Shipfitter · Split into ME, FP, effective 1948
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: changed to Metalsmith and Pipefitter 1948. Normalized as split/multi-destination.
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, SF, ME, FP entries)