Asbestos Exposure on Ships:

USS RANGER CV 61 AIRCRAFT

The seventh USS Ranger is a retired U.S. Navy Forestall-class super carrier and it was the first in the world to be built in an angle-deck type. She served from 1957 to 1993 and is currently waiting to be converted into a museum ship. It was commissioned in 10th August 1957 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard with captain Charles T. Booth II in command. Ranger joined the U.S. Atlantic Fleet in 3 October 1957 and received men and planes of Attack Squadron 85. She conducted air operations, individual ship exercises and other operations along the eastern seaboard and in the Caribbean Sea until 20 June 1958. President George W. Bush addressed the nation on 16th January 1991 and announced the liberation pf Kuwait from Iraq had begun, from on board the ship. The carrier was decommissioned on 10th July 1993 and is at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Bremerton, Washington. Ranger earned 13 battle stars for service in the Vietnam War. Her characteristics are:

  • Forestall-class aircraft carrier
  • Weight – 56 300 tons and 81 101 tons in full load
  • Length – 1046 feet
  • Propulsion – 4 geared turbines, 4 shafts with a total of 280 000 horsepower
  • Speed is 34 knots
  • Complement of the ship 3826 officers and men
  • Aircraft carried - 70 to 90
  • Cost in 1957 was 182 million dollars

Asbestos on board the USS Ranger has serious consequences

Crew members and officers that served on board the USS Ranger could have been infected with asbestos, which is a highly toxic material when not used properly and there are large amounts of asbestos materials on board aircraft carriers. These materials can be damaged easily and could have been inhaled by anyone. Even the smallest asbestos fibers can cause health problems. If exposed for long periods of time to asbestos, the damage can be more severe, leading even to mesothelioma cancer.

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

Exposure to asbestos, as mentioned above, only occurs in uncontrolled environments, and because the contractor does not provide with the required protective equipment. In this situation you can contact an attorney and provide him with all the details and documents required by law. This will help you gain important financial advantages, allowing you to receive appropriate treatment.

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