List of Cruiser Ships:
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--- A ---
- USS Alaska CB 1
- USS Albany CA 123
- USS Amsterdam CL 101
- USS Astoria CL 34
- USS Astoria CL 90
- USS Atlanta CL 104
- USS Atlanta CL 51
- USS Augusta CA 31 --- B ---
- USS Bainbridge CGN 25
- USS Baltimore CA 68
- USS Belknap CG 26
- USS Biloxi CL 80
- USS Birmingham CL 62
- USS Boise CL 47
- USS Boston CA 169
- USS Bremerton CA 130
- USS Brooklyn CL 40 --- C ---
- USS Canberra CA 70
- USS Chester CA 27
- USS Chicago CA 29
- USS Cleveland CL 55
- USS Columbia CL 56
- USS Columbus CA 74 --- D ---
- USS Dale CG 19
- USS Dayton CL 105
- USS Denver CL 58
- USS Des Moines CA 134
- USS Duluth CL 87 --- F ---
- USS Fall River CA 131
- USS Fresno CL 121 --- G ---
- USS Galveston CL 93
- USS Gridley CG 21
- USS Guam CB 2 --- H ---
- USS Harry E. Yarnell CG 17
- USS Helena CA 75
- USS Helena CL 50
- USS Honolulu CL 48
- USS Horne CG 30
- USS Houston CA 30
- USS Houston CL 81
- USS Huntington CL 107 --- I ---
- USS Indianapolis CA 35 --- J ---
- USS Josephus Daniels CG 27
- USS Juneau CL 119 --- L ---
- USS Lexington CV 2
- USS Little Rock CL 92
- USS Louisville CA 28 --- M ---
- USS Manchester CL 83
- USS Marblehead CL 12
- USS Memphis CL 13
- USS Miami CL 89
- USS Milwaukee CL 5
- USS Minneapolis CA 36
- USS Mobile CL 63
- USS Montpelier CL 57 --- N ---
- USS Nashville CL 43
- USS New Orleans CA 32
- USS Northampton CA 26 --- O ---
- USS Oakland CL 95
- USS Oklahoma City CL 91
- USS Oklahoma City CLG 5
- USS Omaha CL 4 --- P ---
- USS Pasadena CL 65
- USS Pensacola CA 24
- USS Philadelphia CL 41
- USS Phoenix CL 46
- USS Pittsburgh CA 72
- USS Portland CA 33
- USS Portsmouth CL 102
- USS Providence CL 82 --- Q ---
- USS Quincy CA 39
- USS Quincy CA 71 --- R ---
- USS Raleigh CL 7
- USS Reno CL 96
- USS Richmond CL 9 --- S ---
- USS Saint Paul CA 73
- USS Salt Lake City CA 25
- USS San Diego CL 53
- USS San Francisco CA 38
- USS San Juan CL 54
- USS Santa Fe CL 60
- USS Savannah CL 42
- USS Springfield CL 66
- USS St. Louis CL 49 --- T ---
- USS Topeka CL 67
- USS Trenton CL 11
- USS Tucson CL 98
- USS Tuscaloosa CA 37 --- V ---
- USS Vicksburg CL 86
- USS Vincennes CA 44
- USS Vincennes CL 64 --- W ---
- USS Wichita CA 45
- USS Wilkes Barre CL 103
NAVY CRUISERS AND ASBESTOS
Asbestos exposure can occur under many circumstances, but some are more dangerous than others. For example, asbestos contained by United States Navy cruisers was very dangerous because people on board were exposed to a constant dose, which kept going for years on end, on some occasions.
Some of the people that worked on these ships and helped build them were also at risk from asbestos exposure. In fact, they were the people facing the highest risks, because they handled the materials containing asbestos without any type of protective equipment.
Asbestos in cruise ships
The risks of asbestos exposure for Navy ships and naval shipyard workers were large because of the nature of the materials used. They were wooly like in texture, meaning that anywhere they were used as insulation; these materials released constant amounts of asbestos fibers. Crew members on cruisers, aircraft carriers or destroyers were all exposed to the risk of asbestos related diseases.
Here is a list of places and areas where asbestos materials were found on board United States Navy cruisers:
- Pipe covering
- Boiler insulation
- Cement on the ships also contained asbestos if it was used to build the inner part of hatches or some exposed parts of the deck for added strength and resistance to the elements
What asbestos cruisers contained the most asbestos materials?
Experts studying the effects of asbestos have concluded that the Ticonderoga-class cruisers contained the most asbestos materials in the entire fleet. This is probably because this type of cruiser was one of the largest in the world. After this type of material was banned, the remaining ships with asbestos were overhauled, and any asbestos material was removed and repla
ced with safer, asbestos free materials that were already available and provided with the same or even better characteristics. Still, in almost 30 years of service, the damage was done, and many crew members faced diseases that were new to the medical world, and no cure was available.
Navy veterans recall the launching of many ships in 1943. Some of these are now victims of mesothelioma cancer. We can only recommend them to see a lawyer about this, and decide how to handle the situation correctly.
Would you like to know more about your legal rights, or do you need some medical advice concerning you condition? Contact an asbestos professional and for no additional cost, we will help you receive all the needed information.
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