USS Iowa (BB-61) 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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760-621-6147
Damage Control Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Boatswain’s Mate
- Damage-Control man
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760-621-6147
Pump Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Electrician Mate Operations
- Shipfitter
- Pipefitter
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760-621-6147
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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760-621-6147
Turret 1
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Gunner’s Mate
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760-621-6147
Ward Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Crew Member
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760-621-6147

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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760-621-6147
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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760-621-6147
Pilot House
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Captain
- Crew Member
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760-621-6147
Admiral's Cabin
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Captain
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760-621-6147
Galley
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Chef
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760-621-6147

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WILLIAM KENNETH ADAMO

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Iowa was an Iowa-class battleship laid down on June 27, 1940 and launched on August 27, 1942. It was commissioned for the first time on February 22, 1943 under Capt. John L. McCrea’s command with the hull number BB-61 and served in the US Navy for 19 years until it was decommissioned on October 26, 1990. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 2,788 men on board and had the main missions in Argentia, the Marshalls, the Carolines, the Palaus, the Philippines, Leyte, Samar, Japan or Vietnam. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on March 17, 2006 and used as a museum ship. For the services brought to the country during the World War II, USS Iowa received 11 battle stars.

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