USS Wasp (CV-7) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

USS Wasp (CV-7)

Being the only ship of its class, the USS Wasp (CV-7) was built in Quincy, Massachusetts, with the hull number CV-7. It was commissioned in 1940, measured 688 feet in length, and carried over 2,000 men on board and up to 100 aircraft. It was one of the first ships to be sent to fight when the war started. It was in active service for two years before being sunk by the Japanese forces. The veterans that served on the USS Wasp CV-7 are likely to have been exposed to asbestos, a common material to build vessel equipment like valves, pumps, turbines, or even electrical components. Despite its functionality, asbestos is very dangerous and, once inhaled, it might cause asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, among other lung problems, and health complications.

Asbestos was applied aboard Navy vessels during the 1950s and early 1960s for heat and sound insulation, and for fireproofing. It was sprayed onto deck heads and bulkheads, while pipes and machinery were insulated with molded sections containing asbestos. The fibers of asbestos can be split by mechanical energy into progressively finer fibers of microscopic size. Respirable asbestos fibers are considered responsible for harmful health effects.

Everyone who served on the USS Wasp (CV-7) inhaled the asbestos fibers and is at risk for developing lung disease

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Shipmates on USS Wasp (CV-7)

Bertram Albert

Bertram Albert

Arlie John Baer

Arlie John Baer

Norman Vincent Brown

Norman Vincent Brown

Francis Berkley Bury

Francis Berkley Bury

Frank David Case Jr.

Frank David Case Jr.

Donald A. Cruse

Donald A. Cruse

Thomas Irvin Dean

Thomas Irvin Dean

James Edward Dotherow

James Edward Dotherow

Carleton Thayer Fogg

Carleton Thayer Fogg

Carl Frasher Jr.

Carl Frasher Jr.

Temple Stuart Herron

Temple Stuart Herron

Donald Allan Innis

Donald Allan Innis

Page Knight

Page Knight

Roland H. Kenton

Roland H. Kenton

Norman Lemieux

Norman Lemieux

David Perry McCampbell

David Perry McCampbell

John Thomas Nichols Jr.

John Thomas Nichols Jr.

Rudolph Pastian

Rudolph Pastian

Ernie C. Perry

Ernie C. Perry

Emery Angus Romine

Emery Angus Romine

Howard J. Wilkinson Jr.

Howard J. Wilkinson Jr.

Thomas J. Wilkes

Thomas J. Wilkes

Cecil Lee Walden

Cecil Lee Walden

John Joseph Shea

John Joseph Shea