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On June 20, 1940, Congress passed a law which consolidated the Bureau's functions with those of the Bureau Of Engineering , creating the Bureau Of Ships (BuShips). HISTORY The Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs was established in 1842 as one of the five original material bureaus replacing the former (later called the Bureau of Engineering), and the Bureau Of Equipment . The Bureau of Construction and Repair was established by Congress by an act of July 5, 1862 (12 Stat. 510). The new organization, headed by a Chief of the Bureau, was responsible for all aspects of ship construction, except for propulsion systems, which were the responsibility of the Bureau of Engineering; and equipage, which fell under the Bureau of Equipment. The Bureau of Equipment was discontinued in 1910, and formally abolished in 1914. Its functions were divided between the Bureau of Construction and Repair and the Bureau of Steam Engineering. These two bureaus were placed under the supervision of the Coordinator of Shipbuilding in 1939, and were superseded by the Bureau of Ships in 1940. Chiefs of the Bureau ''list incomplete'' Individuals who served as Chief of the Bureau include:
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