USS Tabora (AKA-45) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

High risk of asbestos exposure

Engine Rooms
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- 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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CALVIN FREDRICK LINDBERG

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ALEXANDER ANTONI MICHALKIEWICZ

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RALPH JAMES SHIRTS

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STANLEY SLABY

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CHARLES LOUIS SMITH

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ROBERT CREIGHTON WILLIAMS

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WALTER FRANCIS KUNZ

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BONITO CAESAR ROLANDO ANTOGNOLI

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Tabora was an Artemis-class attack cargo ship laid down on March 4, 1945 and launched on May 3, the same year. It was commissioned on May 29, 1945 under Comdr. Olaf C. Erickson’s command and served in the US Navy for 1 year until it was decommissioned on May 29, 1946. It carried a complement of 303 men on board. During this period, the ship operated in Hampton Roads, Philippine Islands, Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, Wakayama or Buckner Bay. After the decommissioning, USS Tabora was struck from the Naval Register on July 3, 1946.

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