The USS Rhind (DD-404) was a Benham-class destroyer laid down on September 22, 1937, and launched on July 28, 1938. It was commissioned on November 10, the following year under Lt. Comdr. G. R. Cooper’s command with the hull number DD-404 and served in the US Navy for 7 years until it was decommissioned on August 26, 1946. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 184 people on board and had its main missions in Brazil, the Caribbean, Martinique, Iceland, Halifax, Trinidad or Cape-Town. For the services brought to the country during World War II, the USS Rhind (DD-404) received 4 battle stars.
Since asbestos was present on the USS Rhind (DD-404), this means that those who served on the ship were inevitably exposed. Anyone displaying symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue and loss of appetite should see a doctor immediately, especially if they served in the U.S. Navy between the 1930s up to mid-1970s and entered in the contact with asbestos while on active duty.
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