USS Capricornus (AKA-57/LKA-57) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

USS Capricornus (AKA-57/LKA-57)

The USS Capricornus (AKA-57/LKA-57) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship launched on August 14, 1943, with the hull number AKA-57. It was commissioned on May 31, 1944, under Comdr. B. F. McGuckin’s command and served in the US Navy for 4 years until it was decommissioned for the first time on March 30, 1948. It carried a complement of 429 men on board. The ship operated in San Pedro, Hawaii, Hollandia, Leyte, Guam, Okinawa, Espiritu Santo, and even Nagasaki, and Hong Kong. It was struck from the Naval Register on January 1, 1977. For the services brought to the country during World War II, the USS Capricornus received 4 battle stars. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral widely used in the 20th century in many industries, including the shipbuilding industry, because of its resistance to heat, electricity, and chemical damage, as well as sound absorption properties and durability. When inhaled, microscopic asbestos fibers can bypass the body's natural defenses and lodge deep into the lungs. There, they accumulate and irritate the lung tissue, which often leads to the development of pulmonary asbestos-related diseases.

Everyone who served on the USS Capricornus (AKA-57/LKA-57) inhaled the asbestos fibers and is at risk for developing lung disease

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Shipmates on USS Capricornus (AKA-57/LKA-57)

Ragnar Wilhelm Carlson

Ragnar Wilhelm Carlson

Harry D. Collis Jr.

Harry D. Collis Jr.

Richard Walter Cordano

Richard Walter Cordano

Gordon Dean Cox

Gordon Dean Cox

Michael John Dinola

Michael John Dinola

Vasily Domoretsky

Vasily Domoretsky

Wayne Frederick Buswell

Wayne Frederick Buswell

James Luther Boren Jr.

James Luther Boren Jr.

James Roy Ball

James Roy Ball

Robert Cabot Bainbridge Jr.

Robert Cabot Bainbridge Jr.

Raymond Edward Aul

Raymond Edward Aul

Richard John Loehn

Richard John Loehn

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