U.S. NAVY REGULATIONS, 1990
“At the time of turning over command, the Commanding Officer to be relieved will call all hands to muster, read the orders of detachment and turn over the command to his or her relief, who will read the orders of relief and assume command.”
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER
“The responsibility of the Commanding Officer for his command is absolute, except when, and to the extent, relieved there from by competent authority, or as provided otherwise in regulations. The authority of the Commanding Officer is commensurate with his responsibility. While he may, at his discretion and when not contrary to law or regulations, delegate authority to his subordinates for the execution of details, such delegation of authority shall in no way relieve the Commanding Officer of his continued responsibility for the safety, well being and efficiency of his entire command.”
Station HYPO 
27 December 2021 at 01:22
I suspect these Navy regulations of 1990 have, in one form or another, been in effect in the United States Navy since the earliest days of our Navy.
I remember the first time I read Admiral Kimmel’s Story, published in 1955 but first read by me many years after that, I couldn’t believe how the author of that book—allegedly Admiral Kimmel himself—seemed to refuse responsibility for the actions he took or didn’t take on 7 December 1941. I’ve long believed Admiral Kimmel’s Story was probably “ghost written” by someone other than Husband E. Kimmel.
Thanks for all these posts, Mario. And a belated Merry Christmas to you, your family, and the crew of the Station HYPO blog.
Andy McKane
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