Metalsmith · Merged into SF, effective 1958
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Re-established from Metalsmith and Pipefitter 1958. Normalized as merged/included.
Sources
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969) (#anchors, Shipfitter entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 14)
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970) (alphabetic abbreviation list, ME, SF entries)