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Bureau of Yards and Docks

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Bureau of Yards and Docks

Summary

Bureau of Yards and Docks is a government agency[1].

Key Facts

  • Bureau of Yards and Docks held citizenship in United States[2].
  • Bureau of Yards and Docks is located in Washington, D.C.[3].
  • Bureau of Yards and Docks is in the country of United States[4].
  • Bureau of Yards and Docks's instance of is recorded as government agency[5].
  • Bureau of Yards and Docks's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[6].
  • August 31, 1842 marks the founding of Bureau of Yards and Docks[7].
  • Bureau of Yards and Docks was dissolved in May 1, 1966[8].
  • Bureau of Yards and Docks's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of the Navy[9].
  • Bureau of Yards and Docks's position held by head of the organization is recorded as United States Secretary of the Navy[10].

Body

Founding

August 31, 1842 marks the founding of Bureau of Yards and Docks[7].

Operations

Bureau of Yards and Docks's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[6]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of the Navy[9].

Dissolution

Bureau of Yards and Docks was dissolved in May 1, 1966[8].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . archINFORM. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . history.navy.mil. Retrieved . history.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . history.navy.mil. Retrieved . history.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . ibiblio.org. Retrieved . ibiblio.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . ibiblio.org. Retrieved . ibiblio.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · IntensionalLogican · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → Q6981810
    Foundational text → Q139768605
    Country of citizenship → United States
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P457]]: [[Q139768605]]"
  2. 8w ago · IntensionalLogican · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1966-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Inception → +1842-08-31T00:00:00Z
    Library of congress authority id → n81066206
    Position held by head of the organization → United States Secretary of the Navy
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P2388]]: [[Q940135]]"
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