Reference the query on Mechanicians. A Mechanician was a mechanic who was sufficiently qualified, by exam results etc, to be placed on a Mechanicians course. This was rather like an adult apprenticeship, two years in my case. Originally, many moons ago 1WW, two mechanicians equalled one Artificer, but later there was a direct comparison one for one. Some old Artificer's still argue two for one!
Today as i see it. since the Artificer scheme, as such, does not exist then the Engineering Technician is the eqivalent of the old Mechanician. They start out as a Mechanic and are then selected by exam results for faster promotion. I may be wrong on this since I lost touch with things when I left the RN in 1993 and as a contractor for RN training (Engineering) in 2008.
The three blade prop, two stars, looks like a Leading Stoker 1948-55 / Leading Engineering Mechanic 1955 - 79
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