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William W. Wood
William Willis Wiley Wood (May 30, 1818 – August 31, 1882) was an engineer of the United States Navy, who served as Engineer-in-Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering from 1873 until 1877. Biography Wood was born in Wake County, North Carolina, and after graduation obtained a position at the West Point Foundry. He was appointed to the Navy from New York on March 15, 1845, with the rank of chief engineer. He spent his first two years in the navy stationed at the Naval Air Station Pensacola#Navy yard, Pensacola Navy Yard, Florida. He briefly did special duty at Boston, and then from 1850 to 1853, served on the paddle-sloop in the Home Squadron. From 1854 to 1857, Wood superintended the constructions of the engines of the screw-frigate at Cold Spring, New York. His next appointment was for two years serving in the screw-sloop on the Pacific Squadron. From 1862 to 1866, Wood spent most of his time on special duty in Philadelphia, New York and Boston. Wood was assigned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Of The Bureau Of Steam Engineering
The Bureau of Steam Engineering was a bureau of the United States Navy, created by the act of 5 July 1862, receiving some of the duties of the former Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair. It became, by the Naval Appropriation Act of 4 June 1920, the Bureau of Engineering (BuEng). In 1940 it combined with the Bureau of Construction and Repair (BuC&R) and became the Bureau of Ships (BuShips). Historical background "Engineering, both in operating the shipboard machinery and in the design and construction of ships, became critically important with the outbreak of the Civil War. The Navy had to blockade a ‘coastline stretching over 3,000 miles from the Potomac to the Mexican border. It had to support the Army on the rivers; it had to search out and destroy Confederate raiders. For all these purposes, the steam engine and the engineer were indispensable. On the day of battle, steam engines drove the ''Monitor'' and the ''Merrimack'', the ''Kearsarge'' and the ''Alabama'', as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |