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The '''Bureau of Construction and Repair''' ('''BuC&R''') was the [[U.S. Navy]] organization primarily responsible for the design, construction, and maintenance of the Navy's ships. Significantly, BuC&R did not have responsibility for engines or ship's equipment, those falling under the jurisdiction of the Bureaus of [[Bureau of Steam Engineering|Engineering]] and [[Bureau of Equipment|Equipment]]. ==History== The Bureau was established on 5 July, 1862 by act of Congress alongside the [[Bureau of Navigation]] and the [[Bureau of Steam Engineering]].<ref>12 Stat. 510</ref> ==Chiefs of the Bureau== During the early 1880s, the Chief of the Bureau held the relative rank of {{CdreUS}} (by 1900 this was increased to {{RearUS}}) and the title Chief Constructor. <div name=fredbot:officeChief otitle="Chief, Bureau of Ordnance" nat="US">{{TenureListBegin|Chief, Bureau of Ordnance}} {{Tenure|rank={{NavConUS}}|name=Theodore Delavan Wilson|nick=Theodore D. Wilson|appt=3 March, 1882{{USOfficerReg1882|p. 43}}}} {{Tenure|rank={{NavConUS}}|name=Philip Hichborn|nick=Philip Hichborn|appt=7 September, 1893{{USList&Station1900|p. 32}}}} {{Tenure|rank={{NavConUS}}|name=Washington Lee Capps|nick=Washington L. Capps|appt=1903}} {{TenureListEnd}} </div name=fredbot:officeChief> ==See Also== {{refbegin}} {{refend}} ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} [[Category:Pages with Offices]]

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