US Navy Ships with Asbestos
Key Takeaways Asbestos was used on virtually every U.S. Navy ship from the 1930s through the 1980s — in insulation, gaskets, valves, floor tiles, textiles, boiler rooms, engine rooms, and even sleeping quarters and mess halls. Aircraft carriers used asbestos extensively for fireproofing. Before the 1980s, most compartments on aircraft carriers contained asbestos-containing materials. Cruisers […]
