Asbestos Exposure on Ships:

USS LEXINGTON CV 2 AIRCRAFT

The USS Lexington was one of the first aircraft carriers of the United States Navy, and was the lead ship in her class, named after the ship. Nick-named “Gray Lady” or “Lady Lex”, the USS Lexington was the fourth ship to bare the name. She was ordered as an aircraft carrier in 1922, and the builder Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company completed the ship on the 3rd of October 1925. The ship was commissioned to active duty on the 14th of December 1927, her construction being sponsored by Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson (wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy). During her active service the ship received two battle stars for the actions in World War II. The USS Lexington was sunk during the Battle of Coral Sea by a Japanese attack. Here are the ship’s main characteristics:

  • Lexington class aircraft carrier
  • 50000 tons in full weight
  • 888 feet in length
  • Sixteen boilers and steam turbines provided propulsion for the ship, at a rating of over 209000 horse power during active service
  • Maximum speed of almost 35 knots
  • 10000 nautical miles in maximum range at 10 knots
  • 2122 was the total number of men serving on board the USS Lexington
  • The ship could carry 91 aircraft (never carried jet engine planes or helicopters, because they weren’t available before the ship was sunk)

Asbestos on the USS Lexington has serious consequences

Asbestos materials of the time were used to provide with insulation and fireproofing for certain equipment and spaces of the ships. These materials were not considered dangerous, but they were causing many health problems for the crew members, without these knowing the cause. Asbestos materials were worn off and tiny fibers of the mineral were released, allowing them to be inhaled or swallowed by any one nearby. None of the former crew members of the USS Lexington accused health problems that could have been related to asbestos exposure.

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

Asbestos exposure will eventually prove harmful for anyone, especially for those that served on board United States Navy ships built during the World War II. If you are one of them, please contact an attorney and ask for legal advice regarding your case. He or she will help you receive important amounts that will allow the performing of appropriate treatment, and eventually be cured. Just make sure that you contact several of them and decide on the one you feel is best for you.

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