The USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) was a Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyer laid down on May 18, 1959, and launched on June 4, the following year. It was commissioned as USS Biddle on May 5, 1962, under Comdr. Paul Roth’s command with the hull number DDG-5 and served in the US Navy for 27 years until it was decommissioned on October 31, 1989. In 1964, the ship was renamed USS Claude V. Ricketts. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on June 1, 1990, and sold for scrapping in 1994. For the services brought to the country during its activity, the USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) received a number of 9 awards. Asbestos is known for its strength and ability to resist high temperatures and chemical reactions, but its fibers pose a serious danger when asbestos-containing materials are damaged. If cut or broken, these products release fibers into the surrounding air where they can be breathed in. When asbestos is disrupted and the particles are inhaled, they can become lodged in tissues and accumulate with repeated exposure causing irritation and scarring in the linings of organs such as the lungs, heart or abdomen, eventually leading to mutations that sometimes become cancerous.
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