Description: History of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43) including information about asbestos exposure for workers. The USS Coral Sea (CV-43), nicknamed “Ageless Warrior,” was ordered for the U.S. Navy on June 14, 1943. Her keel was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company on July 10, 1944. She […]
Description: History of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) including information about asbestos exposure for workers. The USS Enterprise (CV-6), nicknamed “The Big E,” “Lucky E,” and “Grey Ghost,” was ordered for the U.S. Navy on August 3, 1933. Her keel was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company on […]
Description: History of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) including information about asbestos exposure for workers. The USS Enterprise (CVN-65), nicknamed “The Big E” like her predecessor from World War II, was ordered for the U.S. Navy on November 15, 1957. Her keel was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock […]
Description: History of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9) including information about asbestos exposure for workers. The USS Essex (CV-9) was ordered for the U.S. Navy on July 3, 1940. Her keel was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company on April 28, 1941. She was launched on July 31, […]
Description: History of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CV-59) including information about asbestos exposure for workers. The USS Forrestal was ordered for the U.S. Navy on July 12, 1951. Her keel was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company on July 14, 1952. She was launched on December 11, 1954 […]
San Francisco was home to the U.S. Naval Shipyard in California. Originally established as a commercial shipyard at Portrero Point in 1870, it was considered one of the largest shipyards in the world at the beginning of the 20th century. Located on 638 acres, the shipyards were built on solid rock. The docks were over […]
