Asbestos Exposure on Ships:

USS LOUISVILLE CA 28 CRUISER

USS Louisville was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser and it was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Louisville, Kentucky. The cruiser was launched on 1st September 1930 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, and commissioned on 15th January 1931, Captain Edward John Marquart in command. Louisville participated in World War II and she was active throughout the Pacific War. On 7th December 1941, Louisville, escorting A. T. Scott and the SS President Coolidge, was en route from Tarakan, East Borneo, to Pearl Harbor. She continued on to Hawaii, stopped briefly to survey the damage and proceeded on to California, where she joined Task Force 17. The cruiser took part in the Battle off Rennell Island, on 29th January 1943, the last of the seven naval battles for Guadalcanal, after which she operated east of the island until it was entirely secured. While in the Pacific and providing fire cover for ground forces on Okinawa, on 5th June 1945, she was hit by a kamikaze, but was back on the firing line by the 9th, to remain on station until ordered back to Pearl Harbor for repairs on the 15th. With the end of the war, she was decommissioned on 17th June 1946 and entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Louisville was awarded 13 battle stars for her service during World War II. Her main characteristic are:

  • Displacement 9050 tons
  • Length 600 feet
  • Speed 32.5 knots (38 mph)

Asbestos on board the USS Louisville has serious consequences

The period in which USS Louisville was built, ships contained large amount of asbestos material, used for insulation and fireproofing purposes, and was part of the so called “asbestos cruisers”. This created a dangerous environment for the crew and officers on board, because asbestos materials could damage easily. It was not known at the time that asbestos was a dangerous material. Inhaling or swallowing tiny fibers of asbestos could lead to very serious health problems and asbestos related diseases.

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