Battleships & asbestos Exposure

Battleships, also known as the "capital ship," has been a lot of armored warships biggest strength firepower. The Navy uses the term 'capital ships' to refer to the sturdiest and most important ships in the war. Meanwhile, capital ships, including carrier aircraft and other ships, they most often battleships and was selected to lead the fleet into battle. Battleships is a symbol of dominance during the 20th century, and ships for decades, which is the main factor in military strategy.

Asbestos is commonly used on battleships and very valuable to fire and heat resistant. All ships built by the Navy before the mid-70s was filled with asbestos-containing materials. The material has been used widely in the engine and boiler rooms and other areas including mess rooms, bed rooms and navigation. Products such as cables, gaskets, valves, Adhesives and other asbestos also.

Any personnel working in Naval construction, repair, demolition or renovation of this ship is exposed to possible asbestos. As a result, many veterans are diagnosed with the disease because of asbestos exposure they face for the military.

Please select a ship from the list below for information about specific battleships and potential asbestos-exposure

Battleships Index

USS Alabama BB 60 USS Arizona BB 39 USS Arkansas BB 33 USS California BB 44 USS Colorado BB 45 USS Idaho BB 42 USS Indiana BB 58 USS Iowa BB 61 USS Maryland BB 46

USS Massachusetts BB 59 USS Mississippi BB 41 USS Missouri BB 63 USS Nevada BB 36 USS New Jersey BB 62 USS New Mexico BB 40 USS New York BB 34 USS North Carolina BB 55 USS Oklahoma BB 37

USS Pennsylvania BB 38 USS South Dakota BB 57 USS Tennessee BB 43 USS Texas-BB 35 USS Utah BB 31 USS Washington BB 56 USS West Virginia BB 48 USS Wisconsin BB 64 USS Wyoming BB 32