Shipfitter

Shipfitter

A shipfitter is a marine occupational classification used both by naval activities and among ship builders; however, the term applies mostly to certain workers at commercial and naval shipyards during the construction or repair phase of a ship.

Ther term is derived from the words "ship" and "fit" -- essentially, "fitting" parts of the "ship" together.

Naval usage

A shipfitter is an enlisted person who works on sheet metal and on plumbing.

Ship builder usage

A shipfitter is a worker who “fits” together the structural portions of a ship by either welding or by riveting.

ee also

* Shipbuilding
* Metalworking
* List of United States Navy ratings

References

* [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipfitter Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]
* [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/SH/SHIPFITTER.html Specialty Definition: SHIPFITTER]
* [http://www.yourdictionary.com/shipfitter shipfitter Definition]


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