USS Harry E. Yarnell (DLG/CG-17) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

USS Harry E. Yarnell was a Leahy-class guided missile cruiser laid down on May 31, 1960 and launched on December 9, the following year. It was commissioned on February 2, 1963 under Capt. Charles E. Nelson’s command as DLG-17 and served in the US Navy for 30 years until it was decommissioned on October 20, 1993. During its activities, the ship carried a complement of 395 people on board and had the main missions in Guantanamo Bay, Norfolk, Amsterdam, the Gulf of Mexico, Boston or Poland. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on October 29, 1993 and sold for scrapping to Quonset Point in 1995.

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 Harry E. Yarnell (DLG/CG-17) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

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Shipmates on USS Harry E. Yarnell (DLG/CG-17)

JEFFREY MARK ADAMS

HAL DODD ANGELL

THOMAS H. ANSBERRY