Asbestos Exposure on Ships:

USS SAN JACINTO CVL 30 AIRCRAFT

The USS San Jacinto was originally laid down as the light cruiser Newark, then redesigned to CV-30 and renamed Reprisal on 2nd June 1942, eventually converted to a light aircraft carrier and reclassified as CVL-30 and renamed San Jacinto on 30 January 1943. From then on it was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier. It was commissioned on 15th November 1943 to the command of Captain Harold M. Martin. Her operational history is quite diversified for the relatively small amount of time it was in commission and included: Mariana actions, missions in the Philippines, attacks over Japan. San Jacinto earned five battle stars and was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.

She was decommissioned on 1st March 1947 and joined the Pacific Reserve Fleet berthed at San Diego. Reclassified as an auxiliary aircraft transport (AVT-5) on 15 May 1959 and was struck from Navy’s list on the 1st of June 1970. The carrier’s main characteristics were:

  • Independence-class aircraft carrier
  • Displacement of 11 000 tons
  • Length 622.5 feet
  • It had a top speed of 31.6 knots
  • A complement of 1549 officers and crew
  • Armament 28 Bofors 40 mm guns and 40 Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
  • It could carry 45 aircrafts

Asbestos on board the USS San Jacinto has serious consequences

The carrier is part of the so called “asbestos ships”, in which asbestos is linked to various diseases like mesothelioma. Crew members and officers on board could have been exposed to asbestos particles and asbestos fibers. Some of the materials in the airplane hangars were asbestos related. These materials can be easily damaged and then inhaled by anyone. The long term exposure to asbestos can lead to severe health issues and cancer.

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

Contact an attorney and allow him to provide with important asbestos legal expertise. Following a certain standard procedure, the lawyer you chose will require a set of documents that only you can provide. After the list is completed, you, together with your lawyer, will be able to file the claim, and start the actual trial against the United States government. In 90 percent of the cases, the court awards the plaintiff with a considerable amount of money.

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