The USS Frost (DE-144) 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 U.S. 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 its main missions in Texas, Bermuda, Casablanca, Guantanamo, Boston, San Diego, Pearl Harbor, Norfolk, and 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 World War II, the USS Frost received 7 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation. When asbestos fibers are inhaled, they can become lodged in the lungs. This can cause a number of serious illnesses, including bronchial cancer, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and other forms of cancer. Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that forms in the linings of the lungs, often misdiagnosed as pneumonia or lung cancer unless the doctor is aware of prior exposure to asbestos.
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