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. The Bureau of Ordnance'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. 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 and hull number(s) are assigned to ships and service craft authorized to be built by the President of the United States, or when Chief of Naval Operations 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 (link) 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. 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.
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The Navy List fulfils an important function in international law in that warships are required by article 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to be commanded by a commissioned officer whose name appears in the appropriate service list.
Past copies of the Navy List are also important sources of information for historians and genealogists.
The Royal Navy currently publishes annual lists of active and reserve officers, and biennial lists of retired officers.
The current Editor of the UK Navy List is Mrs Judith Burke
Good sources of historical data on Navy Lists are:
- The Naval Historical Branch, Portsmouth Naval Base.
- The Central Library Portsmouth, Guildhall Square.
- The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU has an almost complete set including unpublished editions produced during the Second World War for internal use by the Admiralty.
The equivalent in the United States Navy is the U.S. Naval Vessel Register, which is updated online on a continuous basis.
Bibliography
- The 1766 Navy List, Edited by E C Coleman, Published by Ancholme Publishing, ISBN 0-9541443-0-9
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