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Asbestos on Navy Destroyers Post WWII

Destroyer Escorts of the United States Navy (Post-World War II Era)

Following is a list of U.S. Destroyer Escorts of the post-World War II era. 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
DE/FF-1090 USS Ainsworth Knox 1973
DE/FF-1050 USS Albert David Garcia 1968
DE/FF-1081 USS Aylwin Knox 1971
DE/FF-1071 USS Badger Knox 1970
DE/FF-1069 USS Bagley Knox 1972
DE/FF-1088 USS Barbey Knox 1972
DE-1025 USS Bauer Courtney 1957
DE/FF-1072 USS Blakely Knox 1970
DE/FF-1079 USS Bowen Knox 1971
DE/FF-1041 USS Bradley Garcia 1965
DE/FF-1086 USS Brewton Knox 1972
DE-1024 USS Bridget Courtney 1957
DE-1037 USS Bronstein Bronstein 1963
DE/FF-1044 USS Brumby Garcia 1965
DE/FF-1093 USS Capodanno Knox 1973
DE-1035 USS Charles Berry Claud Jones 1959
DE-1033 USS Claud Jones Claud Jones 1959
DE/FF-1056 USS Connole Knox 1969
DE/FF-1083 USS Cook Knox 1971
DE-1021 USS Courtney Dealey 1956
DE-1014 USS Cromwell Dealey 1954
DE/FF-1045 USS Davidson Garcia 1965
DE-1006 USS Dealey Dealey 1954
DE/FF-1085 USS Donald B. Beary Knox 1972
DE/FF-1070 USS Downes Knox 1971
DE/FF-1043 USS Edward McDonnell Garcia 1965
DE/FF-1082 USS Elmer Montgomery Knox 1971
DE-1023 USS Evans Courtney 1957
DE/FF-1076 USS Fanning Knox 1971
DE/FF-1067 USS Francis Hammond Knox 1971
DE/FF-1040 USS Garcia Garcia 1964
AGDE-1/FF-1098/AGFF-1 USS Glover Glover 1965
DE-FF-1054 USS Gray Knox 1970
DE-1015 USS Hammerberg Dealey 1955
DE/FF-1074 USS Harold E. Holt Knox 1971
DE-1029 USS Hartley Dealey 1957
DE/FF-1055 USS Hepburn Knox 1969
DE-1026 USS Hooper Courtney 1958
DE/FF-1089 USS Jesse L. Brown Knox 1973
DE-1034 USS John R. Perry Claud Jones 1959
DE-1027 USS John Willis Courtney 1957
DE/FF-1078 USS Joseph Hewes Knox 1971
DE-1030 USS Joseph K. Taussig Dealey 1957
DE/FF-1087 USS Kirk Knox 1972
DE/FF-1052 USS Knox Knox 1969
DE/FF-1049 USS Koelsch Garcia 1967
DE/FF-1060 USS Lang Knox 1970
DE-1022 USS Lester Courtney 1957
DE/FF-1064 USS Lockwood Knox 1970
DE/FF-1066 USS Marvin Shields Knox 1971
DE/FF-1084 USS McCandless Knox 1972
DE-1038 USS McCloy Bronstein 1963
DE-1036 USS McMorris Claud Jones 1960
DE/FF-1058 USS Meyerkord Knox 1969
DE/FF-1091 USS Miller Knox 1973
DE/FF-1097 USS Moinester Knox 1974
DE/FF-1051 USS O’Callahan Garcia 1968
DE/FF-1077 USS Ouellet Knox 1970
DE/FF-1061 USS Patterson Knox 1970
DE/FF-1080 USS Paul Knox 1971
DE/FF-1094 USS Pharris Knox 1974
DE/FF-1057 USS Rathburne Knox 1970
DE/FF-1063 USS Reasoner Knox 1971
DE/FF-1053 USS Roark Knox 1969
DE/FF-1073 USS Robert E. Peary Knox 1972
DE/FF-1048 USS Sample Garcia 1968
DE/FF-1065 USS Stein Knox 1972
DE/FF-1092 USS Thomas C. Hart Knox 1973
DE/FF-1075 USS Trippe Knox 1970
DE/FF-1095 USS Truett Knox 1974
DE/FF-1096 USS Valdez Knox 1974
DE-1028 USS Van Voorhis Courtney 1957
DE/FF-1047 USS Voge Garcia 1966
DE/FF-1068 USS Vreeland Knox 1970
DE/FF-1059 USS W. S. Sims Knox 1970
DE/FF-1062 USS Whipple Knox 1970

Guided Missile Destroyer Escorts

Hull Number Name Class Year Commissioned
DEG-1/FFG-1 USS Brooke Brooke 1966
DEG-6/FFG-6 USS Julius A. Furer Brooke 1967
DEG-2/FFG-2 USS Ramsey Brooke 1967
DEG-5/FFG-5 USS Richard L. Page Brooke 1967
DEG-3/FFG-3 USS Schofield Brooke 1968
DEG-4/FFG-4 USS Talbot Brooke 1967

USS Gridley

USS Halsey