Summary History
Predecessor agencies to the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation:
- In the Department of the Treasury:
- Steamboat Inspection Service (1871–1903)
- Bureau of Navigation (1884–1903)
- In the Department of Commerce and Labor:
- Steamboat Inspection Service (1903–1913)
- Bureau of Navigation (1903–1913)
- In the Department of Commerce:
- Steamboat Inspection Service (1913–1932)
- Bureau of Navigation (1913–1932)
- Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection (1932–1936)
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