Asbestos Exposure on Ships:

USS WRIGHT CVL 49 AIRCRAFT

USS Wright (CVL-49) was a Saipan- class light aircraft carrier of the US Navy, being later converted into the command ship CC-22. It is the second ship with this name and is in honor for both Wright brothers. Was laid down on 21st August 1944, launched on 1st September 1945 and sponsored by a Wright’s bothers niece. Was commissioned on 9th February 1947 with Captain Frank T. Ward in command. At Naval Air Training Base, Pensacola, served as a practice carrier for hundreds of pilot students. In 1947 on 3rd December in company with Forrest Royal let her gusts to observe flight operations and rocket firing operations in the Pensacola area. Wright spent also the year of 1948 engaged in pilot carrier qualification operations. In August 1949 the carrier shifted for 2 weeks of antisubmarine warfare (ASW). Wright was also in service with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean, was a flagship for Carrier Division 14, then was in service with 7th Fleet, and took part at the Operation Wigwam. Wright was decommissioned at Puget Sound on 15th March 1956. During in reserve the carrier was reclassified as an auxiliary aircraft transport, AVT-7 remaining inactive until March 1962 when was converted to a command ship and reclassified as CC-2. Decommissioned on 27 May 1970 the ship was stricken from the Navy List on 1st December 1077 and sold for scrapping on 1st August 1980. Wright ship main characteristics were:

  • Saipan-class aircraft carrier
  • 14.500 t, 208m length, 23,4 m waterline and 8,5 m overall, 8,5 m draft
  • 33 knots maximum speed
  • 1.787 officers and men served on board
  • 40 Bofors 40 mm guns
  • Aircraft carried: 50
  • Wright received the Ney award for the highest food standards.

Asbestos on board the USS Wright has serious consequences

Any of the crew member or men on board of the Wright could have been infected with asbestos due to the fact that large amounts of asbestos material from the ship were easily damaged. Friable asbestos could travel into the air and be swallowed or inhaled by anyone. Even small amounts of asbestos fibers can cause heath problems but if the exposure is lasting, the health problems will be even more severe.

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

If you or a loved one was exposed to asbestos on board of the Wright, you may be entitled some form of compensation. You can find out more by contacting an attorney specialized in asbestos or mesothelioma. He will evaluate your case and determine how you should act in order to obtain maximum benefits. Make sure that you contact several attorneys and you have a professional relationship with the one you choose.

Please feel free to contact an asbestos professional at any point in order to receive valuable information regarding legal aspects. This is completely free.