Asbestos Exposure on Ships:

USS LANGLEY CV 1 AIRCRAFT

As the name suggests (CV1), the USS Langley was the first United States aircraft carrier. It was not designed as an aircraft carrier, but converted from a collier, in 1920, on the 11th of April, to be exact. The initial ship was built by Mare Island Naval Shipyard between the 18th of October 1911 and the 14th of August 1912. The ship commissioned to active service on the 7th of April was named after Samuel Pierpont Langley, an American aviation pioneer. USS Langley received several awards and honors during her active service, most of them for her services during the Second World War The ship was decommissioned on the 26th of February 1937, and sunk after extensive damage done by a Japanese air strike, on the 27th of February 1942. These are the main characteristics of USS Langley:

  • Weight of 13600 tons overall
  • 543 feet in total length
  • Propulsion was provided by General Electric turbo electric drive and three boilers, producing around 6500 horse power
  • 468 men, including officers, served on board the USS Langley
  • The ship could carry a maximum of 55 aircraft (never carried helicopters or jet engine airplanes)

Asbestos on board the USS Langley has serious consequences

As the ship was built very early, asbestos materials were found all over the interior, and, most of all, they contained a lot of asbestos fibers. These materials, when damaged, released large amounts of asbestos fibers, the very cause of so many deadly diseases. Even the smallest amounts of these fibers if swallowed, can cause serious health problems. Unfortunately, people of the time had no way of protecting themselves against such exposure.

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

It is important for potential asbestos victims to know their legal rights. Former crew members of the USS Langley that have been exposed to asbestos and have developed a severe health problem are entitled to some form of compensation. All they have to do is to contact a specialized asbestos or mesothelioma attorney and provide him or her with all the required documents and testimonies. After that, all the legal procedures are performed by the lawyer, and he can even file the claim in your name, allowing you to receive the needed amounts for treatment and other medical bills.

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