The under secretary of the navy is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the

United States Department of the Navy The United States Department of the Navy (DON) is one of the three military departments within the United States Department of Defense. It was established by an Act of Congress on 30 April 1798, at the urging of Secretary of War James McHenr ...

. The under secretary reports to the

secretary of the navy The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is a statutory officer () and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department within the United States Department of Defense. On March 25, 2025, John Phelan was confirm ...

(SECNAV). Before the creation of the under secretary's office, the second-highest civilian at the Department of the Navy was the

assistant secretary of the navy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (ASN) is the title given to certain civilian senior officials in the United States Department of the Navy. From 1861 to 1954, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy was the second-highest civilian office in the Depart ...

List of under secretaries of the navy, 1940–present

The following men and women have held the post:.

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