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The Navy & Mesothelioma

Naval records for asbestos-containing materials used in shipyards, ship construction or ship repairs still exist and are used in investigating mesothelioma, asbestosis and asbestos cases.

These records are crucial elements in the discovery process and have been used to identify both the products with asbestos and those positions most at risk for asbestos exposure.

Enlisted veterans exposed to asbestos may include:

  • Boiler Technicians
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  • Construction Mechanics
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  • Damage Controlmen
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  • Electronics Technicians
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  • Enginemen
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  • Firemen and Fire Control Technicians
  • Laborers
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  • Lathers
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  • Longshoremen
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  • Machinists
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  • Navy Yard Workers/Yardbirds
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  • Shipbuilders
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  • and many others
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Products That May Contain Asbestos:

  • Pumps
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  • Valves
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  • Boilers
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  • Turbines
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  • Evaporators
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  • Steam Tramps
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  • Gaskets
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  • Soot Blowers
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  • Packing Materials
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  • Instruments
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  • Meters
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  • Panel
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  • Insulating Materials
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  • Prefabricated-Forms
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  • Tubes
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  • Cables
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  • Capacitors
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  • Paper-Dielectric
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  • Mixes
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  • Block Insulation
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  • Pipe Covering
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  • Deck Covering Materials
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  • Adhesives
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  • Insulation Felts
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  • Thermal Materials
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  • Refractory
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  • Mortar
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  • Aggregate Mixtures
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  • Rods
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  • Bonds
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  • Compounds
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  • Bedding Compounds
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  • Coatings
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  • Hydraulic Assemblies
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  • Grinders
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  • and others.

While not every seaman was exposed to every type of product, the the ones listed above are the general types of products found on a Navy Ship. One of the most tragic elements of asbestos use is that U.S. veterans were disproportionately exposed to it and are now disproportionately suffering from asbestos disease.

Fire and engine rooms are most commonly associated with asbestos disease. Thousands more were exposed to asbestos while working at shipyards and dry docks.

If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, or another asbestos-related illness, please contact Belluck & Fox and let us help repay our debt to you by fighting for you.

* Images seen in this section are reproductions of actual covers of Navy training manuals.