Asbestos Exposure on Aircraft Carriers
During wartime, Aircraft Carriers are some of the most strategically important tools in the U.S. Navy’s fleet.
Acting as mobile airbases, these massive, flat-deck ships extend the reach of the military’s aerial power globally, providing a platform from which to launch airstrikes against nearly any target the world over.
They are the largest warships ever built, reaching a maximum length of nearly 1,100 feet, and have the capacity to carry well over 3,000 sailors.
Aircraft Carriers built prior to the 1970s used asbestos in various equipment in the engine and boiler spaces, including turbines, boilers, pumps, electrical components, and valves.
Gaskets and packing within the valves were also made from the mineral. This exposed countless sailors to unnecessary harm, many of whom are only now being diagnosed with mesothelioma.
Veterans who served aboard any of the following ships may have been exposed in the line of duty, and have a right to seek compensation to cover the staggering medical costs associated with mesothelioma.
USS Tarawa
A-B
- USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
- USS America (CV-66)
- USS Antietam (CV-36)
- USS Bataan (CVL-29)
- USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)
- USS Bennington (CV-20)
- USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)
- USS Boxer (CV-21)
- USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)
C-E
- USS Cabot (CVL-28)
- USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
- USS Constellation (CV-64)
- USS Coral Sea (CVB-43)
- USS Cowpens (CVL-25)
- USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
- USS Enterprise (CV-6)
- USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
- USS Essex (CV-9)
F-K
- USS Forrestal (CV-59)
- USS Franklin (CV-13)
- USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
- USS George HW Bush (CVN-77)
- USS George Washington (CVN-73)
- USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
- USS Hancock (CV-19)
- USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75)
- USS Hornet (CV-8)
- USS Hornet (CV-12)
- USS Independence (CVL-22)
- USS Independence (CV-62)
- USS Intrepid (CV-11)
- USS Iwo Jima (CV-46)
- USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)
- USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
- USS Kearsarge (CV-33)
- USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
L-Q
- USS Lake Champlain (CV-39)
- USS Langley (CV-1)
- USS Langley (CVL-27)
- USS Lexington (CV-2)
- USS Lexington (CV-16)
- USS Leyte (CV-32)
- USS Midway (CVB-41)
- USS Monterey (CVL-26)
- USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
- USS Oriskany (CV-34)
- USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
- USS Princeton (CVL-23)
- USS Princeton (CV-37)
R-S
- USS Randolph (CV-15)
- USS Ranger (CV-4)
- USS Ranger (CV-61)
- USS Reprisal (CV-35)
- USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
- USS Saipan (CVL-48)
- USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)
- USS Saratoga (CV-3)
- USS Saratoga (CV-60)
- USS Shangri-la (CV-38)
T-Z
- USS Tarawa (CV-40)
- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
- USS Ticonderoga (CV-14)
- USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
- USS Wasp (CV-7)
- USS Wasp (CV-18)
- USS Wright (CVL-49)
- USS Yorktown (CV-5)
- USS Yorktown (CV-10)
If you have been in another type of Navy ship such as minesweepers, amphibious warships, battleships, cruisers, destroyer escorts, escort carriers, or frigates, it may be possible that you have been exposed to asbestos as well. Consider getting the help of an asbestos attorney.
