Asbestos Exposure on Ships:

USS WASP CV 7 AIRCRAFT

USS Wasp (CV-7) was the eighth US Navy aircraft carrier being the sole ship of her class was built on a reduced-size version of the Yorktown class hull. She was laid down on 1st April 1936 and launched on 4th April 1939 sponsored by Caroline Edison. The ship was commissioned on 25 April 1940 with John W. Reeves Jr. in command. Wasp departed the Army Quartermaster Base to conduct steering drills and full-power trials and run her final sea trials on 26 September 1940. She joined the fleet and assigned to carrier Division 3, Patrol Force on October, the same year. Wasp patrolled as the Atlantic Fleet’s neutrality patrol zones that were extended toward east. After that she took part at the War from the Pacific and Atlantic. USS Wasp was torpedoed and took fire on 15th September 1942 and then sank. Main characteristics of Wasp are:

  • 14.700 t standard, 209,7 m length waterline and 225.9 m overall, 33 m overall beam, 6,1 m draft
  • 6 boilers at 565 psi Parsons steam turbines, 2 shafts, 70.000 shp
  • Maximum speed 29,5 knots
  • 1.800 officers and men during the peace and 2,167 during wartime
  • And as honor and awards Wasp is recognized for: American Defense Service Medal ("A" device) / American Campaign Medal/ European –African-Middle eastern Campaign Medal (1 star) / Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 star) / World War II Victory Medal

Asbestos on board the USS Wasp has serious consequences

Crew members and officers of the United States Navy fleet faced an invisible enemy during their active duty careers. Doctors of the time could not explain the sudden health problems some of their patients exhibited. They were caused by something that wasn’t known to be harmful for humans. Asbestos exposure caused several deaths between these people, and only after several decades the cause was found.

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