DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
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OPNAVINST 4001.3B
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13 Apr 2023
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 4001.3B
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: POLICY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PRESENTATION SILVER
Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C.
(b) SECNAVINST 4001.2K
(c) OPNAVINST 4001.1G
(d) DoD 7000.14-R
(e) NAVSUP P-485
(f) NAVSUP P-486
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 delegation of approval authority to COMNAVSUPSYSCOM for DD
Form 200, Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss, for presentation silver, to include
authority to approve extenuating circumstances which support mitigating, reducing or relieving
financial liability for the loss or damage of presentation silver.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 4001.3A.
3. Scope and Applicability. The provisions of this instruction are applicable to Navy
commands, activities and units managing, receiving, using, maintaining and transferring or
disposing of presentation silver.
4 Background.
a. A gift of presentation silver in conjunction with the commissioning of a naval vessel is a
long-standing tradition in the 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 symbolic, presentation silver must be accorded the
highest level of care and be properly safeguarded against damage or loss.
b. Reference (a), section 8621, authorizes the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) to accept
and care for gifts of presentation silver made to vessels of the Navy. Reference (a), sections
