Description: History of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bataan (CVL-29) including information about asbestos exposure for workers. The USS Bataan (CVL-29) was originally planned to be the USS Buffalo (CL-99). She was ordered for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Her keel was laid down at New York Shipbuilding Corporation on August 31,…
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USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)
Description: History of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) including information about asbestos exposure for workers. The USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) was originally planned to be the USS New Haven (CL-76). She was ordered for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Her keel was laid down at New York Shipbuilding Corporation…