The USS Sampson (DDG-10) was a Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyer laid down on March 2, 1959, and launched on May 21, the following year. It was commissioned on June 24, 1961, under Comdr. Forrester W. Isen’s command with the hull number DDG-10 and served in the US Navy for 30 years until it was decommissioned on June 24, 1991. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 354 people on board and had its main missions in Norfolk, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Ferrol, Charleston, Cooper River, the British New Indies, Athens, Rota, Naples, Crete, Istanbul, and Villa France. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on November 20, 1992, and sold for scrapping in 1995. Guided-missile destroyers, such as the USS Sampson (DDG-10) were built with the purpose of being able to sustain combat at sea if the circumstances call for it. Asbestos-containing products were used in particular for heat insulation and as fire protection in electrical appliances. Although the U.S. military has completed asbestos removal from most of the ships, the veterans who previously served aboard the USS Sampson (DDG-10) may be at risk of developing asbestos-related diseases.
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