Asbestos Exposure on Ships:

USS AUGUSTA CA 31 CRUISER

The ship named after either the city of Augusta, Ga. or Augusta, Me. was the fourth to bare the name. The USS Augusta was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company between the 2nd of July 1928 and the 1st of February 1930. The construction of the USS Augusta was sponsored by Miss Evelyn McDaniel of Augusta, GA. The ship was commissioned on the 30th of January 1931 and during her active service, USS Augusta was the presidential flagship, serving on several occasions as a presidential transport, carrying both Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. USS Augusta also received several awards, such as the three battle stars received for the service during the War. The ship was decommissioned on the 16th of July 1946, being struck several years later, on the 1st of March 1959. The ship was eventually sold for scrap in 1960. Here are the ships’ main characteristics:

  • Northampton class heavy cruiser
  • 9050 tons in displacement
  • 600 feet in length
  • Maximum speed in testing was 32.7 knots
  • 735 officers and crew served under direct command of Captain James O. Richardson
  • Vast armament arsenal including torpedo tubes

Asbestos on the USS Augusta has serious consequences

Asbestos cruisers were a “class” of United States Navy ships built using a low of asbestos materials. The USS Augusta was part of this class because the usage of so many asbestos materials on board. Crew members were constantly exposed to asbestos released from damaged asbestos materials. Any kind of disease could appear, from asbestosis and mild breathing issues to mesothelioma and other forms of asbestos cancer. No official records have been found of any former crew member suffering from any of these diseases.

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

We advise that you first see a doctor if you are a former crew member of the USS Augusta. If the doctor discovers any sign of an asbestos related disease, you should see a specialist, and get a detailed diagnosis. If indeed there is an asbestos disease, you are entitled of some form of compensation, if the exposure took place on board the United States Navy ship. The lawyer will handle everything for you, you just need to provide him or her with all available documents. The claim will be filed and the trial will begin shortly, giving you the chance to be awarded a large sum of money, large enough to cover all medical expenses.

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