Asbestos on Transports
Many Navy Vessels, including troop and cargo transports, built before the 1980s are known to contain asbestos.
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- USS Botetourt (APA 136) – Navy Attack Transport
- USS Cambria (APA 36) – Navy Attack Transport
- USS Frederick Funston (APA 89) – Navy Attack Transport
- USS General H W Butner (AP 113) (ex-MC 671) – Navy Transport
- USS Latimer (APA 152) – Navy Attack Transport
- USS Menard (APA 201) – Navy Attack Transport
- USS Paul Revere (APA 248) – Navy Attack Transport
- USS Rockbridge (APA 228) – Navy Attack Transport
- USS Sandoval (APA 194) – Navy Attack Transport
- USS Sarasota (APA 204) (ex-MCV 552) – Navy Attack Transport
- USS Truxtun (APD 98) (ex-DE 282) – Navy High Speed Transport
- USS Vancouver (LPD 2) – Navy Amphibious Transport Dock
- USS William J Pattison (APD 104) (ex-DE 594) – Navy High Speed Transport
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Transport ships were designed to ferry cargo between locations and to provide repair services to damaged vessels. These ships served a similar purpose as cargo ships and tankers. Unfortunately men on attack transports were exposed to asbestos while aboard these vessels. Asbestos was found in a number of areas on these ships, in particular the insulation that lined piping.
Anyone who served on an attack transport should speak with their doctor regarding asbestos related diseases, such as Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer, and the treatment options available.
USS Botetourt (APA 136) – Navy Attack Transport
- Classification: Attack Transport
- Status: Disposed of by scrapping, dismantling
- Fleet: Pacific/Atlantic
- Launch Date: 10/19/1944
- Commission Date: 1/31/1945
- Decommission Date: 4/27/1956
Throughout World War II, the USS Botetourt transported cargo and disembarked troops in Japan and shuttled troops between Korea and Japan. During the Korean war, she participated in a series of amphibious exercises and troop lifts. She made one cruise to the Mediterranean making stops in France, Greece, Italy, and Algeria. After that, her assignments consisted of landing exercise after landing exercise.
USS Cambria (APA 36) – Navy Attack Transport
- Classification: Attack Transport
- Status: Disposed of by scrapping, dismantling
- Fleet: Pacific/6th
- Launch Date: 11/10/1942
- Commission Date: 11/10/1943
- Decommission Date: 9/14/1970
Throughout the Second World War, the USS Cambria served in the Pacific, taking part in the invasions of the Marshall Islands and Okinawa. The USS Cambria received six battle stars for her service in World War II. After the war, she landed troops at Gaza during the Suez Crisis, and was also involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
USS Frederick Funston (APA 89) – Navy Attack Transport
- Classification: Attack Transport
- Status: Disposed of by scrapping, dismantling
- Launch Date: 9/27/1941
- Commission Date: 4/24/1943
- Decommission Date: 1969
During World War II, USS Frederick Funston transported troops and supplies to the Mediterranean and the Pacific. While in the Mediterranean, she landed men successfully through heavy surf in Sicily and Salerno, Italy, and Northern Ireland. In the Pacific, she embarked Marines for the invasion of Saipan, and after a week off the beaches offloading cargo and taking casualties on board, she returned to Honolulu. She departed again for the Western Pacific, landing troops in Leyte, Luzon, and Iwo Jima. For her service in World War II, she received six battle stars, and for her service in Korea she received one battle star.
USS General H W Butner (AP 113) (ex-MC 671) – Navy Transport
- Classification: Transport
- Status: Disposed of by MARAD sale
- Launch Date: 9/19/1943
- Commission Date: 1/11/1944
- Decommission Date: 1/28/1960
During World War II, USS General H W Butner ferried troops to and from the Pacific Theater and European Theater. During the Korean War, she transported troops that would participate in important missions, earning her two battle stars for her service.
USS Latimer (APA 152) – Navy Attack Transport
- Classification: Attack Transport
- Status: Disposed of by scrapping, dismantling
- Launch Date: 7/4/1944
- Commission Date: 8/28/1944
- Decommission Date: 2/26/1947
Throughout World War II, the USS Latimer transported cargo shuttled troops between the United States and the Western Pacific. During the Korean war, she participated in a series of amphibious exercises and troop lifts. After that, she took part in training cruises or engaged in amphibious landing training.
USS Menard (APA 201) – Navy Attack Transport
- Classification: Attack Transport
- Status: Disposed of by scrapping, dismantling
- Fleet: 19th/Pacific/7th
- Launch Date: 10/11/1944
- Commission Date: 10/31/1944
- Decommission Date: 10/18/1955
USS Menard assisted in the invasion of Okinawa by offloading support cargo and troops. After the hostilities of World War II, she shuttled troops back and forth from the Western Pacific. During the Korean war, the USS Menard supported the movement of men and supplies to Korea. She received one battle star for her service during World War II and three battle stars for their service during the Korean War.
USS Paul Revere (APA 248) – Navy Attack Transport
- Classification: Attack Transport
- Status: Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP)
- Launch Date: 4/11/1953
- Commission Date: 10/9/1958
- Decommission Date: 1/1/1980
The USS Paul Revere spent her early career participating in a series of amphibious training exercises and operations. In 1962, in a time span of six minutes, she rescued three crewmen of a helicopter that crashed into the ocean several hundred yards away from the ship. During the Vietnam War, she saw action in North Vietnam as her crew destroyed communications and saved a group of Marines from the Viet Cong. She was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the first ship of her type to receive this award.
USS Rockbridge (APA 228) – Navy Attack Transport
- Classification: Attack Transport
- Status: Disposed of by scrapping, dismantling
- Fleet: Pacific/Atlantic
- Launch Date: 10/28/1944
- Commission Date: 11/18/1944
- Decommission Date: 11/29/1968
During World War II, USS Rockbridge shuttled troops back and forth from the United States to Japan. She received one battle star for her service in the Second World War. In the 1950’s she participated in several humanitarian missions, most notably aiding earthquake victims in Greece and flood victims in France.
USS Sandoval (APA 194) – Navy Attack Transport
- Classification: Attack Transport
- Status:
- Fleet: Pacific/Atlantic
- Launch Date: 9/2/1944
- Commission Date: 10/7/1944
- Decommission Date: 3/3/1970
The USS Sandoval disembarked troops during the landings on “Red Beach” in Iwo Jima. Several of her landing craft were damaged by mortars causing several injuries to the crew. She returned later that day to take on casualties and discharge critical cargo. She took a kamikaze hit to the portside of her wheelhouse killing five men and injuring 29. At the end of the war she helped transport troops home. She received two battle stars for her service during World War II. The USS Sandoval also participated in amphibious exercises during the Korean War, earning her two battle stars, and helped train troops during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
USS Sarasota (APA 204) (ex-MCV 552) – Navy Attack Transport
- Classification: Attack Transport
- Status: Disposed of in support of fleet training exercise
- Fleet: Pacific/6th
- Launch Date: 6/14/1944
- Commission Date: 8/16/1944
- Decommission Date: 9/2/1955
USS Sarasota was on hand to help with rescue and first aid operations following the explosion of the USS Mount Hood. She transported troops to several different locations throughout the war, and offloaded troops that participated in the Invasion of Luzon and Okinawa. At the end of the war, she helped transport servicemen back to the United States. The USS Sarasota earned three battle stars for her service during World War II.
USS Truxtun (APD 98) (ex-DE 282) – Navy High Speed Transport
- Classification: High Speed Transport
- Status: Disposed of by Navy Sale
- Launch Date: 3/9/1944
- Commission Date: 7/9/1945
- Decommission Date: 3/15/1946
Built by Charleston Navy Yard in 1943, this high speed transport ship was constructed using asbestos as an insulator.
USS Vancouver (LPD 2) – Navy Amphibious Transport Dock
- Classification: Amphibious Transport Dock
- Status: Disposed of by Navy Title Transfer to the Maritime Administration
- Fleet: 7th
- Launch Date: 9/15/1962
- Commission Date: 5/11/1963
- Decommission Date: 3/31/1992
Following the Tonkin Gulf Incident, the USS Vancouver carried Marines and supplies to the Western Pacific, bringing three different groups of Marines to the area. She then conducted training exercises and various amphibious missions for the duration of the Vietnam War. She earned 11 battle stars for her service during the Vietnam war.
USS William J Pattison (APD 104) (ex-DE 594) – Navy High Speed Transport
- Classification: High Speed Transport
- Status: Disposed of by Scrapping, Dismantling
- Fleet: 3rd
- Launch Date: 2/15/1944
- Commission Date: 12/27/1944
- Decommission Date: 3/1946
The USS William A Pattison embarked troops in Pearl Harbor and headed for the Marshall Islands. While in the Western Pacific, she transported troops to different ports such as Okinawa, the Philippines, and the Ulithi Atoll. After the cessation of hostilities in Japan, she began her part in the occupation by demilitarizing captured Japanese warships.
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