Bureau of Yards and Docks
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The Bureau of Yards and Docks was the branch of the United States Navy responsible from 1842 to 1966 for building and maintaining navy yards, drydocks, and other facilities relating to ship constructi
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Captain Lewis Warrington, USN NH 26
RADM Joseph Smith USN c 1865
Daniel Ammen
Daniel Ammen
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Daniel Ammen was a U.S. naval officer during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era, as well as a prolific author. His last assignment in the Navy was Chief of the Bureau of Navigation.
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…Chiefs of the Bureau of Yards and Docks # Image Name Rank Term start Term end 1 Lewis Warrington Captain 1842 1846 2 Joseph Smith Captain 1846 1869 3 Daniel Ammen Captain 1869 1871 4 Christopher R. P. Rodgers Commodore 1871 1874 5 John C. Howell Commodore 1874 1878 6 Richard L. Law Commodore 1878 1881 7 Edward…
Officers of a Union monitor, probably USS Patapsco, photographed during the American Civil War
Ammen following his retirement from the Navy