USS Caswell (AKA-72) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

The USS Caswell was a Tolland-class attack cargo ship launched on October 24, 1944. It was commissioned on December 13, the same year under Lt. Comdr. P. M. Diffley’s command and served in the US Navy for 2 years until it was decommissioned on June 19, 1946. It carried a complement of 395 men on board. During World War II, the ship operated in Bayonne, Panama Canal, Pearl Harbor, Okinawa, Motobu Peninsula, and Guadalcanal. Two days after the decommissioning, the USS Caswell returned to Maritime Commission and on June 23, 1947, the ship was sold to South Atlantic Steamship Line where it was renamed as SS Southwind.

High risk of asbestos exposure

Engine Rooms
- Boilerman
- Electrician Mate Operations
- Engineman
- Fireman
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Damage Control Room
- Boatswain’s Mate
- Damage-Control man
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Pump Room
- Electrician Mate Operations
- Shipfitter
- Pipefitter
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Propulsion Room
- Machinist’s Mate
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Medium risk of asbestos exposure

Powder and Shot Magazine
- Storekeeper
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Ward Room
- Crew Member
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Low risk of asbestos exposure

Junior Officers Quarters
- Crew Member
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Sick Bay
- Doctor
- Nurse
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Reefer
- Engineman
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Pilot House
- Captain
- Crew Member
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Admiral's Cabin
- Captain
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Galley
- Chef
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Mess Deck
- Crew Member
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USS Caswell (AKA-72) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

High risk of asbestos exposure

Medium risk of asbestos exposure

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Shipmates on USS Caswell (AKA-72)

RUSSEL WILLIAM FURST

HENRY BLANCHARD EVANS

JAMES OLIVER BENNINGTON