Workers at U.S. naval shipyards may have been exposed to asbestos-containing products that were used onboard naval vessels or in other military applications. Asbestos insulation and parts onboard these ships may have put workers at risk of contracting mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis or other asbestos-related diseases.
Some of the naval shipyards where veterans of the U.S Navy or Merchant Marines may have suffered asbestos exposure may include:
- Boston Naval Shipyard, Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Brooklyn Navy Yard (aka New York Navy Shipyard), Brooklyn, New York
- Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina
- Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, California
- Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Long Beach, California
- Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California
- New London Shipyard (aka New London Naval Submarine Base), Groton, Connecticut
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard (aka Gosport Shipyard), Portsmouth, Virginia
- Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington
- San Francisco Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, California
- Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.
Other Shipyards Used by the Navy and Merchant Marines
The U.S. Navy also used a number of private sector shipyards at which naval or Merchant Marines veterans may have been exposed to asbestos:
- Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company, Mobile, Alabama
- American Bridge Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Associated Shipbuilders, Inc., Seattle, Washington
- Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine
- Bethlehem Steel Company, Hingham, Massachusetts
- Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts
- Bethlehem Steel Company, San Francisco, California
- Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California
- Bethlehem Steel Company, Staten Island, New York
- Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland
- Brown Shipbuilding Company, Houston, Texas
- California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles, California
- Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois
- Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
- Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan
- Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware
- Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
- Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
- Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Port Newark, New Jersey
- Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Alabama
- J. A. Jones Construction Company, Brunswick, Georgia
- J. A. Jones Construction Company, Panama City, Florida
- Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana
- Kaiser Company, Richmond, California
- Kaiser Company, Vancouver, Washington
- Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington
- Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corporation, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
- Marinship Corporation, Sausalito, California
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
- Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California
- New England Shipbuilding Company, South Portland, Maine
- New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey
- Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia
- North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina
- Oregon Shipbuilding Company, Portland, Oregon
- Permanente Metals Corporation, #1 Yard, Richmond, California
- Permanente Metals Corporation, #2 Yard, Richmond, California
- Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation, Savannah, Georgia
- St. John’s River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
- Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania
- Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Inc., Tampa, Florida
- Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation, Houston, Texas
- Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Seattle, Washington
- Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma, Washington
- Todd Shipyards, Inc., Los Angeles, California
- Western Pipe & Steel Company of California, San Pedro, California
- Willamette Iron & Steel Corporation, Portland, Oregon
- Walsh-Kaiser, Vancouver, Washington
Free Asbestos Testing for Navy Shipyard Workers
If you or a loved one served with the U.S. Navy or Merchant Marines and were exposed to asbestos at naval shipyards or onboard a ship, you may be eligible to receive a free health exam to find out if you have developed health conditions caused by asbestos.
For more information about receiving a free asbestos health exam, contact the lawyers at Hissey, Mulderig & Friend by calling toll-free at 1-855-500-3734. You can also reach our office by filling out the free case evaluation form located on the top left side of this page.
After reviewing your information, one of our staff members will contact you to help schedule your free asbestos health exam.