The USS Memphis (CL-13) was an Omaha-class light cruiser laid down on October 14, 1920, and launched on April 17, 1924. It was commissioned on February 4, 1924, under Capt. Henry E. Lackey’s command with the hull number CL-13 and served in the U.S. Navy for 21 years until it was decommissioned on December 17, 1945. During its activities, the ship carried a complement of 458 people on board and had its main missions in Trinidad, Lake Erie, St. Nazaire, Southampton, Balboa, Alaska, Martinique, and Recife. After decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on January 8, 1946, and sold to Patapsco Scrap Corporation in 1947.
Considered a miracle mineral, asbestos has been utilized in many industries over time. Because of its incombustibility, low thermal conductivity, tensile strength, and high resistance to heat and chemical damage, it was utilized in industries like shipbuilding, as an effective insulator. When microscopic fibers are inhaled, they can get trapped in the lung where they can cause irritation, inflammation, and scarring.
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