Description: History of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) including information about asbestos exposure for workers. The USS Badoeng Strait was ordered for the U.S. Navy during World War II, although her name was originally meant to be the USS San Alberto Bay. Her keel was laid down at Todd-Pacific Shipyards in…
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USS Bataan (CVL-29)
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…
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USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31)
Description: History of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) including information about asbestos exposure for workers. The USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), nicknamed “Bonnie Dick,” was ordered for the U.S. Navy on July 9, 1942. Her keel was laid down at Brooklyn Navy Yard on February 1, 1943. She was launched…