=The Department of the Navy= was created in 1798. At its head is a secretary, who, like the head of the war department, is usually taken from civil life. Like the war department, the navy department is organized into the _Office of Naval Operations_ and a number of bureaus. _The Bureau of Navigation_ has charge of the recruiting service, the training of officers and men, the naval academy; schools for the technical education of enlisted men, apprentice schools, the naval home at Philadelphia, transportation of enlisted men, records of squadrons, ships, officers and men; the preparation of the naval register, preparation of drill regulations, signal codes, and cipher codes. Under this bureau falls the publication of the Nautical Almanac, charts and sailing directions, the naval observatory, and the hydrographic office. _The Bureau of Yards and Docks_ has general control of the navy yards and docks belonging to the government, including their construction and repair, and also of the construction of battleships whenever such construction is authorized by Congress. The navy yards are located at Washington, Brooklyn, Mare Island (California), Philadelphia (League Island), Norfolk, Pensacola, Cavite (in the Philippines), and various other places. _The Bureau of Ordnance_ has charge of the supply of armament and ammunition for the ships. It supervises the manufacture of guns and torpedoes, installs armament on the vessels, and has charge of the naval proving ground and magazines, the naval gun factory, and the torpedo station. _The Bureau of Construction and Repair_ has charge of the planning, building, and repairing of vessels, and of their equipment, excepting their armament and engines. _Other Bureaus_ of the Navy Department, whose general duties are indicated sufficiently by their titles, are: the bureau of engineering, the bureau of medicine and surgery, and the bureau of supplies and accounts. _The Judge-Advocate General_ is the law officer of the navy department and performs duties similar to those of the judge-advocate general of the war department. _The Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps_ issues orders for the movement of troops under the direction of the secretary of the navy.