Shipfitter (CS) (Steelworkers) · Merged into SW, effective 1948
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Established 1948 from the ratings of Shipfitter (CS) (Steelworkers) and Shipfitter (CB) (Riggers). 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, Steelworker entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 18)
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970) (alphabetic abbreviation list, SF(CBS), SW entries)