Destroyers of the United States Navy (World War II Era)
Following is a list of U.S. Destroyers of the World War II era (ships that were lost are not listed). Many of these ships were decommissioned after the war, however, many remained on active duty into the 1970s. These ships contained a variety of asbestos-containing products. Exposure to these products can cause asbestos-related diseases including pleural disease, asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma.
| Hull Number | Name | Class | Year Commissioned |
| DD-635/DMS-42 | USS Earle | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-510/DDE-510 | USS Eaton | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-430 | USS Eberle | Gleaves | 1940 |
| DD-439 | USS Edison | Gleaves | 1941 |
| DD-619 | USS Edwards | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-454/DMS-19 | USS Ellyson | Gleaves | 1941 |
| DD-495/DMS-35 | USS Endicott | Gleaves | 1943 |
| DD-696 | USS English | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-719/DDE-719 | USS Epperson | Gearing | 1949 |
| DD-631 | USS Erben | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-440 | USS Ericsson | Gleaves | 1941 |
| DD-838/DDR-838 | USS Ernest G. Small | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-711/DDR-711 | USS Eugene A. Greene | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-552 | USS Evans | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-830/DDR-830 | USS Everett F. Larson | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-789 | USS Eversole | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-491 | USS Farenholt | Benson | 1942 |
| DD-870/DDR-870 | USS Fechteler | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-842/DDR-842 | USS Fiske | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-462/DMS-25 | USS Fitch | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-445 | USS Fletcher | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-884 | USS Floyd B. Parks | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-511 | USS Foote | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-461/DMS-24 | USS Forrest | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-872 | USS Forrest Royal | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-754 | USS Frank E. Evans | Allen M. Sumner | 1945 |
| DD-742/DDR-742 | USS Frank Knox | Gearing | 1944 |
| DD-497 | USS Frankford | Gleaves | 1943 |
| DD-554 | USS Franks | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-607 | USS Frazier | Benson | 1942 |
| DD-858/DDE-858 | USS Fred T. Berry | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-474 | USS Fullam | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-882/DDR-882 | USS Furse | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-706 | USS Gainard | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-608 | USS Gansevoort | Benson | 1942 |
| DD-671 | USS Gatling | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-710 | USS Gearing | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-836 | USS George K. Mackenzie | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-637/DMS-30 | USS Gherardi | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-609 | USS Gillespie | Benson | 1942 |
| DD-423 | USS Gleaves | Gleaves | 1940 |
| DD-840 | USS Glennon | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-831/DDR-831 | USS Goodrich | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-435 | USS Grayson | Gleaves | 1941 |
| DD-802 | USS Gregory | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-472 | USS Guest | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-783 | USS Gurke | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-772/DM-33/MMD-33 | USS Gwin | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-712/DGD-1/DDG-712 | USS Gyatt | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-555 | USS Haggard | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-556 | USS Hailey | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-642 | USS Hales | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-480 | USS Halford | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-583 | USS Hall | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-686 | USS Halsey Powell | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-455/DMS-20 | USS Hambleton | Gleaves | 1941 |
| DD-718 | USS Hamner | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-702 | USS Hank | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-832/DDR-832 | USS Hanson | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-585 | USS Haraden | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-625/DMS-28 | USS Harding | Gleaves | 1943 |
| DD-708 | USS Harlan R. Dickson | Allen M. Sumner | 1945 |
| DD-864 | USS Harold J. Ellison | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-573 | USS Harrison | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-748 | USS Harry E. Hubbard | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-738/DM-26/MMD-26 | USS Harry F. Bauer | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-594 | USS Hart | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-861/DDE-861 | USS Harwood | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-873/DDR-873 | USS Hawkins | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-700 | USS Haynsworth | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-531 | USS Hazelwood | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-672 | USS Healy | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-532 | USS Heermann | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-785 | USS Henderson | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-762 | USS Henley | Allen M. Sumner | 1946 |
| DD-749/DM-29/MMD-29 | USS Henry A. Wiley | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-875/DDR-875 | USS Henry W. Tucker | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-833/DDR-833 | USS Herbert J. Thomas | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-638 | USS Herndon | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-663 | USS Heywood L. Edwards | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-673 | USS Hickox | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-806/DDR-806 | USS Higbee | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-427 | USS Hilary P. Jones | Benson | 1940 |
| DD-610 | USS Hobby | Benson | 1942 |
| DD-819 | USS Holder | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-788 | USS Hollister | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-681 | USS Hopewell | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-592 | USS Howarth | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-475 | USS Hudson | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-709 | USS Hugh Purvis | Allen M. Sumner | 1945 |
| DD-774 | USS Hugh W. Hadley | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-674 | USS Hunt | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-476 | USS Hutchins | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-732 | USS Hyman | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-652 | USS Ingersoll | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-694 | USS Ingraham | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-794 | USS Irwin | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-520 | USS Isherwood | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-589 | USS Izzard | Fletcher | 1943 |
