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(U.S.) Bureau of Navigation

Defunct department of the United States Navy responsible for naval navigation (1862-1942)
Organization government_agency Q4998402
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(U.S.) Bureau of Navigation

Summary

(U.S.) Bureau of Navigation is a government agency[1].

Key Facts

  • (U.S.) Bureau of Navigation's instance of is recorded as government agency[2].
  • 1862 marks the founding of (U.S.) Bureau of Navigation[3].
  • (U.S.) Bureau of Navigation's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Navy[4].

Body

Founding

1862 marks the founding of (U.S.) Bureau of Navigation[3].

Operations

(U.S.) Bureau of Navigation's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Navy[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · IntensionalLogican · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → no2020042765
    Country → Q30
    Different from → Q4998401
    Replaced by → Q4998400
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  2. 7w ago · IntensionalLogican · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Yale lux id → group/01f493f2-87ba-44b8-815f-6e9bf6c63629
    Dreadnought project page → Bureau_of_Navigation
    Inception → +1862-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Freebase id → /m/087p61
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1365]]: [[Q139763650]]"
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