The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-12
Synopsis Of the Revised Navy
Regulations.
CLASSIFICATION OF VESSELS.
Military HOnOy and Ceremonies -Salutng
the Quarter Deck.
WAsHiSGrox, March 10, 1877.

sucd twelve years and noticed In the HERALD at
the time, was arranged like the Army Regulations
consecutively numbered paragraphs. In the present
edition, which been entirely rewritten and contains
many important changes and additions, the old plan
has been ignored and the navy is regulated twenty.
eight chapters, as toows:-
TABLE OF CONTENTS
l. Classification OF vessels. 2. Detail OF command
3. Rank and command. 4. Military honors, ceremo-
mes, salues, &c. g. Instructions for officers aaoat
8. General instructions Z. Duties OF arms
petty officers and s. Marines when embarked
o. Applications and qualifications, examinations, ap-
pointments and promotions. TO- Rating and disrating
transfers. discharge and dcsertion. IL. Rewards and
punishments. II. Apartments and mcsscs Ia Ac.
counts &c. IA. Surveys. Is Travelling allowances
pay, allomcns and pensions. l6 Leave OF absence
and furough. II. Correspondence is. Towing and
pilots. 10. Transports and conveys. 90 Prizes
seizures and prisoners OF war IL Flag OF truce aud
parole. -. Quarantine. % Instructions to officers
on shore duty. "a Marines at navy yards. 20. Re-
cruiting % Receiving ships. 81 Boards and ships
library. 2S Naval Asylum.
An appendix contains tho "Artcles for the Govern.
ment OF the Navy" which mod He'd articles OF war;
calculations for Preventing Collisions tho Water"
first issued in May, 1864, and published in the HERALD
"Uniiorms OF tho Navy" "Rcturns and Reports to
be made from scagong vessels and by commanding
officers Of navy yards and stations
ARE REGULATED
The minuest and most trivial as well as tho most
important details Of tho service are regulated with
such precision that II an officer should find himself
officially IN any doubt or diiculiy, would only be
necessary that he should follow Captain Cutllcs ad-
vice to "Overhaul tho wollum and when found make
u on" HIS entry into the must DO 10 ac-
cordance with the regula thereto apperaning In
tho performance OF his duties he the rcgula-
show him what he expect. HIS coat, hat cooked
othcrwse, vest, pants, buttons gloves sword. era
vat, gold brad ana war paint generally conform
to regulations, and, finally, he quit service
but by Of three beaten paths-res gnaton, dis
mssal death. II he adopt The latter mode OF exit
tho regulations prescribe the exact manner In which
the funeral obscquies shall DO conducted, and, when
all Is over "Tho escort will fro thre-voleys OF mus
kerry the grave" Kind OF certificate that the
deceased has been officially buried.
CLASSIFICATION OF VESSELS
The vessels OF tho navy will in future be classified
FIRST RArEs.-Steamshps OF 1000 tons displacc.
ment and upward, iron-cad steamers OF 3, 600 tons
measurement ana upward and ships OF the line CON-
mlssioned Tor sea service.
SECOND RArgs.-Steamships of ., 900 to 4. 900 tons
displacement clud steamers Of 900 to tons
measurements and sailing frgacs commissioned Tor
THIRD RArxs-steamshps OF 900 to 1000 tons dis.
place ment IRON CLAD steamers OF 200 10 1000 tons
mcasuf omcnt and sailing soops-olwar toned
Tor sea service.
fouRrH RATES Steamships below 900 tons dis.
placement, despatch vessels aud storeships.
Whenever avcssel IS commissioned u receiving ship
her rate will be decided by the Navy Department.
Under tho caption OF
DETAIL OF COMMAND
tho duties to which line officers may DO assigned are
An ADMIRAL may command fleet or fleets
vice admiral may command fleet a division Of
nect under the admiral, asquadron or naval station
A rear admiral may command uect squadron, q
squadron or division under an admiral vice
be chici OF stan OF naval force under admiral or
wee ndmi raj, or may command a naval station.
commodore may command a DIVISION or a squad
ron, be chief OF stan OF naval force by
any grade oil admiral, or may command ships OF the
first cass naval the YES OF any grade OF
admiral commanding fleet
captain commands a vessel of the second class or
vessel OF the first class under any grade admiral or
"a commodore; may be employed us ana to any grade
OF admiral CHEF OF stan to naval force detached
division commanded by a rear admiral or commodore
on duty under bureau, act AS second ma Of
shore stations, and may command small practice or
A commander com maj ds vessels OF tho third and
fourth classes, may act chief OF slan II commo.
dore on duty under bureau, aid u flag nicer
shore stations
a lieutenant commander may act as aid TO any
grade OF admiral or comm dore commanding aloai
as AID or executive oil commanding officer, uaviga-
Ing or watch officer In FIRST sccoud aud third rates
aud perform duties at shore stations under n bu.
reau and may command vessel Of the fourth class
lieutenant may perform duty vessels OF all
classes ana at shore stations
master may be attached to any vessel, performing
such duties as may be assigned ny the commanding Of
icer
Ensgns will DO ordered to the different classes of
vessels, and Will perform the duties OF master 3 mate
decks hold and iorecastc such other duties AS
may DO assigned by The commanding oIiicer.
Midsummer and ma Is are to perform such duties as
may be required Of them on the several decks ana
the hold.
Licutenants masters cnsigns, midshipmcn and
mates are also required TO do duty in the engine room
II necessary.
In the chapter on
coMMANp,
the various DECISIONS OF the Navy Department the
vcxcd lincandstan question gwen IN erfenSo aud
now form part vi the legal n guiatIons II tney DO
not have the desired effect the naval authorities should
prescribe little court martial. 1t was found very
effective IN the army many years ago both as rene.
dial and preventive agent aud would doubt prove
equally cllcaciOus ID the navy.
MILITARY noNoRs AND CEREMONIES.
Under tho caption OF ''mrary honors aud ccrcmo-
Mes saucs aud distinctions" the navy instructed
how 10 receive the President aud Woo President,
General Grant, Queen Victoria Alexis and Lonsial.
tine, Cabinet officers Justices OF the Supreme Court,
Hampton and Nichols lor Chamberlain ana Packard,
as the case may bel the diplomatic corps, consus sc.
Tho legitimate manner OF showing naval respect is by
nrng guns, hosting flags, dipping coors, playing
national and beating drums .Chccrs shall never
be given as compliment To any officer on joining
vessel, while attached 10 her being detached
IRON 1cr." II President Hayes should VISIT man-oi.
war he would BIZ received NJ the gapcway by
the commanding officer, together WITH such other
officers might be selected. All the officers oi
vessel would be Oh deck IN iull UNIFORM the at
quarters tor inspection, aud G marine guard and
band paradcd TIE drums would givc lour RULES the
band would slrikc up "Yankcc Doodle " the stars aud
stripes .w0Id be run up AT the mnin and the guns
would thuldcr form "a twenty ono lun salute. Iho
same ceremony would take place when he ,ct The
vessel national nag being hauled down nj the last
General Grant entitled to The gnitiun,
except ibdt only one salute OF nineteen guns viii be
nrcd aud That The national llag VIII not be displayed
unless thcrcccpton takes place abroad which
II viii Lc boosted at the fore.
sALtTiAG THE QUARTER DICK.
The quarter deck 81 a vessel OF war ia a kind OF
maritime Horcb. Every officer reaching thus hal
iowcd place Is 10 salute by raising nis cap, tins
II to DO Acknowledged IN return the same way
ny all tue OIlccrs 81 the watch NJ mana.
REWARDS AND PuSisnMENrs.
In chapter III, section /, ar.graph L. II Is laid
down as maxim that 'tlc kurcst way make
consented shIpboard aud attached the service IL
TO maks then, feel that ships of war are their
homes, and TO make u apparent to them that their iG
tcrcsts VIII be well cared Tor while they remain tho