USS Allendale (APA-127) 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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Propulsion Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Machinist’s Mate
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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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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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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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Admiral's Cabin
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Captain
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Galley
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Chef
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Shipmates

RICHARD SKELLY BALCH

unknown age

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JOHN FRANCIS BOWEN

unknown age

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JOHN BROOKS

91 years old

Dead

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Allendale was a Haskell-class attack transport laid down on July 1, 1944 and launched on September 9, the same year. It was commissioned on November 22, 1944 under Capt. J. J. Twomey’s command, with the hull number APA-127 and it served in the US Navy for 2 years until it was decommissioned on March 14, 1946. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 536 people onboard and had the main missions in California, Ulithi, Saipan, Eniwetok, New Guinea, Norfolk or Oro Bay. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on March 28, 1946 and sold for scrapping to C. J. W. Shipping and Trading in 1988. For the services brought to the country during the World War II, USS Allendale received 1 battle star.

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