USS Colorado (BB-45) 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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760-621-6147

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
Turret 1
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Gunner’s Mate
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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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760-621-6147

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
Pilot House
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Captain
- Crew Member
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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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760-621-6147
Galley
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Chef
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760-621-6147

Shipmates

MANNERT LINCOLN ABELE

39 years old

Dead

CHARLES ACKERS

61 years old

Dead

GERALD H. ADAMSON

unknown age

Uncertain N/A

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Colorado was a Colorado-class battleship laid down on May 29, 1919 and launched on March 22, 1921. It was commissioned on August 30, 1923 under Capt. Reginald R. Belknap’s command with the hull number BB-45 and served in the US Navy for 24 years until it was decommissioned on January 7, 1947. During its activity, the ship had the main missions in Cherbourg, Naples, Samoa, Long Beach, Fiji or Saipan. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on March 1, 1959 and sold for scrapping on July 23, 1959. For the services brought to the country during the World War II, USS Colorado received 7 battle stars.

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