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-751/DM-31/MMD-31 | USS J. William Ditter | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-787 | USS James B. Kyes | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-776 | USS James C. Owens | Allen M. Sumner | 1945 |
| DD-799 | USS Jarvis | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-621/DMS-27 | USS Jeffers | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-447/DDE-447 | USS Jenkins | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-755 | USS John A. Bole | Allen M. Sumner | 1945 |
| DD-553 | USS John D. Henley | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-655 | USS John Hood | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-885 | USS John R. Craig | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-753 | USS John R. Pierce | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-574 | USS John Rodgers | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-760 | USS John W. Thomason | Allen M. Sumner | 1945 |
| DD-701 | USS John W. Weeks | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-821 | USS Johnston | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-850 | USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-611 | USS Kalk | Benson | 1942 |
| DD-432 | USS Kearny | Gleaves | 1940 |
| DD-612 | USS Kendrick | Benson | 1942 |
| DD-713/DDR-713 | USS Kenneth D. Bailey | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-765/DDE-765 | USS Keppler | Gearing | 1947 |
| DD-661 | USS Kidd | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-593 | USS Killen | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-521 | USS Kimberly | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-653 | USS Knapp | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-633/DMS-40 | USS Knight | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-448 | USS La Vallette | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-724 | USS Laffey | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-486 | USS Lansdown | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-487 | USS Lardner | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-613 | USS Laub | Benson | 1942 |
| DD-558 | USS Laws | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-879/DDR-879 | USS Leary | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-852 | USS Leonard F. Mason | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-481 | USS Leutze | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-675 | USS Lewis Hancock | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-771/DM-32/MMD-32 | USS Lindsey | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-429 | USS Livermore | Gleaves | 1940 |
| DD-764 | USS Lloyd Thomas | Gearing | 1947 |
| DD-759 | USS Lofberg | Allen M. Sumner | 1945 |
| DD-770 | USS Lowry | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-438 | USS Ludlow | Gleaves | 1941 |
| DD-729 | USS Lyman K. Swenson | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-614 | USS Mackensie | Benson | 1942 |
| DD-458/DMS-23 | USS Macomb | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-731 | USS Maddox | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-425 | USS Madison | Benson | 1940 |
| DD-728 | USS Mansfield | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-676 | USS Marshall | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-778 | USS Massey | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-422 | USS Mayo | Benson | 1940 |
| DD-860/DDE-860 | USS McCaffery | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-488 | USS McCalla | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-496/DMS-36 | USS McCook | Gleaves | 1943 |
| DD-534 | USS McCord | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-677 | USS McDermut | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-678 | USS McGowan | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-784 | USS McKean | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-575 | USS McKee | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-615 | USS McLanahan | Benson | 1942 |
| DD-679 | USS McNair | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-602 | USS Meade | Benson | 1942 |
| DD-680 | USS Melvin | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-890 | USS Meredith | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-691 | USS Mertz | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-489/DMS-31 | USS Mervine | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-595 | USS Metcalf | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-535 | USS Miller | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-693 | USS Moale | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-798 | USS Monssen | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-528 | USS Mullaney | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-603 | USS Murphy | Benson | 1942 |
| DD-576/DDE-576 | USS Murray | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-828/DDR-829 | USS Myles C. Fox | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-623 | USS Nelson | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-818 | USS New | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-586 | USS Newcomb | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-883/DDR-883 | USS Newman K. Perry | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-424 | USS Niblack | Gleaves | 1940 |
| DD-449/DDE-449 | USS Nicholas | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-442 | USS Nicholson | Gleaves | 1941 |
| DD-616 | USS Nields | Benson | 1943 |
| DD-841 | USS Noa | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-690 | USS Norman Scott | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-859/DDE-859 | USS Norris | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-450/DDE-450 | USS O’Bannon | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-725 | USS O’Brien | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-889/DDR-889 | USS O’Hare | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-617 | USS Ordronaux | Benson | 1943 |
| DD-886 | USS Orleck | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-846 | USS Osbourn | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-536 | USS Owen | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-604 | USS Parker | Benson | 1942 |
| DD-590 | USS Paul Hamilton | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-877-DDR-877 | USS Perkins | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-844 | USS Perry | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-498/DDE-498 | USS Philip | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-685 | USS Picking | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-431 | USS Plunkett | Gleaves | 1940 |
| DD-800 | USS Porter | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-682 | USS Porterfield | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-839 | USS Power | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-795 | USS Preston | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-561 | USS Prichett | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-734 | USS Purdy | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-757 | USS Putnam | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
