Shipfitter (Ship Repair) (Pipefitter and Plumber)
The history gives 1948 as the year FP was established, without a month or day. December 1969 is the compilation's revision date, not the date of the change.
- The historical account names this predecessor as Shipfitter (SR) (Pipe Fitters and Plumbers), rather than explicitly using SF(SRP).
Source extraction notes
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Established 1948 from the ratings of Shipfitter (SR) (Pipe Fitters and Plumbers), Shipfitter (CR) (Pipe Fitters and Plumbers), and Metalsmith (SR) (Coppersmiths). Normalized as merged/included. Reconciles 2 reciprocal, grade-specific, or repeated source assertions for the same predecessor/date. One or more historical long-title variants were normalized to a reviewed companion-list abbreviation by similarity match; the intermediate ledger records the method and the audit lists the source anomalies.
Source documents (2)
Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 1, 2 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. #anchorp, Pipefitter entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 13 · 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:70; #anchorp, Pipefitter entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 13 · 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, SF(SRP), FP entries · source dated 1970 · cited by the explanation
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