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U. S. Naval Ships and Aircraft; O. N. I. 54-R RESTRICTED

1942 · ref. 86775 — Washington DC: United States Navy Department Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Office of Naval Intelligence 1942. First Edition and First printing thus Supersedes O. N. I. 54--Silhouette of U.S. Naval Ships. Loose-leaf string tied. Good. The format is approximately 10.25 inches by 6 inches. Unpaginated approximately 150 pages plus tabs. It is three-hole punched and held together by cord tied between the first and third hole. Stiff blue card stock for front and back covers. Guide to US naval ships and aircraft during World War II with major vessels identified by name others by class. Includes photos of each as well as some profiles specifications and descriptions. A loose-leaf arrangement has been adopted to facilitate the addition and substitution of sheets as issued. Some pages have been substituted with updates and dated at the lower right corner. In order to permit free and general use of O. N. I. 54-R by the Forces Afloat a low classification has been assigned to it. The purpose for which O. N. I. 54-R has been prepared is to acquaint the officers and enlisted men of our Fighting Forces and our Allies with the appearance of the ships of the U.S. Navy. Tabbed sections are Battleships Aircraft Carriers Cruisers Destroyers Submarines Minor Combatant Vessels Auxiliaries Army Transports Aircraft Includes Supplement 2 11/19/42 U. S. Operational List. This includes photographs some drawings/silhouettes and limited technical detail. The Office of Naval Intelligence ONI is the military intelligence agency of the United States Navy. Established in 1882 primarily to advance the Navy's modernization efforts4 it is the oldest member of the U.S. Intelligence Community and serves as the nation's premier source of maritime intelligence. Since the First World War ONI's mission has broadened to include real-time reporting on the developments and activities of foreign navies; protecting maritime resources and interests; monitoring and countering transnational maritime threats; providing technical operational and tactical support to the U.S. Navy and its partners; and surveying the global maritime environment. ONI employs over 3000 military and civilian personnel worldwide and is headquartered at the National Maritime Intelligence Center in Suitland Maryland. William H. Hunt who served briefly as Secretary of the Navy under President James Garfield formed a Naval Advisory Board tasked with rebuilding the Navy and bringing it up to par to global standards. Largely in response to Mason's recommendations on March 23 1882 Hunt issued General Order No. 292 which read: "An "Office of Intelligence" is hereby established in the Bureau of Navigation for the purpose of collecting and recording such naval information as may be useful to the Department in time of war as well as in peace. To facilitate this work the Department Library will be combined with the "Office of Intelligence" and placed under the direction of the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation. Commanding and all other officers are directed to avail themselves of all opportunities which may arise to collect and to forward to the "Office of Intelligence" professional matters likely to serve the object in view." The new Office of Naval Intelligence would be headquartered in the State War and Navy Building now the Old Executive Office Building with Mason appointed as its first "Chief Intelligence Office".note 1 As originally conceived ONI assisted in the Navy's advancement by dispatching naval attachés around the world to acquire data and resources related to the latest in naval warfare. These findings would be analyzed interpreted and disseminated to Navy leaders and government officials helping to inform policies and programs related to naval development. The Second World War would see another expansion of ONI's duties and a subsequent increase in its budget and staff. The office established two intelligence schools that trained hundreds of Intelligence officers for the Navy. Its Special Activities Branch offered critical intelligence on German U-boat technology operations and tactics which proved decisive in the Battle of the Atlantic. ONI supplied U.S. forces with ship and aircraft recognition manuals provided photographic specialists for identifying enemy vessels assisted in naval mission planning and was responsible for the translation evaluation and dissemination of intercepted Japanese communications. United States Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Office of Naval Intelligence unknown