USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

The USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11) was one of the 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers that was built during World War II with the hull number CV-11 which was commissioned in 1943. After the war ended, the ship was reclassified as an attack carrier but before being decommissioned in 1974, it was reclassified again as an antisubmarine carrier. Overall, the ship was in the U.S. Navy service for 31 years, it carried over 2,600 men and held almost 100 aircraft.

Asbestos is a hazardous substance, for which there is no "safe" level of exposure in the work environment. Even though the use of asbestos stopped in the 1970s, the toxic substance continues to impact thousands of Navy veterans today. The asbestos-related disease occurs when the material’s fibers are inhaled into the lungs. The adverse symptoms caused by long-term exposure to asbestos do not appear until 30 – 40 years after exposure and so those most at risk will now be aged between 50 – 70 years old.

Everyone who served on the USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11) inhaled the asbestos fibers and is at risk for developing lung disease

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Shipmates on USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

James Lloyd Abbot Jr.

James Lloyd Abbot Jr.

Albert J. Ardolino

Albert J. Ardolino

Richard Eugene Ammon Jr.

Richard Eugene Ammon Jr.

Harry Barranger Jr.

Harry Barranger Jr.

David E. Benedict

David E. Benedict

Thomas Joseph Burgdorf

Thomas Joseph Burgdorf

Robert Blalock Calmes

Robert Blalock Calmes

J. W. Chappell

J. W. Chappell

Lawrence F. Clark

Lawrence F. Clark

Dennis Charles Coll

Dennis Charles Coll

James Francis Donovan

James Francis Donovan

Joseph J. Golis

Joseph J. Golis

Curtis Eugene Hall

Curtis Eugene Hall

Eldon C. Keener Jr.

Eldon C. Keener Jr.

George Lester Kohr

George Lester Kohr

Lawrence Maurer

Lawrence Maurer

Vernon Edgar O'Riley

Vernon Edgar O'Riley

Robert W. Simmons

Robert W. Simmons

Louis Aloysuis Strupczewski

Louis Aloysuis Strupczewski

Michael Feldotte

Michael Feldotte

Mike Karakostantis

Mike Karakostantis