Shore Patrolman
January 23, 1953, is the stated disestablishment date. June 1952 refers to the recommendations, not the date the rating ended.
- The record does not identify a successor rating or explain how personnel holding ESS were reclassified.
Source extraction notes
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: disestablished January 23, 1953, by SECNAV as a result of RSRB recommendations of June 1952. | disestablished 1953. Normalized as disestablished/canceled. Reconciles 2 reciprocal, grade-specific, or repeated source assertions for the same predecessor/date.
Source documents (2)
Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 1 and 3.
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969)
1. #anchors, Shore Patrolman entry; #anchors, Specialists (S) Shore Patrol and Security entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 14, 16 · source dated December 1969 · cited by the explanation
Open source document (opens in a new tab)3.Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969) · event transcription · docs/legacy-data/navy-rating-history.jsonl:133; #anchors, Shore Patrolman entry; #anchors, Specialists (S) Shore Patrol and Security entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 14, 16 · cited by the explanation
Open source document (opens in a new tab) - Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970)
2. alphabetic abbreviation list, ESS entry · source dated 1970
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