DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000
NAVY PENTAGON
W
ASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 4001.3A
N4
4 Sep 2014
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 4001.3A
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: POLICY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PRESENTATION SILVER
Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C.
(b) SECNAVINST 4001.2J
(c) OPNAVINST 4001.1F
(d) NAVSUP P-485
(e) Navy Food Service Operation Handbook, January 2010
1. Purpose
a. To delegate responsibility to the Commander, Naval
Supply Systems Command (COMNAVSUPSYSCOM) for the management of
presentation silver services.
b. To prescribe policy for their receipt, use, care,
inventory, and transfer or other disposition.
c. Changes include a new policy for the transfer of silver
to ashore commands considered to be heritage and museum
activities; revised inventory submission date for loan
agreements, NAVSUP 4001/01, Navy Presentation Silver Loan
Agreement/Request Form; requirement to use a new form for loans;
a new policy for annual silver insurance requirement; and
requirement to list the silver value for each asset in a loan.
This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed
in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 4001.3.
3. Background
a. A gift of presentation silver in conjunction with the
commissioning of a naval vessel is a long-standing tradition in
the U.S. Navy. The silver forges a symbolic and historical link
between the military crew of the vessel it is aboard and the
civilian community from whence it came. Because of its value,
both intrinsic and symbo1ic, presentation silver must be
