ship fitter
Naval construction worker
A ship fitter is a tradesperson who lays out, positions, and assembles the structural components of ships—aligning steel plates, frames, and bulkheads according to blueprints before welding.
The work requires precision in fitting metal parts that must withstand enormous stresses at sea.
He worked twenty years as a ship fitter at the Norfolk shipyard.
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