Asbestos Exposure on Ships:

USS BROOKLYN CL 40 CRUISER

The lead ship of her class, the USS Brooklyn, was the third United States Navy ship to bare the name. Sponsored by Miss Kathryn Jane Lackey, daughter of Rear Admiral F. R. Lackey and built by the New York Navy Yard, USS Brooklyn was constructed between the 12th of March 1935 and the 30th of November the next year. With Captain W. D. Brereton, Jr. in command USS Brooklyn was commissioned to active service on the 30th of September 1937. USS Brooklyn received four battle stars for her service in the Second World War, before being decommissioned from the United States Navy and sold to Chile on the 3rd of January 1947. Beginning 1951, the ship was part of the Chile Navy, and served there until 1992 when she was sank, while being towed to breakers. As an important fact, USS Brooklyn was renamed to O’Higgins in the Chilean Navy, and she bore that name for over forty years. These were the ships’ characteristics in both her “lives”:

  • Brooklyn class cruiser
  • 609 feet in overall length
  • Maximum speed the ship has ever reached was 33.6 knots
  • The ship was maintained and run by a crew of 868 men, including officers
  • Medium sized weapons arsenal

Asbestos on the USS Brooklyn has serious consequences

Asbestos on board United States Navy ships, or any other ships for that matter, was, and still is in some cases, very dangerous for humans. The problem was even more serious, as ships like the USS Brooklyn contained large amounts of it, and all of it was friable. This means that even the smallest damage done to it was able to release large amounts of asbestos fibers, which become airborne and are easily swallowed by crew, or any other people nearby.

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

You may want to get informed about the legal actions you can undertake if you were a crew member of the USS Brooklyn, and as a result of exposure to asbestos received on board, you developed a severe health problem. Contact an attorney, a specialized one, and ask him to evaluate your case, but do this only after you have received a complete diagnosis. He will also help you file the claim and undergo the potential trial. This leads in 95 percent of the cases to a sum being awarded to the plaintiff as compensation, which allows him or her to pay for the best type of treatment for the respective disease.

Do not hesitate to contact an asbestos specialist, whatever the problem. We provide with accurate information which is completely free.