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The Naval Vessel Register (NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
. It contains information on ships and service craft that make up the official inventory of the Navy from the time a vessel is authorized through its life cycle and disposal.






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The Naval Vessel Register (NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
. It contains information on ships and service craft that make up the official inventory of the Navy from the time a vessel is authorized through its life cycle and disposal. It also includes ships that have been removed from the register, (often termed struck or stricken), but not disposed of by sale, transfer to another government, or other means. Ships and service craft disposed of prior to 1987 are currently not included, but are gradually being added along with other updates.

The NVR traces its origin back to the 1880s, having evolved from several previous publications. In 1911, the Bureau of Construction and Repair published the "Ships Data US Naval Vessels" that subsequently became the "Ships Data Book" in 1952 under the Bureau of Ships
Bureau of Ships

The United States Navy's Bureau of Ships was established by Congress on June 20, 1940, by a law which consolidated the functions of the Bureau of Construction and Repair and the Bureau of Engineering....
. The Bureau of Ordnance
Bureau of Ordnance

The Bureau of Ordnance was the U.S. Navy's organization responsible for the procurement, storage, and deployment of all Weapons, between the years 1862 and 1959....
's "Vessel Register", first published in 1942 and retitled "Naval Vessel Register", was combined with the "Ships Data Book" under the Bureau of Ships in 1959.

Since 1962, the NVR has been maintained and published by the NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office (NAVSHIPSO) of the Naval Sea Systems Command
Naval Sea Systems Command

The Naval Sea Systems Command is the largest of the United States Navy's five "systems commands," or materiel organizations. NAVSEA consists of four shipyards, eight "warfare centers" , four major shipbuilding locations and the NAVSEA headquarters, located at the Washington Navy Yard, in Washington D.C.....
. Referred to by Congress in the statutes of , the NVR is maintained as directed by U.S. Navy Regulations, Article 0406, of September 14, 1990.

The vessels are listed in the NVR when the classification
Hull classification symbol

The United States Navy uses hull classification symbols to identify the types of its ships. The Royal Navy and some European and Commonwealth navies use a somewhat analogous system of Pennant numbers....
 and hull number
Hull number

Hull number is a serial identification number given to a boat or ship. A lower number implies an older vessel. The precise usage varies by country and type....
(s) are assigned to ships and service craft authorized to be built by the President of the United States
President of the United States

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
, or when Chief of Naval Operations
Chief of Naval Operations

The Chief of Naval Operations is the highest ranking officer in the United States Navy and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The CNO reports directly to the United States Secretary of the Navy for the command, utilization of resources and operating efficiency of the operating forces of the Navy and of the Navy shore activities as...
 requests instatement or reinstatement of vessels as approved by the Secretary of the Navy. Once listed, the ship or service craft remains in the NVR throughout its life as a Navy asset. Afterwards, its final disposition is recorded.

The NVR is now available only in electronic form. It is available on the web () and is updated weekly. Over 6,500 separate record transactions are processed annually with each being supported by official documentation. The NVR includes a current list of ships and service craft on hand, under construction, converted, loaned/leased, or to be loaned, and those assigned to the Military Sealift Command
Military Sealift Command

The is a United States Navy organization that controls most of the replenishment and military transport ships of the Navy. It first came into existence on 9 July 1949 when the 'Military Sea Transportation Service' became solely responsible for the United States Department of Defense's ocean transport needs....
. Ship class, fleet assignment, name, age, homeport, planning yard, custodian, hull and machinery characteristics, builder, key construction dates, battle forces, local defense and miscellaneous support forces, and status conditions are some of the data elements provided.

See also

  • Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

    The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships is the primary reference work for the basic facts about every ship ever used by the United States Navy....


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