01. Shipyard History
历史
长滩海军造船厂在1940年至1997年之间位于长滩市和洛杉矶圣佩德罗区之间的航站楼岛上。
Before World War II began, it was determined the U.S. Navy needed a large port of operation in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-San Pedro area. The shipyard’s initial main function was to perform routine and battle-damage repairs to naval ships. In 1946, the Long Beach Naval Shipyard was established as a homeport for Pacific Fleet ships, providing port facilities, fleet support personnel and recreational facilities most notably during WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
在1965年至1970年之间，在长滩举行了140艘船和40,000名人员。到1990年，这些数字下降到38艘船，其中包括密苏里州号航空母舰和新泽西州号，以及16,000名水手。
造船厂于1997年根据《国防基础关闭和重组法》关闭。关闭后，长滩港建造并目前运营着世界上最大，最现代的集装箱终端之一。
长滩海军造船厂历史At-a-Glance
- Other Names:海军造船厂长滩，美国海军干船坞
- Location:Terminal Island between the city of Long Beach and the San Pedro district of Los Angeles
- Owner(s):城市of Long Beach, Federal Government
- Years of Operation:1940 – 1997
- Wartime Operations:World War II (WWII), Korean War, Cold War and the Vietnam War
- Number of Employees:More than 16,000 workers in 1945
- Size of Shipyard:563 acres
- 值得注意的船：USS New Jersey, USS Missouri, USS Kearsarge
- 不teworthy Personnel:Captain George Fink
- Types of Ships Built/Serviced:航空母舰，驱逐舰，战舰
长滩海军造船厂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和pleural和腹膜间皮瘤万博专业版。People who developed an asbestos-related disease may beeligible for compensation。
不table Ships Built and Repaired
In operation for more than five decades, the Long Beach Naval Shipyard was responsible for the repair and overhaul of hundreds of ships that participated in training exercises and battles across the globe. Some of these ships were made famous for their wartime efforts, even hosting U.S. presidents for important celebratory events.
Asbestos use was at an unprecedented high during many of the years Long Beach Naval Shipyard was active. The use of asbestos during this time put workers and crewmen all over the country at risk of developing asbestos-related diseases.
USS New Jersey
The battleship USS New Jersey was launched in 1942 by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. In 1944, she joined WWII efforts in the Pacific against Japan. She had two tours during the Korean War in 1951 followed by a period of training.
她的第三次战争是越南战争，为此她装有改进的电子设备，一个直升机着陆垫，并量身定制作为重型轰炸船。她去了长滩海军造船厂的新家训练。第一次巡回演出后，她回到了长滩。1969年，确定她将被停用。1982年，她在现代化的长滩海军造船厂被推荐。她现在在1991年退役，现在是新泽西州卡姆登市的一家博物馆。
During the years the USS New Jersey was built and in service, asbestos was a common material used for shipbuilding and modernization. Many workers and crewman spent their time on the USS New Jersey, putting them at risk of developing mesothelioma.
USS Missouri
密苏里州号战舰是在布鲁克林海军造船厂建造的。从1945年开始，她在第二次世界大战中与日本作战，包括入侵硫磺岛，轰炸冲绳和在东京和北海道的穆罗兰的突袭。
In 1946, the USS Missouri spent time in the Mediterranean in an effort to assist Greece and Turkey against Russia’s subversion. For the next several years, the USS Missouri was sent on training missions. In 1950, she joined the Korean War efforts. She was decommissioned in 1955 and recommissioned in 1986 for the Cold War. She conducted fleet operations training before departing on a circumnavigation of the world followed by several more years of training. In 1990, she joined Operation Desert Storm. Finally, in 1991, she was deactivated at Long Beach Naval Shipyard and decommissioned in 1992. She is now a museum and memorial open to the public at Pearl Harbor.
在她很长时间和积极生活,美国小姐ouri made many stops at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. During this time, asbestos use was common in shipyards and on ships. The use of asbestos put her crew members at risk of asbestos-related diseases, as well as laborers who worked on her during these stops.
02. Shipyard Asbestos Use
Asbestos Use at Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Asbestos has properties ideal forbuilding ships。它对热，火和物理崩溃具有很高的抵抗力。因此，造船者使用了石棉降低与重型，危险设备相关的火灾和燃烧风险。
长滩海军造船厂在1940年至1997年都活跃。在此期间，石棉使用非常普遍。在长滩海军造船厂，石棉被用作墙壁，锅炉，焚化炉和管道周围的绝缘材料。结果，工人与许多产品接触，使他们面临石棉相关疾病。
长滩海军造船厂的石棉暴露
长滩海军造船厂bustled with the activity of private citizens and military personnel. With the amount of asbestos in shipyards and ships,U.S. Navy veteransfaced frequent exposure. Civilian workers and visitors also faced asbestos exposure risk. Before the 1980s, any shipyard visitor faced potential石棉exposure以及发展的风险恶性间皮瘤癌万博专业版。
Maintenance workers on航空母舰,destroyers和battleshipsfaced the same risks. Poor ventilation on ships combined with pervasive asbestos use made exposure common. For example, plumbers and pipefitters were exposed through the normal duties of their jobs.
Asbestos use all but stopped before the 1980s. However, people can still be暴露在造船厂when working on ships maintained or built pre-1980. Various shipyard duties, including sanding or sawing pipes for installation, exposed workers to asbestos.
03. Asbestos Lawsuits
Asbestos Lawsuits and Settlements
Anyone who was onsite at Long Beach Naval Shipyard and came in contact with asbestos products is at risk of developing asbestos diseases such as mesothelioma and asbestos cancer. These individuals have manyoptions for compensation。
Asbestos product manufacturers are responsible for exposing people to asbestos. The legal status of these companies can affect what compensation is available to victims. Mesothelioma lawyers can help victims determine if a lawsuit, settlement, VA claim and/or trust fund claim (or a combination of these) is the best compensation option.
Holding Asbestos Companies Responsible
Some asbestos product manufacturers remain in business today. This means these companies have not filed for bankruptcy and victims can对公司提起诉讼。Lawsuits may result in compensation through verdicts or定居点。
For example, people were wrongfully exposed to asbestos at Long Beach Naval Shipyard because of pumps supplied byFMC Corporationthat included packing orgaskets containing asbestos。These pumps put pipefitters, steamfitters, mechanical engineers and other workers at risk of developing asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma.
Another viable pump supplier, Buffalo Pumps, Inc., put workers and crew members at risk of asbestos exposure through their products. The pumps were regularly supplied to ships and shipyards during WWII, putting thousands at risk of asbestos exposure at Long Beach Naval Shipyard at this time and for years to come.
受害者已针对这些公司提起诉讼。
04. Filing Asbestos Claims
Asbestos Company Trusts
Some companies who wrongfully exposed people to asbestos turned to bankruptcy to handle asbestos-related claims. Since the 2000s, more than 100 companies have taken this approach. Many of these石棉公司created信托基金in order to compensate victims of asbestos-related diseases.
Shipyard workers developed asbestos-related diseases afterworking with asbestos products。One compensation option for these individuals is to file a claim with that asbestos company’s trust.
Asbestos Company Trust Funds and Eligible Years of Employment
以下公司向长滩海军造船厂提供了石棉产品。在面临许多石棉诉讼并使无辜者接触石棉之后，这些公司申请破产，并建立了信托基金来支付受害者。如果一个人在长滩海军造船厂工作并发展了一种疾病，例如间皮瘤，他们也许可以对这些公司的信托提出索赔。万博专业版
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| 石棉公司名称 | 资格开始日期 | 资格结束日期 |
| AC＆S Inc. | 9/14/1960 | 12/31/1982 |
| A.P. Green | 1/1/1963 | 1968年1月2日 |
| Armstrong WI Trust | 10/26/1961 | 12/31/1982 |
| Babcock＆Wilcox | 1900年4月1日 | 12/31/1982 |
| Burns and Roe | 1/1/1968 | 12/31/1982 |
| Combustion Engineering | 1/1/1942 | 12/31/1982 |
| Fibreboard | 1/1/1930 | 12/31/1982 |
| JT Thorpe | 6/1/1945 | 7/31/1957 |
| Keene Corp. | 1/1/1920 | 12/31/1982 |
| 欧文斯软木ning | 1/1/1930 | 12/31/1982 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | 7/1/1962 | 12/31/1982 |
| 植物绝缘 | 1/1/1952 | 12/31/1982 |
| Thorpe Insulation | 1948年5月10日 | 12/31/1979 |
| United States Gypsum | 1/1/1963 | 1968年1月2日 |
