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Crew electrical outlets became common in 1970s ship designs

Crew-use electrical receptacles became more common in warships designed around the 1970s.

Question

When did electrical receptacles for crew use become commonplace aboard warships?

Short answer

They became more common in ships designed around the 1970s.

Notes

A story about electrically noisy razors leads into the adoption of ordinary crew receptacles at sea. The 1970s provide the broad design period in which they became more usual. This is a period marker rather than a universal class-by-class cutoff. It points to changing shipboard electrical provision and habitability.