USS Montpelier (CL-57) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

USS Montpelier (CL-57)

The USS Montpelier (CL-57) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser laid down on December 2, 1940, and launched on February 12, 1942. It was commissioned on September 9, the same year under Capt. Leighton Wood’s command with the hull number CL-57 and served in the U.S. Navy for 5 years until it was decommissioned on January 24, 1947. During its activities, the ship carried a complement of 1,255 people on board and had its main missions in Sydney, Noumea, Leyte Gulf, Guam, Palawan, Mindoro, Wakayama, New Georgia, or Efate. After decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on March 1, 1959, and sold for scrapping to the Bethlehem Steel Corporation the following year. For the services brought to the country during World War II, the USS Montpelier received 13 battle stars and one Navy Unit Commendation. Due to its heat resistance and strength, asbestos was used in the shipbuilding process for its insulation capacity. Enclosed rooms such as the engine rooms, boiler rooms, and ammunition storage rooms, where the ventilation was often poor, were the most dangerous places onboard that presented a high risk of exposure to asbestos.

Everyone who served on the USS Montpelier (CL-57) inhaled the asbestos fibers and is at risk for developing lung disease

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Shipmates on USS Montpelier (CL-57)

Jay J. Albertson Jr.

Jay J. Albertson Jr.

Jack Basil Bilz

Jack Basil Bilz

Ernest Philip Becherer

Ernest Philip Becherer

Keith Eaton Cox

Keith Eaton Cox

Donald W. Gage

Donald W. Gage

Joseph C. Gmurek

Joseph C. Gmurek

George Ray Golterman

George Ray Golterman

Robert Eugene Gulso

Robert Eugene Gulso

George Robert Meyer

George Robert Meyer

Charles F. Pelant Jr

Charles F. Pelant Jr

Richard Lord Ploss

Richard Lord Ploss

George F. Scully

George F. Scully

Norbert William Schneider

Norbert William Schneider

Christopher D. Webster

Christopher D. Webster