USS Towers (DDG-9) 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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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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760-621-6147
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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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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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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Stuff You Should Know

USS Towers was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer laid down on April 1, 1958 and launched on April 23, the following year. It was commissioned on June 6, 1961 under Comdr. L. D. Cummings’ command with the hull number DDG-9 and served in the US Navy for 29 years until it was decommissioned on October 1, 1990. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 354 people on board and had the main missions in Callao, Lima, Balboa, Acapulco, Sydney, Yokosuka, Sasebo, Okinawa, Subic Bay, Taiwan or Bangkok. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on May 27, 1992 and sunken during training exercises in 2002. For the services brought to the country during the Vietnam War, USS Towers received 4 battle stars and 1 Navy Unit Commendation.

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