USS Mansfield (DD-728) 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
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
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

Shipmates

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RICHARD CHARLES ARCHER

23 years old

Dead

PAUL LELAND ANDERSON

84 years old

Dead

ROLLAND BENJAMIN ALDRIDGE

unknown age

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Mansfield was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer laid down on August 28, 1943 as DD-728 and launched on January 29, the following year. It was commissioned on April 14, 1944 under Commander Robert E. Brady’s command and served in the US Navy for 27 years until it was decommissioned on February 4, 1971. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 336 people on board and had the main missions in Bermuda, Ulithi, Maine, Manila, Formosa, Korea, Vietnam or China. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on June 4, 1974 and sold to Argentina. For the services brought to the country during the World War II, USS Mansfield received 5 battle stars and another 3 for the Korean activity.

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