Asbestos on Repair Ships
Many Navy Vessels, including repair ships, built before the 1980s are known to contain asbestos.
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Repair ships are the single most important reason that other ships in the fleet are able to continue operating. Repair ships rendezvous with damaged vessels at sea and perform on site repairs, which allow the damaged ship to continue its cruise without stopping at a naval shipyard for repairs. Quite frequently, repair vessels were able to keep other ships afloat and save thousands of lives in the process. Unfortunately, while crewmembers of repair vessels were fixing other ships, they were being exposed to asbestos from boilers, piping, and ventilation systems.
Anyone who served on a repair ship should speak with their doctor regarding asbestos related diseases, such as Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer, and the treatment options available.
USS Cadmus (AR 14) – Navy Repair Ship
- Classification: Repair Ship
- Status: Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, cash sale, ex-US fleet hull foreign military sale case number assigned.
- Launch Date: 8/5/1945
- Commission Date: 4/23/1946
- Decommission Date: 9/14/1971
The USS Cadmus was in the Mediterranean in the late 1950’s and mid 1960’s. She also participated in the Cuban Missle Blockade in the early 1960’s.
USS Jason (AR 8) (ex-AR 8, ARH 1) – Navy Repair Ship
- Classification: Repair Ship
- Status: Disposed of by scrapping, dismantling
- Fleet: Pacific/7th
- Launch Date: 4/3/1943
- Commission Date: 6/19/1944
- Decommission Date: 6/24/1995
The USS Jason served as a repair vessel during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm. Several times, even under enemy attack, she turned seemingly hopeless wrecks into a rejuvenated fighting ships that were again able to stand and fight. The USS Jason received a Korean Service Medal.
USS Klondike (AR 22) (ex-AD 22) – Navy Repair Ship
- Classification: Repair Ship
- Status: Disposed of by MARAD sale
- Fleet: 19th/Pacific/7th
- Launch Date: 8/12/1944
- Commission Date: 7/30/1945
- Decommission Date:12/15/1970
A repair ship, the USS Klondike was built during WWII using asbestos. Many veterans who served on repair ships now suffer from mesothelioma or lung cancer due to asbestos dust.
USS Krishna (ARL 38) (ex-LST 1149) – Navy Repair Ship
- Classification: Repair Ship
- Status: Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), foreign military sale or lease
- Fleet: Pacific
- Launch Date: 5/25/1945
- Commission Date: 12/3/1945
- Decommission Date: 9/15/1971
The USS Krishna was a repair ship decommissioned in 1971. Built using asbestos, she and other Navy repair ships exposed many veterans to the carcinogenic mineral fiber. USS Krishna earned twelve battle stars for her service during the Vietnam War.
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