Specialist (Photographic)
The history gives 1948 as the year of the change but provides no month or day.
- The history does not specify the conditions determining which successor rating an Sp(P) sailor entered.
Source extraction notes
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Established 1948 from the ratings of Specialist (P) (Photographic Specialists), Printer, Printer (L) (Lithographers), and Printer (M) (Offset Process). | included in Photographer's Mate and Lithographer 1948. Normalized as split/multi-destination. 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 2.
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969)
1. #anchorl, Lithographer entry; #anchors, Specialists (P) Photographic Specialists entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 9, 15 · 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:79; #anchorl, Lithographer entry; #anchors, Specialists (P) Photographic Specialists entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 9, 15
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, Sp(P), LI, PH entries · source dated 1970 · cited by the explanation
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