USS Beatty (DD-756) 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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760-621-6147
Damage Control Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Boatswain’s Mate
- Damage-Control man
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760-621-6147
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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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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760-621-6147
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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760-621-6147
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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760-621-6147
Reefer
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Engineman
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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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Galley
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Chef
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Shipmates

JAMES MILTON AGEE

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LEONARD S. AIELLO

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DAVID P. ALLEN

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Beatty was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer laid down on July 4, 1944 and launched on November 30, the same year. It was commissioned on March 31, 1945 under Comdr. M. T. Munger’s command with the hull number DD-756 and served in the US Navy for 27 years until it was decommissioned on July 14, 1972. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 336 people on board and had the main missions in Chesapeake Bay, the Caribbean, Norfolk, San Diego, Haifa, Newport, Yokosuka, the Panama Canal, Cannes or Colombo. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List the same day and transferred to Venezuela where it was renamed Carabobo. For the services brought to the country during the Korean War, USS Beatty received 2 battle stars.

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