Asbestos Exposure on Ships:

USS SICILY CVE 118 AIRCRAFT

USS Sicily was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier in the U.S. Navy and she was named after the island of Sicily, which was the site of a major invasion during the Second World War. The ship was launched as Sandy Bay on 14th April 1945, bus was later renamed to Sicily on 5th June 1945 and was commissioned on 27 February 1946, Captain B.W. Wright in command. Her operational history is quite brief and she undertook mostly warfare exercises and was scheduled to conduct antisubmarine warfare exercises during the summer, but then, on 25 June 1950, took place the invasion on South Korea by the North Koreans and caused radical change in her operating plans. Sicily was designated flagship on Carrier Division 15 and on 3rd August launched aircraft of VF-214 on their first air strike in support of Allied ground forces. Sicily operated on both the east and the west coast of Korea. Upon her return to the west coast, Sicily was placed in reserve, out of commission, with the Pacific Reserve Fleet. She was struck from the Navy List on 1st July 1960. She received five battle stars for service in Korea. The carrier characteristics were:

  • Commencement-class escort carrier
  • 10 900 long tons in weight
  • Length was 557 feet
  • Propulsion was made up of 2 shaft Allis-Chambers geared turbines of 16000 horsepower
  • Speed 19 knots
  • 1170 officers and crew on board USS Sicily

Asbestos on board the USS Sicily has serious consequences

Due to the fact that there were large amounts of asbestos material on board de USS Sicily, any crew member or officer were at risk of developing asbestos diseases that are usually fatal. Small particles of asbestos could travel thru the air and be inhaled by anyone. Asbestos materials were very common on board these ships, including the USS Sicily.

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

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