USS Hobby (DD-610) 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

JOSEPH ADAMO

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STANLEY ROSS BARBER

94 years old

Dead

ERNEST L. BLAKE

78 years old

Dead

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Hobby was a Benson-class destroyer launched on June 4, 1942. It was commissioned on November 18, the same year under Lt. Comdr. Ernest Blake’s command with the hull number DD-610 and served in the US Navy for 4 years until it was decommissioned on February 1, 1946. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 259 people on board and had the main missions in New York, Casablanca, Norfolk, New Guinea, the Admiralty Islands, the Schouten Islands, Peleliu, Luzon, Formosa or China. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on July 1, 1971. For the services brought to the country during the World War II, USS Hobby received 10 battle stars.

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