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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
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Receives and maintains
deck logs from U.S. Navy ships for the previous 30 years and provides
reference assistance to the Navy and the public on matters relating
to deck logs.
Location:
Washington Navy Yard, first floor of Building 200 with Naval Warfare Division. Enter the Navy Yard gate; Building 200 is near the 11th Street Gate in the same building as Subway. Map of the Washington Navy Yard and Information on Visiting the Naval Historical Center
Hours:
Monday and Tuesday: 0900 - 1600 (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Wednesday: CLOSED
Thursday and Friday: 0900 - 1600 (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
CLOSED: Weekends and Federal holidays
Policy on Reference Assistance: Due to staff limitations, telephone requests will be accepted only from U.S. government offices and agencies. All other requests must be submitted in writing to: Naval Historical Center, Ships History Branch, 805 Kidder Breese SE, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. 20374-5060.
Extensive personal research requests are beyond the scope of the office. Processing time for reference requests is 3 to 5 weeks. See below for more information regarding deck logs.
Phone: (202) 433-3643, DSN 288-3643
More Information:
Policy
and procedures for Veterans Administration Requests
Policy
and procedures for Requests from the General Public
Carrier
Deployments and Port Visits for Vietnam Conflict
Ships
that submit Deck Logs to the Naval Historical Center
Purpose
and Content of Deck Logs
Location
of Deck Log Archives Storage
Format,
Research and Duplication of Deck Logs
What
information is not found in Deck Logs
Deck
Logs of MSC/MSTS ships
Merchant
Ship Logs
History
of Navy Ships, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
13 August 2004