Regulations for the government of the United States Navy (1865)

The 1865 edition of Navy Regulations

REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

1865.

WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1865.

Navy Department, April 18, 1865.

The following Regulations are herewith established and published for the government of all persons attached to the United States Naval Service. All Orders or Regulations from this Department in conflict with these are hereby revoked. All Circulars or Instructions from any of the Bureaus of this Department not in contravention with these Regulations are to be considered as still in force, and will be obeyed accordingly. A rigid observance of these Regulations is required from all persons belonging to the Navy of the United States, and it is further now made their positive duty to report forthwith to the Secretary of the Navy any negligence, disobedience, or infraction thereof which may come to their knowledge.

GIDEON WELLES,
Secretary of the Navy.

Contents

  • Classification of Vessels
  • Line and Staff Officers, with their Relative Bank, &c;
  • Petty Officers of the Line and Staff
  • Military Honors, Ceremonies, and Salutes
  • Funeral Honors
  • Distinctive Flags of Officers
  • General Instructions
  • Applications and Qualifications
  • Examinations
  • Appointments and Promotions
  • Ratings and Disratings
  • General Duties of the Commander-in-Chief
  • General Duties of a Commander of a Division, &c
  • General Duties of the Fleet Captain
  • General Duties of the Fleet Lieutenant
  • General Duties of Officers Commanding Vessels
  • General Duties of Officers Commanding Steam Vessels
  • General Duties of the Executive Officer
  • General Duties of Lieutenants, Masters, and Ensigns
  • General Duties of the Navigator
  • General Duties of Midshipmen
  • General Duties of Boatswains and Gunners
  • General Duties of Masters Mates
  • General Duties of Fleet Engineers
  • General Duties of Chief Engineers
  • General Duties of Assistant Engineers
  • General Duties of Fleet Surgeons
  • General Duties of Surgeons
  • General Duties of Passed and other Assistant Surgeons
  • General Duties of Fleet Paymasters
  • General Duties of Paymasters
  • General Duties of Assistant Paymasters
  • General Duties of Chaplains
  • General Duties of Professors of Mathematics
  • General Duties of Carpenters and Sailmakers
  • General Duties of Yeomen
  • General Duties of Masters-at-Arms
  • General Duties of Petty Officers and Inferiors
  • Preservation and Safety of the Vessel
  • Rules to Prevent Collisions
  • Preservation of the Crew
  • Stores and Outfits
  • Apartments and Messes
  • Naval Transports
  • Convoys
  • Prizes and Prisoners
  • Paroling
  • Flags of Truce
  • Quarantine
  • Transfers
  • Discharges
  • Honorable Discharges
  • Desertions
  • Medals of Honor
  • Allotments
  • Commanding Officer of a Station
  • Commanding Officer of a Navy Yard and Station
  • Commanding Officer of a Navy Yard
  • Executive Officer of a Navy Yard
  • Lieutenants, Masters, and Ensigns of a Navy Yard
  • Ordnance Officer of a Navy Yard
  • Navigation Officer of a Navy Yard
  • Chief Engineer of a Navy Yard
  • Surgeon of a Navy Yard
  • Surgeon of a Naval Hospital
  • Passed and other Assistant Surgeons of a Navy Yard or Hospital
  • Paymaster of a Navy Yard
  • Inspectors in Charge of Paymasters's Stores
  • Naval Constructors
  • Civil Engineers
  • Master Workmen
  • Naval Storekeepers
  • Clerk of the Yard
  • Mustering Workmen and Check Officers
  • Purchasing Agents at Shore Stations
  • Marines—When Embarked
  • Marines—Enlistment of
  • Marines—When at Navy Yards
  • Recruiting
  • Receiving Vessels
  • Surveys
  • Leaves of Absence
  • Furloughs
  • Correspondence
  • Approval of Requisitions, Accounts, Purchases, &c
  • General Muster-Book
  • Books
  • Travelling and other Allowances, &c
  • Accounts
  • Commanding Officers
  • Arrests and Charges
  • General Courts-Martial
  • Summary Courts-Martial
  • Boards
  • United States Naval Asylum
  • Arms of the United States

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