Asbestos Exposure on Ships:

USS KEARSARGE CV 33 AIRCRAFT

The USS Kearsarge is one of the 24 ships of the Essex class. The third ship to bare the name, the USS Kearsarge carried the name of a steam loop of the Civil War period. Construction on the carrier started on the 1st of March 1944, the ship being launched one year later, on the 5th of May 1945. One year later, on the 2nd of March 1946, the USS Kearsarge entered active service. During the period the ship was an active carrier of the United States Navy it served in the Korean War and as a recovery vessel for the Sigma 7 space capsule, after landing in the sea. USS Kearsarge has also received jet engine aircraft and helicopters during her active service, as well as propeller planes. The ship has been scrapped in 1974, after her decommissioning, on the 13th of February 1970.

The main characteristics of USS Kearsarge are the same as any of the other 23 Essex class aircraft carriers:

  • Essex lass aircraft carrier
  • 27100 tons in dry weight
  • 888 feet in overall length
  • Propulsion was provided by eight boilers and four Westinghouse geared steam turbines producing over 150000 horse power
  • Maximum speed of 33 knots
  • Total crew of 3448 people, including officers and aircraft personnel
  • Could carry a maximum of 100 aircraft

Asbestos on board the USS Kearsarge has serious consequences

Asbestos materials on board United States Navy ships were a common problem, unknown for anyone at the time. All of the crew members could have been constantly exposed to asbestos fibers that became airborne after the materials containing them was accidentally damaged. Exposure to asbestos was not considered dangerous, but these days it is known as the main cause of several deadly diseases, including mesothelioma cancer.

Have you been exposed to asbestos on board the USS Kearsarge? Contact an attorney!

You should contact an attorney if you have already visited a doctor, and he determined, after the complete set of tests, that you are suffering from an asbestos related disease. Make sure that you create a healthy attorney-client relationship and that you provide the specialized mesothelioma or asbestos lawyer you hired with all the needed documents and information. The claim will be filed, and the trial should commence soon after that.

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