USS Alabama (BB-60) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

High risk of asbestos exposure

Engine Rooms
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Boilerman
- Electrician Mate Operations
- Engineman
- Fireman
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Damage Control Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Boatswain’s Mate
- Damage-Control man
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Pump Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Electrician Mate Operations
- Shipfitter
- Pipefitter
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760-621-6147
Propulsion Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Machinist’s Mate
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760-621-6147

Medium risk of asbestos exposure

Powder and Shot Magazine
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Storekeeper
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Turret 1
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Gunner’s Mate
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Ward Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Crew Member
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Low risk of asbestos exposure

Junior Officers Quarters
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Crew Member
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Sick Bay
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Doctor
- Nurse
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760-621-6147
Mess Deck
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Crew Member
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Reefer
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Engineman
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Pilot House
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Captain
- Crew Member
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760-621-6147
Admiral's Cabin
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Captain
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760-621-6147
Galley
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Chef
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Shipmates

THOMAS EDWARD ABLES

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DALE SHERRILL ADAMS

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HENRY WILLIAM ALLCOT

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Alabama was a South Dakota-class battleship laid down on February 1, 1940 and launched on February 16, 1942. It was commissioned on August 16, the same year under Capt. George B. Wilson’s command with the hull number BB-60 and served in the US Navy for 5 years until it was decommissioned on January 9, 1947. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 1,793 people on board and had the main missions in Sicily, Scapa Flow, southern Norway, Norfolk, Panama or the Marianas. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on June 1, 1962 and used as a museum ship since 1946. For the services brought to the country during the World War II, USS Alabama received 9 battle stars.

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