USS Schmitt (DE-676/APD-76) 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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WILLIAM ROY BRITTON

92 years old

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GUY BORDNER

unknown age

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ERWIN HAROLD BOESE

70 years old

Dead

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Schmitt was a Buckley-class destroyer escort laid down on February 22, 1943 and launched on May 29, the same year. It was commissioned on July 24, 1943 under Lt. Comdr. T. D. Cunningham’s command with the hull number DE-676 and served in the US Navy for 6 years until it was decommissioned on June 28, 1949. Meanwhile, the ship was reclassified as a high-speed transport, with the hull number APD-75. During its activity, it carried a complement of 213 men on board and it had the main missions in Bermuda, Derry, New London, Hampton Roads, Maui, Borneo, San Pedro, Sasebo or Labrador. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on May 1, 1967. Several months later, it was sold to Taiwan where it was renamed ROCS Lung Shan (DE-44). For the services brought to the country during the World War II, USS Schmitt received one battle star.

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