Asbestos Exposure on Ships:

USS WYOMING BB 32 BATTLESHIP

The third ship to be named in honor of the 44th state, the USS Wyoming was the lead battleship in her class. Sponsored by the daughter of Chief Justice Jesse Knight of the Wyoming Supreme Court, and god-daughter of Wyoming Governor Joseph M. Carey, Miss Dorothy Eunice Knight, the USS Wyoming was ordered on the 3rd of March 1909, and completed two years later, on the 25th of May 1911. The Wyoming was commissioned in active service on the 25th of September 1912, and remained a part of the Fleet until the 1st of August 1947, when she was sold for scrap.

During her service in the United States Navy, the USS Wyoming went through several overhauls, which completely altered her original design, also upgrading her equipment to the latest military technology available. Under the command of Captain Frederick L. Chapin, the USS Wyoming did not receive any awards, though she took part as support in numerous battles. Here are some of her original characteristics:

  • Wyoming class battleship
  • Weighed more than 27000 tons
  • 562 feet in length
  • Maximum speed of almost 22 knots
  • Maximum range at cruise speed as tested in the shipyard, was 10000 nautical miles
  • 58 officers and 1005 men and women complemented her total crew number
  • Medium sized armament arsenal

Asbestos USS Wyoming caused disease

Crew members and workers during the construction and maintenance were exposed to critical amounts of asbestos fibers released from friable asbestos insulating and fireproofing materials. These were easily damaged, and at that time, nobody saw asbestos as a dangerous material.

Although the content of asbestos was high, no crew member accused symptoms that could be traced back to asbestos exposure. Workers in shipyards are known to have suffered from severe asbestos diseases, but the exact source is impossible to track down.

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

If you or a loved one, part of the former USS Wyoming crew have been diagnosed with an asbestos disease, you probably already know that the cost of treating that disease are very high. As a solution to that problem we recommend contacting an asbestos attorney and allowing him to evaluate and file a claim in your name in order to receive appropriate compensation. This will allow you to pay for all upcoming medical bills.

Do not hesitate to contact an asbestos expert at any point, as receiving useful information from us is completely free.