USS Augusta (CL/CA-31) 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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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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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

ROBERT JULES ADAMS

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Augusta was a Northampton-class cruiser laid down on July 2, 1928 and launched on February 1, 1930. It was commissioned on January 30, the following year under Capt. James O. Richardson’s command as CA-31 and served in the US Navy for 15 years until it decommissioned on July 16, 1946. During its activities, the ship carried a complement of 795 people on board and had the main missions in Boston, Bermuda, Guantanamo, Annapolis, Philadelphia or the Canal Zone. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on March 1, 1959 and sold for scrapping the same year to Robert Benjamin in Panama, Florida. For the services brought to the country during the World War II, USS Augusta received 3 battle stars.

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