01. Shipyard History
历史
美国造船Company was incorporated in New Jersey in 1899. It began as a consolidation of the Cleveland Ship Building Co., the Ship Owner’s Dry Dock Co., the Globe Iron Works and five other companies in the Great Lakes region. The company is commonly referred to as AmShip and operated several locations around the United States from 1899 to 1995.
The first of American Shipbuilding Company’s shipyards was in Cleveland, Ohio. It eventually expanded to Lorain, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois and Tampa, Florida. During World War II (WWII), the company employed more than 2,500 workers.
By 1952, the company was the largest shipbuilder on the Great Lakes.
In 1967, American Shipping Company was purchased by a group of investors. George Steinbrenner, former owner of the New York Yankees, became the chief executive officer. Further expansion occurred in 1972, when the company purchased Tampa Ship & Dry Docks Company and moved headquarters to Tampa in 1979.
However, decreasing orders for lake freighters and labor union disputes led the shipyards in Loraine, Toledo and Chicago to close by 1981.
The Cleveland American Shipbuilding Company location closed in 1983. The company ceased operations in 1995 with the closing of its last location in Tampa.
如今，洛林造船厂已成为Harbourwalk的所在地，其中包括豪华生活，游船码头，餐饮和活动空间。
美国造船Company History At-a-Glance
- Other Names:AmShip, AmericanShip
- Location:俄亥俄州克利夫兰；俄亥俄州洛林；俄亥俄州托莱多；伊利诺伊州芝加哥；佛罗里达州坦帕
- 噢ner(s):乔治·斯坦布伦纳（George Steinbrenner）
- Years of Operation:1899 – 1995
- Wartime Operations:World War II (WWII)
- Number of Employees:高峰期2,500
- 值得注意的船：USS Seer, USS Staff, USS Mirth, USS Disdain, USS Dour, USS Lorain, USS Lorain County, M/V Paul R. Tregurtha, USS McMorris, USS Wood County, USS Jubilant, USS Sandalwood, USS Redwood
- Types of Ships Built/Serviced:Carriers, minesweepers, passenger ships, tankers, tugs, ferries, oar boats, cruisers, destroyer escorts, landing ships, net layers
美国造船公司的许多工人可能会暴露于石棉。工人的亲人可能也经历过二手曝光。As a result, many people developed asbestos-related diseases, such as石棉is,石棉lung cancer,pleural mesothelioma和腹膜间皮瘤万博专业版。患有石棉相关疾病的人可能是eligible for compensation。
不table Ships Built and Repaired
美国造船公司在大湖地区建造了数百艘船。其中包括商业和军舰。这样的一艘军船是红木号航空母舰。
USS Redwood
1940年，这家美国造船公司在其俄亥俄州克利夫兰造船厂铺设了红木号。红木号号被归类为码网招标。她的第一个任务是在英国西印度群岛，在特立尼达（Trinidad）安装了鱼雷网，直到1943年3月。
In 1944, she was reclassified as a net laying ship. In 1945, the USS Redwood returned to Trinidad to dispose of nets at sea. Soon after, she reported to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet in Green Cove Springs, Florida. She was decommissioned in 1947 and was transferred to the Maritime Administration’s National Defense Reserve Fleet in 1961.
美国红杉是建立在时间和活跃of heavy asbestos use on Navy ships. Anyone who worked or served on her was at risk of asbestos exposure and may develop an asbestos-related disease.
02. Shipyard Asbestos Use
Asbestos Use at American Shipbuilding Company
Because石棉is heat resistant and durable, it was commonly used in ship construction. Raw asbestos and various整个船都使用了石棉产品帮助防止大火。矿物质的使用还有助于控制机械（例如锅炉和发动机）发出的热量。
美国造船Company was an active worksite from 1899 to 1983. During this time, asbestos was commonly used on ships for construction and in equipment. Workers at American Shipbuilding Company used asbestos as insulation in walls, around pipes, in boilers and elsewhere on ships. As a result, workers came in contact with many products that put them at risk of石棉相关疾病。
石棉暴露at American Shipbuilding Company
Civilian workers and military service members worked in shipyards and aboard ships. From the 1930s to the 1980s, tons of asbestos were used in shipyards and shipbuilding. As a result,U.S. Navy veterans美国造船公司的平民工人面临石棉暴露和发展的高风险恶性间皮瘤癌万博专业版。
Those who helped maintain or repaircarriers,扫雷机，乘客船，油轮，拖船，渡轮，桨船，驱逐舰的护送，着陆船和巡洋舰还面临这些风险。危险矿物的大量使用以及船上的通风不良，导致经常出现石棉暴露。For example, insulators were exposed through installation and maintenance work.
Although asbestos use ceased at shipyards by the 1980s, workers and visitors may still risk exposure today. Asbestos materials may still be found on ships built before the 1980s and older equipment at shipyards. Working with asbestos insulation, repairing old boilers and other shipyard duties put individuals at risk of exposure.
03. Asbestos Lawsuits
Asbestos Lawsuits and Settlements
People who worked on ships at American Shipbuilding Company are at risk of developing asbestos cancer or other related diseases. After a diagnosis, these shipyard workers havecompensation options。
Victims can be compensated by the companies that exposed them to asbestos. Their compensation options depend on the status of that company. Victims can work with amesothelioma lawyerto secure payment from a lawsuit, settlement, trust fund and/orVA claim(or a combination of these types of claims).
Holding Asbestos Companies Responsible
Some asbestos product manufacturers remain in business today. This means these companies have not filed for bankruptcy and victims canfile asbestos lawsuitsagainst the company. Lawsuits may result in compensation through verdicts or定居点。
For example,Spirax Sarco，Inc。supplied steam traps to shipyards such as American Shipbuilding Company. Some of the products Spirax Sarco, Inc. supplied contained asbestos.
Grinell Corp.是另一家可行的公司，该公司数十年来向造船厂提供石棉材料，包括第二次世界大战期间。结果，人们被错误地暴露并开发了与中皮瘤等石棉相关疾病。万博专业版
Some of these victims have filed successful lawsuits against these companies.
As part of their job duties, many shipyard employees came into contact with asbestos. Shipyard workers who developed an asbestos-related disease are eligible to file a claim with the product manufacturer’s trust.
Asbestos Company Trust Funds and Eligible Years of Employment
The following companies provided石棉productsto American Shipbuilding Company. After facing many asbestos lawsuits and exposing innocent people to asbestos, these companies filed for bankruptcy and created trusts to pay victims. If an individual worked at American Shipbuilding Company and developed a disease such as mesothelioma, they may be able tofile a mesothelioma claimagainst these companies’ trusts.
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| Asbestos Company Name | 资格开始日期 | 资格结束日期 |
| A-Best Products | 1/1/1971 | 12/31/1982 |
| A.P. Green | 1/1/1966 | 1968年1月2日 |
| Babcock＆Wilcox | 6/1/1917 | 12/31/1982 |
| 燃烧工程 | 1/1/1920 | 12/31/1982 |
| Fibreboard | 1/1/1940 | 12/31/1982 |
| 哈里伯顿 | 1/1/1934 | 12/31/1982 |
| 纳尔科 | 12/10/1965 | 10/31/1980 |
| 噢ens Corning | 1/1/1952 | 12/31/1982 |
| United States Gypsum | 1/1/1966 | 1968年1月2日 |
