USS Frost (DE-144) 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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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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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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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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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

MARVIN S. CANCE

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JAMES PATRICK COADY JR

89 years old

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JAMES HERBERT DETTLING

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Frost was an Edsall-class destroyer escort laid down on January 13, 1943 and launched on March 21, the same year. It was commissioned on August 30, 1943 under Lt. Cmdr. T. S. Lank’s command as DE-144 and served in the US Navy for 3 years until it was decommissioned on June 18, 1946. During its activities, the ship carried a complement of 209 people on board and had the main missions in Texas, Bermuda, Casablanca, Guantanamo, Boston, San Diego, Pearl Harbor, Norfolk or Casco Bay. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on April 1, 1965 and sold for scrapping the following year. For the services brought to the country during the World War II, USS Frost received 7 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation.

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