Asbestos Exposure on Ships:

USS FALL RIVER CA 131 CRUISER

A Baltimore class heavy cruiser, USS Fall River was named after the city of Fall River, Massachusetts. Sponsored by Mrs. Alexander C. Murray, wife of the mayor of Fall River, USS Fall River was built by New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey. Construction commenced on the 12th of April 1943, being ordered on the 9th of July, one year before. USS Fall River was finished on the 13th of August 1944. The ship entered active service on the 1st of July 1945, in time to act in the Second World War She was used mainly for atomic and nuclear tests, and for these tests, she was overhauled to serve as a flagship. USS Fall River was decommissioned on the 31st of October 1947, and struck on the 19th of February 1971. She was later sold for scrap, on the 28th of August 1972. These were her main attributes:

  • Baltimore class cruiser
  • 13600 tons in dry weight
  • 674 feet in length
  • General Electric turbines provided over 120000 horse power towards propulsion
  • Maximum speed as tested was 33 knots, with a maximum range of around 12000 nautical at 20 knots cruising speed
  • 1142 officers and crew served on board the USS Fall River

Asbestos on the USS Fall River has serious consequences

Asbestos is known as a very dangerous mineral to be around of. Crew members of the USS Fall River were constantly exposed dangerous levels of asbestos released from damaged friable asbestos containing materials found all over the ship. Several of the crewmen reported some health issues that might have been caused by asbestos exposure, although doctors of the time had now knowledge of these health problems; let alone how to treat them accordingly.

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

If you are a former crew member of the USS Fall River and have develop an asbestos related disease, there is a fifty percent chance that you can’t afford to pay for appropriate treatment. As a measure, e recommends that you contact a specialized asbestos or mesothelioma attorney. He or she will explain that you could be entitled to a large amount of money as compensation, but you will have to undergo a legal trial. File a claim; gather the needed legal and medical documents and you will probably benefit from this amount, allowing you to pay for the most effective treatment methods available.

Please feel free to contact an asbestos specialist for any information. This is completely free.