USS Tabora (AKA-45) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

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.

High risk of asbestos exposure

Engine Rooms
- Boilerman
- Electrician Mate Operations
- Engineman
- Fireman
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Damage Control Room
- Boatswain’s Mate
- Damage-Control man
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Pump Room
- Electrician Mate Operations
- Shipfitter
- Pipefitter
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Propulsion Room
- Machinist’s Mate
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Medium risk of asbestos exposure

Powder and Shot Magazine
- Storekeeper
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Ward Room
- Crew Member
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Low risk of asbestos exposure

Junior Officers Quarters
- Crew Member
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Sick Bay
- Doctor
- Nurse
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Mess Deck
- Crew Member
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Reefer
- Engineman
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Pilot House
- Captain
- Crew Member
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Admiral's Cabin
- Captain
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Galley
- Chef
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USS Tabora (AKA-45) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

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Shipmates on USS Tabora (AKA-45)

CALVIN FREDRICK LINDBERG

ALEXANDER ANTONI MICHALKIEWICZ

RALPH JAMES SHIRTS

STANLEY SLABY

CHARLES LOUIS SMITH

ROBERT CREIGHTON WILLIAMS

WALTER FRANCIS KUNZ

BONITO CAESAR ROLANDO ANTOGNOLI

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