The USS Newcastle Victory (AK-233) was a Boulder Victory-class cargo ship laid down on August 21, 1944, and was launched at Permanente Metals Corp, Yard No.1, Richmond, CA, on October 17, the same year. It was commissioned on November 23, 1944, under LCDR. John T. Edwards’ command, with the hull number AK-233 and it served the US Navy for 2 years until it was decommissioned on June 21, 1946. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 99 people on board and had its main missions in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. After the decommissioning at New York, the ship was struck from the Naval Register on July 3, 1946. The ship was finally sold for scrapping in January 1992. Did you help build, repair, or serve in the United States Navy aboard the USS Newcastle Victory? If this is the case, you have most likely been exposed to asbestos. Asbestos is a fibrous substance that occurs naturally and is prized for its resistance to heat, fire, and electricity. For thousands of years, asbestos was mined and started to be extensively utilized in industrialized nations, notably the United States, in the early 1900s. Asbestos is composed of millions of tiny fibers that break off and become airborne, eventually ending up in the lungs. The particles are very sharp and may cause serious injury to the respiratory system.
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