3 Replies Latest reply on Jun 6, 2016 9:37 AM by Ann Abney

Navy abbreviations

L. Simone May 31, 2016 2:56 PM

I need help figuring out what the abbreviations mean on an 1884 rendezvous record.

The record of service line reads: N.Hamps. Dis.6-24-84 Fr.S. N.H. order Bu.

I assume Dis is discharge, but I'm clueless about the rest. Any help is appreciated!

Re: Navy abbreviations

Ann Abney Jun 1, 2016 7:24 AM (in response to L. Simone)

I'm guessing N. Hamps. and N.H. are New Hampshire. So New Hampshire, Discharged 6/24/1884. Bu. is usually builder.

Does that make sense in the context of the record?
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Re: Navy abbreviations

Alan Walker Jun 1, 2016 8:32 AM (in response to L. Simone)

Is this a sailor's discharge record? If so, then "order Bu." would probably be "by order of Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting," which handled personnel matters at the time.

Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel
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Re: Navy abbreviations

Ann Abney Jun 6, 2016 9:37 AM (in response to L. Simone)

Consulting a few different resources, here is the best answer I've found:

The Bureau of Navigation promulgated the order to discharge the sailor from the ship New Hampshire I or the New Hampshire Rendezvous station in Portsmouth. He may have served as a Fireman 2nd class (Fr.S.), but without more context of the records, this is more of a guess than fact.

You can find out more about the New Hampshire I ship here in the Directory of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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