The USS Annoy (AM-84), an Adroit-class minesweeper of the United States Navy, laid down on 3 December 1941 at Portland, Oregon, by the Commercial Iron Works; launched on 6 April 1942; and commissioned on 2 September 1942, with Lt. John A. Parrish in command. In 1944 it was reclassified as a patrol craft and renamed PC-1588. The newly commissioned minesweeper's initial duty brought it to the Aleutian Islands to conduct antisubmarine warfare (ASW) patrols and escort missions to safeguard different boats traveling between Unalaska, Adak, and Atka Islands. The USS Annoy (AM-84) received one battle star for her World War II service. On a daily basis, veterans who stayed aboard Navy ships were at great risk of exposure to asbestos. This poisonous chemical was also experienced by shipbuilders who worked on these boats. During WWII, asbestos was widely utilized in the Navy. Regulations were implemented in the 1980s, thus most veterans were impacted from WWII until the 1980s. Asbestos exposure was not limited to certain rooms, ship types, or occupations. Asbestos dust posed a threat throughout the ship, from the navigation to the boilers. The more restricted the area, the more probable it was that sailors would inhale significant quantities of asbestos fibers.
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