Naval Sea Systems Command
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is the largest of the U.S. Navy's five "systems commands," or materiel (not to be confused with "material") organizations. NAVSEA consists of four shipyards, nine "warfare centers" (two undersea and seven surface), four major shipbuilding locations and the NAVSEA headquarters, located at the Washington Navy Yard, in Washington D.C.
NAVSEA's primary objective is to engineer, build and support the U.S. Navy's fleet of ships and combat systems. NAVSEA accounts for nearly one-fifth of the Navy's budget, with more than 100 acquisition programs under its oversight.
The five Navy systems commands are:
- Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
- Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
- Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP)
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[edit] History
The Naval Sea Systems Command was established on 1 July 1974 with the merger of the Naval Ship Systems Command with the Naval Ordnance Systems Command. The Naval Ship Systems Command was established in 1966 replacing the Navy's Bureau of Ships (BuShips). Established in 1940, BuShips succeeded the Bureau of Construction and Repair, which had been responsible for ship design and construction, and the Bureau of Engineering, which had been responsible for propulsion systems.
[edit] Facilities
- Puget Sound Naval Shipyard – Bremerton, Washington
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard – Portsmouth, Virginia
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard – Kittery, Maine
- Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard – Hawaii
- Naval Surface Warfare Center
- Dahlgren – Dahlgren, Virginia
- Crane – Crane, Indiana
- Carderock – Carderock, Maryland
- Indian Head – Charles County, Maryland
- Port Hueneme – Port Hueneme, California
- Corona – Corona, California
- Panama City – Panama City, Florida
- Dam Neck Combat Direction Systems Activity – Virginia Beach, VA
- EOD Technology Division - Stump Neck, Charles County, Maryland
- Ship System Engineering Station - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Naval Undersea Warfare Center
- Washington Navy Yard – Washington D.C.
- Allegany Ballistics Laboratory – Rocket Center, West Virginia
- Supervisors of Shipbuilding[1]
Naval Sea Logistics Center
[edit] References
- National Archives - Records of the Bureau of Ships (NAVSEA's predecessor organization)
[edit] External links
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