NAVY, DEPARTMENT OF THE
\nˈe͡ɪvi], \nˈeɪvi], \n_ˈeɪ_v_i]\
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one of the eight executive departments at Washington, was created by an Act of Congress April 30, 1798, and has been largely developed in later days. In 1862 the hydrographic office was established. An assistant secretary was added in 1890.
By John Franklin Jameson
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