USS Rio Grande (AOG-3) 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

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QUERINO AUGUST ALTERI

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THOMAS R. ATKINSON

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CLARENCE DALE BARKLEY

90 years old

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Rio Grande was a Patapsco-class gasoline tanker laid down on June 30, 1942 and launched on September 23, the same year. It was commissioned on April 10, 1943 under Lt. Comdr. Lawrence J. Hasse’s command with the hull number AOG-3 and it served in the US Navy for 9 years until it was decommissioned on January 6, 1956. During its activities, the ship carried a complement of 131 people onboard and had the main missions in Alaska, Seattle, Norfolk, French Indochina, Korea, Shemya Island or San Diego. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on July 1, 1960 and sold to General Metals in 1972, where it was subsequently scrapped.

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