquisition-related matters. The NAVSEA affiliated PEOs are: * Program Executive Officer, Aircraft Carriers (PEO Carriers) * Program Executive Officer, Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) * Program Executive Officer, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) * Program Executive Officer, Ships (PEO Ships) * Program Executive Officer, Submarines (PEO Subs) * Program Executive Officer, Columbia (PEO Columbia)

Field activities

NAVSEA has numerous field activities geographically dispersed throughout the country that are providing the engineering, scientific, technical and logistical expertise, products and support to the Fleet, Department of Defense, and other customers. *

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* Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) * Naval Ordnance Safety and Security Activity (NOSSA) * Submarine Maintenance Engineering and Planning and Procurement Office (SUBMEPP) * Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) * Surface Combat Systems Center (SCSC) * Surface Maintenance Engineering Planning Program (SURFMEPP)

Facilities

NAVSEA Headquarters

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Aegis Technical Representative (AEGIS TECHREP)

* Vice Admiral James H. Doyle Jr. Combat System Engineering Development Site (CSEDS).

Warfare Centers

Naval Surface Warfare Centers (NSWC)

* NSWC Carderock Division –

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* NSWC Corona Division –

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NSWC Crane Division Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane Division) is the principal tenant command located at Naval Support Activity Crane (NSA Crane). NSA Crane is a United States Navy installation located approximately southwest of Bloomingt ...

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* NSWC Dahlgren Division –

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** Dam Neck Combat Direction Systems Activity –

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* NSWC Indian Head Division –

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** EOD Technology Division – part of NSWC Indian Head **Expeditionary Exploitation Unit ONE (EXU-1) * NSWC Panama City Division –

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* NSWC Philadelphia Division –

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* NSWC Port Hueneme Division –

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Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC)

* NUWC Keyport Division –

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* NUWC Newport Division -

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** Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) (NUWC Newport Det. Newport) –

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Naval Sea Logistics Center

*Located in

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Supervisors of Shipbuilding (SUPSHIP)

* SUPSHIP Groton –

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* SUPSHIP Bath –

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* SUPSHIP Gulf Coast –

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* SUPSHIP Newport News –

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Naval Shipyards

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Portsmouth, Virginia Portsmouth is an independent city in southeast Virginia and across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,915. It is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard and Naval M ...

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, often called the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is a United States Navy shipyard in Kittery on the southern boundary of Maine near the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Founded in 1800, PNS is U.S. Navy's oldest continuo ...

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Kittery, Maine Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States. Home to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey's Island, Kittery includes Badger's Island, the seaside district of Kittery Point, and part of the Isles of Shoals. The southernmost town in t ...

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility is a United States Navy shipyard located in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It is one of just four public shipyards operated by the United States Navy. The shipyard is physically a part ...

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Navy Regional Maintenance Centers

* Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) headquartered in

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with Detachments in

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* Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) in

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* Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) in

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* Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) in

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NAVSEA Contracted U.S. Federal Laboratory

Allegany Ballistics Laboratory Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) located in Rocket Center, West Virginia, is a diverse industrial complex employing some 1,000 people across . The facility is a member of the Federal Laboratory Consortium and is operated by Northrop Grumma ...

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Rocket Center, West Virginia Rocket Center, West Virginia is the site of a government installation known as Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, part of the Naval Sea Systems Command which is currently operated by Northrop Grumman. Rocket Center shares a ZIP Code with Keyser but ...

References

External links

Official website

(One of NAVSEA's predecessor organizations) {{Authority control Sea Systems Military in Washington, D.C.