Also known by the following names:

• DON (Department of the Navy) (1947-)
• Naval Establishment (U.S.) (1947-)
• United States. Department of Defense. Department of the Navy (1949-)
• United States. Department of Navy (1947-)
• United States. Department of the Navy. Office of the Secretary (1947-)
• United States. Dept. of the Navy (1947-)
• United States. Naval Establishment
• United States. Navy, Department of the (1947-)
• United States. Secretary of the Navy

• United States. Navy Department (1798-1947) (Earlier Form of Related)

  Description

  found: LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: United States. Dept. of Defense; as per the National Security Act of 1947, there was established the National Military Establishment, which was to be headed by the Secretary of the Defense and was to consist of the Dept. of the Army, Dept. of the Navy, Dept. of the Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, etc. The act was amended in 1949 with the Establishment replaced by the Dept. of Defense and the other depts. became military depts. in lieu of their prior status as executive depts.)

• United States. Navy (1794-) (Is Subordinate to Related)

  Description

  USN is subordinate to the Navy Department and Department of the Navy

• United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Aeronautics (Is Superior of Related)
• United States. Department of Defense (1949-) (Is Superior of Related)

  Description

  DOD is the hierarchal superior to the DON.