USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)

The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier laid down on November 29, 1993, and launched on September 7, 1996. It was commissioned on July 25, 1998, under Capt. Thomas Otterbein’s command with the hull number CVN-75 and it is still serving in the U.S. Navy. During its activities, the ship carried a complement of 3,200 people on board and 90 aircraft and had its main missions in Maiden, Marseilles, Crete, Dubai, Afghanistan, Norfolk, the Suez Canal, and Manama.

Because shipyards sold scrap pieces of asbestos-containing ships that were no longer in use, exposure to asbestos continued throughout the 1990s. Asbestos causes cancer in a dose-dependent manner, meaning that the greater the exposure, and the longer the time of exposure, the greater the risk of developing an asbestos-related disease. No "safe" lower limit of exposure has been identified with certainty - all exposure is thought to add to the overall risk of developing an asbestos-related disease.

Everyone who served on the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) inhaled the asbestos fibers and is at risk for developing lung disease

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Shipmates on USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)

Jason D. Acken

Jason D. Acken

James E. Barcroft

James E. Barcroft

Williaam Michael Beck

Williaam Michael Beck

Douglas S. Berry

Douglas S. Berry

Wilmer L. Carbo Jr.

Wilmer L. Carbo Jr.

David Bradley Carter

David Bradley Carter

Jeff Davis

Jeff Davis

Jeffrey Alan Elliott

Jeffrey Alan Elliott

Tinisha K. Franklin

Tinisha K. Franklin