USS Sheridan (APA-51) 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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760-621-6147
Pump Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Electrician Mate Operations
- Shipfitter
- Pipefitter
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760-621-6147
Propulsion Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Machinist’s Mate
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760-621-6147

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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760-621-6147
Mess Deck
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Crew Member
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760-621-6147
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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760-621-6147
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

EDDIE ALBERT

99 years old

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HENRY JAMES BELAIR

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CURTIS EARL BOYD

91 years old

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Sheridan was an Ormsby-class attack transport laid down on August 5, 1942 and launched on November 11, the same year. It was commissioned on July 31, 1943 under Comdr. John J. Mockrish’s command with the hull number APA-51 and served in the US Navy for 3 years until it was decommissioned on March 5, 1946. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 520 people on board and had the main missions in California, Pearl Harbor, San Diego, Saipan, Tarawa, Leyte, Okinawa, Guam, San Francisco or Lingayen. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on April 12, 1946 and sold for scrapping in 1969. For the services brought to the country during the World War II, USS Sheridan received 6 battle stars.

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