USS Tisdale (DE-33) 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

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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760-621-6147

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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760-621-6147
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

ROBERT JUNIOR ASHBURN

91 years old

Dead

STANLEY KETCHEL

unknown age

Uncertain N/A

WALTER FRANCIS LYNCH

unknown age

Uncertain N/A

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Stuff You Should Know

USS Tisdale was an Evarts-class destroyer escort laid down on January 23, 1943 and launched on June 28, the same year. It was commissioned on October 11, 1943 under Lt. Cmdr. Theodore Wolcott’s command with the hull number DE-33 and served in the US Navy for 2 years until it was decommissioned on October 12, 1945. During its activities, the ship carried a complement of 198 people on board and had the main missions in Pearl Harbor, Tarawa, Okinawa, Manus, Guam, Ulithi, the Gilberts, Saipan or San Francisco. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on November 28, 1945 and sold for scrapping to A. G. Schoonmaker Co in New York City in 1948. For the services brought to the country during the World War II, USS Tisdale received 4 battle stars.

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