NRL Fact Book
Abstract
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) was officially established on July 2, 1923, as the Naval Experimental and Research Laboratory. NRL still occupies its original site on the banks of the Potomac River in the southwest sector of Washington, D.C. Over the past 55 years, the facility has grown from a modest beginning of five buildings and a few hand-picked scientists representing two major research areas--radio and underwater sound--to its present status as the "Corporate Laboratory of the Navy." Current resources include a Main Laboratory expanded to some 52.2 hectares (129 acres), about 20 field sites, more than 400 buildings and structures, and a work force in the neighborhood of 3600. The overall management of the Laboratory is under the direction of a naval Commanding Officer and a civilian Director of Research. The internal structure of the Laboratory consists of several staffs and five directorates: the Support Services Directorate with six major divisions, and the four Research Directorates--each headed by an Associate Director of Research--comprising 15 research divisions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA573908
Entities
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory