01. Shipyard History
History
纽波特纽斯造船厂和干船坞公司开放ed in 1886, originally under the name Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Company. The shipyard is located in Newport News, Virginia, at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay along the James River.
From the beginning, and throughout most of its history, the private shipyard built U.S. Navy and commercial vessels. Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company had many accomplishments, including building 25 destroyers during World War I. Employment at Newport News peaked at 31,000 during World War II. After the outbreak of the Korean War, the shipyard was awarded a contract for the first of several new supercarriers.
在1950年代后期，纽波特新闻造船公司和干船船公司开始推出核动力潜艇。在1970年代，随着造船厂所做的大部分业务，美国海军舰船占据了造船厂的大部分业务，因此决定院子将努力吸引更多的商业合同。
At present, Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company is the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. It is also one of two providers of U.S. Navy submarines.
纽波特新闻造船公司History At-a-Glance
- Other Names:The Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Company
- Location:Newport News, Virginia at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay along the James River
- Owner(s):Collis P. Huntington, Collis P. Huntington’s Estate, New York brokers, Tenneco Inc., Northrop Grumman, Huntington Ingalls Industries
- 运营年：1886 – Present
- Wartime Operations:西班牙裔美国战争，第一次世界大战（第二次世界大战），第二次世界大战（第二次世界大战），冷战，朝鲜战争，越南战争和美国战争
- Number of Employees:31,000 in 1943
- Size of Shipyard:550 acres
- Noteworthy Ships:Tugboat Dorothy, USS Nashville, USS Wilmington, USS Helena, USS Ranger, SS United States, USS Forrestal, USS Robert E. Lee, USS Enterprise, USS Nimitz, USS George H.W. Bush, USS Los Angeles, USS Gerald R. Ford, USS John F. Kennedy, SS Sansinena, USS Shark, USS Enterprise, USS Ronald Regan, USS Cheyenne
- 值得注意的人员：Collis P. Huntington, Archer Milton Huntington, Homer L. Ferguson, William E. Blewett, Jr., Edward J. Campbell, W. R. Phillips, William P. Pricks
- 建造/维修的船只类型：Tugboats, gunboats, battleships, submarines, aircraft carriers, ocean liners, cargo ships, bay and river steamers, oil tankers
Many workers at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company were potentially exposed to asbestos. Workers’ loved ones may have also experiencedsecondhand exposure。结果，许多人患有与石棉有关的疾病，例如asbestosis,asbestos lung cancerandpleuralandperitoneal mesothelioma。People who developed an asbestos-related disease may beeligible for compensation。
著名的船只建造和修理
纽波特新闻造船公司has been actively building ships for more than 130 years. The shipyard has built more than 800 ships, including naval and commercial ships.
These ships were active in many wars including World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. They were also important players in the Cuban Missile Crisis and the U.S. War in Afghanistan. Many of these ships were also built and repaired using products containing asbestos.
USS Enterprise
The USS Enterprise was an aircraft carrier that was laid down in 1959 at Newport News Shipyard and Dry Dock Company. She was the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the largest ship in the world when she joined the fleet in 1961. The USS Enterprise’s eight nuclear reactors constituted her as “the most powerful nuclear power plant on the face of the Earth.”
USS Enterprise以她在1962年在古巴导弹危机中的角色而闻名，以及在美国9/11恐怖袭击之后对基地组织和塔利班地点的袭击。USS Enterprise的最后一年服务是2012年。她于2017年在纽波特新闻（Newport News）退役。
The USS Enterprise was built and in service for several decades when asbestos was used in shipbuilding and repair. This put her crew members and workers at risk of developing asbestos-related diseases, such as mesothelioma.
USS Forrestal
The USS Forrestal was commissioned in 1955 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. She was the Navy’s first “supercarrier” and provided support during the Lebanon crisis in 1958. She provided support during the Vietnam War until 1967 when she suffered a massive fire on her flight deck. This resulted in the loss of 130 men and several aircraft. From this tragedy, the Navy learned fire-fighting lessons, which are still in practice today.
经过维修后，她在1980年代和1990年代初活跃于利比亚和中东。在1991年提供舒适性的服务后，她成为一名训练承运人，直到她于1993年退役。
The USS Forrestal was built and active at a time when asbestos was used during shipbuilding and repair. The use of asbestos put her crew and workers at risk of developing mesothelioma from the time of her construction.
02.造船厂石棉使用
纽波特新闻造船公司和干迪克公司的石棉使用
Asbestoswas used to manufacture many products. It was a popular additive because it increased the durability and heat resistance of substances. Such products were ideal for use in the harsh environments often present in theshipping industry。
纽波特新闻造船公司started operations in 1886 and is still active today. Asbestos use was common from the 1930s to the 1980s. The dangerous mineral was often present in items such as boilers, incinerators, insulating materials and other elements of ships. This means people who worked in shipyards have a high risk of asbestos exposure and of developingasbestos-related diseases。
Asbestos Exposure at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Shipyardswere staffed by military personnel and civilians. Because asbestos use in shipyards was so common,veterans of the U.S. Navywere frequently exposed. However, anybody who worked at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company from the 1930s through the 1980s was at high risk of exposure and could developmalignant mesothelioma cancer。
Anyone who serviced tugboats, gunboats,战舰,submarines,aircraft carriers, ocean liners, cargo ships, bay and river steamers, oil tankers or other ships at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company faced a similar risk. Frequent use and a lack of ventilation on ships madeasbestos exposurecommonplace. For example, construction and maintenance workers were exposed when working in boiler rooms.
Even today, people can be exposed to asbestos when working on older ships. Workers can be exposed during maintenance or decommissioning of ships built before the 1980s. A variety of duties, such as replacing pipes or repairing old boilers, can expose workers to asbestos.
03. Asbestos Lawsuits
石棉诉讼和定居点
Anyone who spent time at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company and developed asbestos cancer or another asbestos-related disease has potential补偿选择。The companies who manufactured the products that exposed these people to asbestos can be held responsible.
如何补偿个人取决于负责公司的状况。间皮万博专业版瘤律师可以通过诉讼，和解，VA索赔和/或信托基金索赔（或这些选择的组合）来帮助受害人获得赔偿。
Holding Asbestos Companies Responsible
曾经制造石棉产品的各种公司尚未申请破产。个人可以提交lawsuitsagainst such companies. Asbestos lawsuits can provide victims compensation through verdicts or定居点。
For example, Spirax Sarco, Inc. supplied steam traps to shipyards such as Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. Some of the products Spirax Sarco, Inc. supplied contained asbestos.
Grinnell Corp. is another viable company that supplied asbestos materials to shipyards for decades, including during WWII. As a result, people were wrongfully exposed and developed asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma.
Some of these victims have filed successful lawsuits against the companies.
04. Filing Asbestos Claims
Asbestos Company Trusts
After exposing many people to asbestos and dealing with the associated claims, more than 100 companies have filed for bankruptcy since the 2000s. As part of their bankruptcy filings, many of theseasbestos companies创建信托基金to compensate current and future victims of asbestos diseases.
Many Navy veterans, shipyard workers and others have developed asbestos-related illnesses after在工作中的石棉暴露。Victims can seek compensation by filing a claim against the responsible asbestos manufacturer’s trust fund.
石棉公司信托基金和合格的就业年限
The following companies provided asbestos products to Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock 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 Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company and developed a disease such as mesothelioma, they may be able to file a claim against these companies’ trusts.
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| Asbestos Company Name | Eligibility Start Date | Eligibility End Date |
| A.P. Green | 1/1/1964 | 1/2/1968 |
| Armstrong WI Trust | 1940年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | 1/1/1901 | 1982年12月31日 |
| Combustion Engineering | 1926年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| C.E. Thurston | 1/1/1952 | 1981年12月31日 |
| Fibreboard | 1928年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| Flexitallic | 1941年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| Halliburton | 1926年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| Harbison Walker | 6/12/1969 | 6/12/1970 |
| Kaiser Aluminum | 1976年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| Keene Corporation | 1941年1月1日 | 1981年12月31日 |
| NARCO | 1961年1月1日 | 3/31/1967 |
| 欧文斯山茱萸ng | 1940年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | 7/1/1962 | 1982年12月31日 |
| Porter Hayden | 1941年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| United States Gypsum | 1/1/1954 | 1982年12月31日 |
| United States Mineral | 1960年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| Yarway | 1953年6月18日 | 1982年12月31日 |
