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The USS Barracuda III (SSK-1) was one of a group of experimental attack submarines developed by the U.S. Navy during the early Cold War period. The first of her class, the Barracuda played a crucial role in developing submarine-versus-submarine warfare tactics and training the next generation of naval officers. Unfortunately, the ship was also built using asbestos-containing parts and

Established in 1947, George V. Hamilton Inc. was a leading insulation contractor and distributor in the industrial sector.  The company’s decades of distribution and installation of asbestos-containing materials led to it being named in thousands of personal injury lawsuits, and in 2015, it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. As part of its reorganization agreement, the

The USS Albacore (AGSS-569) was an experimental submarine that the United States Navy operated from 1953 to 1972. This unique research vessel, designed to test introductory hull configurations and submarine technologies, was built using asbestos-containing materials throughout her structure, leaving the dozens of sailors, engineers, and technicians who worked on her and served aboard her exposed to

The USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602) was a George Washington-class ballistic missile submarine that served the United States Navy from 1961 to 1981. The already dangerous environments of submarines built during that era were made even more hazardous by the asbestos-containing materials they contained. The carcinogenic mineral was integrated into every aspect of the Abraham Lincoln’s construction, exposing the hundreds

The USS Robert H. McCard (DD-822) was a Gearing-class destroyer that served the U.S. Navy from the post-World War II era through the Cold War and the Vietnam conflict. Like virtually every other naval vessel constructed during the mid-20th century, the ship contained extensive amounts of asbestos-containing materials, putting service members aboard the vessel and shipyard personnel who serviced, upgraded, and overhauled

For decades, Halliburton has been a leader in the oil and gas industry, but the company’s history dates back to when asbestos-containing materials were incorporated into many of its products and operations. Employee exposure to this toxic substance, as well as exposure to products made by the many subsidiaries the company added over the years, has resulted in

The USS Grampus (SS-523) was a Tench-class submarine that served the United States Navy from 1949 to 1972. Like virtually all naval vessels constructed during the mid-20th century, the submarine contained asbestos throughout her structure, and hundreds of sailors who served aboard her during her decades of active service were exposed to the mineral’s dangerous fibers. Navy veterans who served on

The USS Willis A. Lee (DL-4) represented a bold experiment in naval destroyer design. As one of the first four Mitscher-class destroyer leaders, she tested new concepts in anti-submarine warfare and fleet escort duties. Despite the innovations she represented, the Willis A. Lee’s construction and operation continued the Navy’s historic use of asbestos-containing materials in its ships’ construction, and