(4) It shall have cognizance of all electrically operated ammunition hoists, rammers, and gun-elevating gear which are in turrets; of electric training and elevating gear for gun mounts not in turrets; of electrically operated air compressors for charging torpedoes; and of all range finders and battle order and range transmitters and indicators.

Bureau of Construction and Repair.

146. (1) The duties of the Bureau of Construction and Repair shall comprise the responsibility for the structural strength and stability of all ships built for the Navy; all that relates to designing, building, fitting, and repairing the hulls of ships, turrets, spars, capstans, windlasses, steering gear, and ventilating apparatus; and, after consultation with the Bureau of Ordnance and according to the requirements thereof as determined by that bureau, the designing, construction, and installation of independent ammunition hoists, and the installation of the permanent fixtures of all other ammunition hoists and their appurtenances; placing and securing armor after the material, quality, and distribution of thickness have been determined in accordance with the provisions of articles R 171 and R 172; placing and securing on board ship, to the satisfaction of the Bureau of Ordnance, the permanent fixtures of the armament and its accessories as manufactured and supplied by that bureau; installing the turret guns, turret mounts, and ammunition hoists, and such other mounts as require simultaneous structural work in connection with installation or removal; care and preservation of ships not in commission. The Bureau of Construction and Repair shall also, after conference with the Bureau of Ordnance, design the arrangements for centering the turrets, the character of the roller paths and their supports, and furnish that bureau every opportunity to inspect the installation on board of all permanent fixtures of the armament and accessories supplied by said bureau.

(2) It shall have cognizance of all electric turret-turning machinery and of all electrically operated ammunition hoists (except turret hoists), the same to conform to the requirements of the Bureau of Ordnance as to power, speed, and control. It shall also have cognizance of stationary electrically operated fans or blowers for hull ventilation, boat cranes, deck winches, capstans, steering engines and telemotors therefor, hand pumps not in the engine or fire room, and electric launches and other boats supplied with electric motive power; it shall consult the Bureau of Steam Engineering in regard to and shall approve the plans for the installation of all conduit and molding or other means for carrying electric wiring; it shall supply and install, in consultation with the Bureau of Steam Engineering, all voice tubes and means of mechanical signal communication.

and cleaning of dry dock of the docking of ships, and of the operating

the supplying and fitting of rope, cordage, rigging, sails, awnings, and
(4) It shall have charge of the manufacture of anchors and cables, C. N. R. 5.
other canvas, and flags and bunting, and the supplying, installing, and
repairing of galley ranges, steam cookers, and other permanent galley
fittings, such permanent fittings to be to the satisfaction of the Bureau

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Steam Engineer.

Bareau Supplies Accounts.

munications. It is specifically charged with the design, supply, installation, maintenance, and repair of all means of interior and exterior electric signal communications (except range finders and battle order and range transmitters and indicators), and of all electrical appliances of whatsoever nature on board naval vessels, except motors and their controlling apparatus used to operate the machinery belonging to other bureaus.

(4) It shall supply and install all conduit and molding or other means for carrying electric wiring, the plans for such installation being made after consultation with the Bureau of Construction and Repair, and being subject to the approval of that bureau.

(5) It shall have charge of the design, manufacture, installation, maintenance, repair, and operation of radio outfits on board ship and on shore and of the upkeep and payment of expenses, other than the pay of enlisted personnel, of operation of radio stations on shore.

(6) It shall have supervision and control of the upkeep and operation of the Engineering Experiment Station.

SECTION 11.-THE BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND ACCOUNTS.

of 148. (1) The duties of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts shall and comprise all that relates to the purchase (Art. R 4641), reception,

C. N. R. 5.

storage, care, custody, transfer, shipment, and issue of all supplies for the naval establishment, and the keeping of property accounts for the same, except supplies for the Marine Corps, and except the reception, storage, care, custody, transfer, property accounts, and issue of medical supplies; the requiring for, preparing, or manufacturing of provisions, clothing, and small stores; and the requiring for material under the naval supply fund.

(2) It shall require for all coal and fuel for steamers' and ships' use, including expenses of transportation, storage, and handling the same; and water for all purposes on board naval vessels, including the expense of transportation and storage of the same.

(3) It shall supply all stationery, blank books, and forms used in the rendition of property or money accounts.

(4) The cost of supplies purchased by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts for other bureaus or branches of the naval establishment shall be defrayed out of the appropriations provided therefor by law coming under the cognizance of those bureaus or branches.

(5) The duties of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts shall also comprise all that relates to the supply of funds for disbursing officers, the payment for articles and services for which contract and agreement has been made by the proper authority, and the keeping of the money accounts in the naval establishment, including accounts of all manufacturing and operating expense at the navy yards and stations; and the preparation of estimates for the pay of all officers and enlisted men.

157. (1) The Board of Inspection and Survey shall be composed, as near as may be, of one flag officer, one captain, three commanders or lieutenant commanders (one being designated for engineering duties), one medical officer, one naval constructor, and an assistant adjutant and inspector of the Marine Corps, as members, and one officer not above the grade of commander as recorder.

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Board of Inspection Survey.

(2) This board, under specific orders in each case from the department, shall be charged with the acceptance examinations and trials of all naval vessels, and also with the inspection of all naval vessels newly commissioned. It shall inspect and examine all naval vessels on their return from foreign stations and all vessels in the United States as often as once in three years when practicable. When ordered, it shall inspect vessels in commission in reserve, in commission in ordinary, or out of commission. It shall report to the Secretary of the Navy in writing which of said vessels are unfit for further service or, if the same C. N. R 5. are unfinished in any navy yard, those which can not be finished without great and disproportionate expense, and shall in such report state fully the grounds and reasons for its opinion.

(3) This board shall, when ordered, make the inspection provided for by Article I 4305, and when performing this duty shall be augmented as provided in paragraph 5 of that article. The inspection shall be carried out and the report submitted as provided in that

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the preparation of the detailed instructions by the president of the
board, and the originals of all reports of such trials and inspections
shall be forwarded to the department through the president of the
Board of Inspection and Survey.

(10) If the question of the possible sale of a vessel arises, the action
to be taken shall be as prescribed in Article I 4701.

158. (1) The Board of Inspection and Survey shall include in its reports of trials and inspections of vessels, whenever it may consider advisable, recommendations relative to the design of vessels or to any parts of same, including details of design, construction, materials, locations, and methods of operation of the various parts of machinery and mechanical appliances.

(2) In case the board considers changes in any of the above features to be necessary or desirable in the case of the ship under consideration, specific recommendation relating to the same shall be included under the appropriate heading in the list of items in the report on that ship.

(3) As far as practicable, those features recommended by the board for consideration in connection with other vessels, including new designs and vessels under construction, shall be grouped under separate paragraph or paragraphs and carried on separate pages, with the caption Design recommendations"; this is to insure that these design matters may not be overlooked in the body of the report.

Composition.
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(4) In order that the board may have full knowledge of the department's decisions in relation to design matters upon which the board has made recommendation, the department will inform the board of those design items which have been disapproved or which have been approved in a form other than that in which recommended. As far as practicable the board will be informed of the reasons for the department's decision on these items.

(5) Whenever it comes to the attention of the Board of Inspection and Survey that any detail, or integral piece of machinery or arrangement or method of operation has had sufficient trial to test its merits, and in the opinion of the board has proved unsatisfactory, the board shall definitely recommend that it shall be eliminated in future construction, with its reasons therefor. If after such recommendation of disapproval and after opportunity has been had to effect correction, it becomes necessary again to recommend disapproval of the same item in the same particulars, a special report relative thereto shall be submitted to the department.

(6) The board shall, in its recommendations for disapproval, state the name of the contractor or subcontractor who supplied or built any unsatisfactory feature.

SECTION 13.-THE GENERAL Board.

166. (1) The General Board shall be composed of the Admiral of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Major General Com mandant United States Marine Corps, the Director of Naval Intelligence, the President of the Naval War College, and such additional officers as the Secretary of the Navy may designate.

(2) An officer above the grade of lieutenant shall be detailed as secretary to the General Board. He shall record its proceedings and have charge and custody of its files and correspondence.

167. (1) The General Board shall devise measures and plans for the effective preparation and maintenance of the fleet for war and shall advise the Secretary of the Navy as to the disposition and distribution of the fleet and of the reenforcements of ships, officers, and men of the Navy and Marine Corps.

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(2) It shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Navy plans
of campaign, including cooperation with the Army and the employ-
ment of all the elements of naval defense, such as the Naval Militia,
Coast Survey, Lighthouse Service, Coast Guard, and merchant vessels,
and shall constantly revise these plans in accordance with the latest
information received.

(3) It shall consider the number and types of ships proper to con
stitute the fleet, the number and rank of officers, and the number and
ratings of enlisted men required to man them, and shall advise the
Secretary of the Navy respecting the estimates therefor (including such
increase as may be requisite) to be submitted annually to Congress.
(4) It shall advise the Secretary of the Navy concerning the loca
tion, capacity, and protection of fuel depots and supplies of fuel, and
of navy yards and naval stations; also in regard to the establishment and
maintenance of reserves of ordnance and ammunition and depots of
supplies; and shall advise as to the delivery of provisions and stores of
every kind required by the fleet.

(5) It shall consider and report upon naval operations, maneuvers, C. N. R. 5.
tactics, organization, training, and such other subjects as the Secretary
of the Navy may lay before it.

acteristics.

171. (1) When designs are to be prepared for a new ship the Chief Military char of Naval Operations, in conjunction with the General Board, shall submit to the Secretary of the Navy a recommendation as to the military characteristics to be embodied therein. Such military characteristics shall include a general statement as to type of ship, speed, radius of action, and armor and armament, but shall not, except in special cases, be so restrictive as to prevent various arrangements being developed in order to obtain the benefit arising from the consideration of several possible solutions. These military characteristics shall be prepared by the General Board sufficiently early to permit the preliminary design referred to below to be prepared and the approximate cost determined before the estimates for the yearly building program are submitted.