Asbestos Exposure on Ships:

USS SAIPAN CLV 48 AIRCRAFT

USS Saipan was a light aircraft carrier and the lead ship of her class of carrier. Saipan was built in Camden, New Jersey by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation and launched on 8th July 1945, sponsored by Mrs. John W. McCormack. It was commissioned on 14th July 1946 with Captain John G. Crommelin in command. The carrier trained student pilots out of Pensacola, Florida from September 1946 to April 1947 and it also served in the Operational Development Force. In 1948, the ship, accommodated Fighter Squadron 17A and three days later all squadron pilots had qualified in FH-1 Phantom jets. The squadron became the first carrier-based jet squadron. Saipan also had on board two of the latest type on helicopter, the XHJS-1. On 8th April 1965, she was renamed Arlington, in honor of Arlington County, Virginia, the site of the Navy’s first wireless test stations. As Arlington, she sailed for Norfolk where she was recommissioned in 27 August 1966. Arlington earned seven campaign stars for service off Vietnam. She was decommissioned on 14th January 1970. Some of the aircraft carrier’s characteristics:

  • Weight was 14 500 tons
  • Length – 684 feet
  • Speed – 33 knots
  • Armament – it had 40 Bofors 40 guns
  • It carried 1721 officers and men
  • Aircraft carried – 50

Asbestos on board the USS Saipan has serious consequences

Asbestos is a serious issue on board aircraft carriers and it is important that you know that any member could have been exposed to it, due to the fact that there were asbestos materials on board. Particles of asbestos could travel to the air and be inhaled by anyone. The smallest asbestos fibers can conduct to health issues and if the exposure to asbestos takes place for a long period of time it could cause cancer.

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

If you are a former crew member of the USS Saipan and as a result, you developed a serious asbestos disease, we recommend that you see an asbestos attorney and ask for specific case related details. Counseling should be completely free and should also allow you to choose the best way to act in order to receive the most out of your situation. Being awarded for your suffering is perfectly normal.

Please contact an asbestos professional to help you when the situation requires it. All this is completely free.