USS Hecuba (AKS-12) 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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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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Mess Deck
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Crew Member
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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

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CHARLES H. WOERTH

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IRVIN DALE STATES

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DONALD K. KAUP

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PERLEY ROY BUTLER

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DUANE NELSON BURHAM

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Hecuba was an Acubens-class general stores issue ship launched on November 6, 1944. It was commissioned on April 21, 1945 under Comdr. N. H. Castle’s command and served in the US Navy for 2 years until it was decommissioned on March 26, 1947. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 195 men on board and it had the main missions in New Orleans, Pearl Harbor, Eniwetok, Ulithi, Leyte or Okinawa. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List and sold for scrapping on October 19, 1964.

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