The USS Edgar G. Chase (DE-16) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort laid down on March 14, 1942, and launched on September 26, the same year. It was commissioned on March 20, 1943, under Lt. Comdr. J. J. Morony’s command with the hull number DE-16 and served in the U.S. Navy for 2 years until it was decommissioned on October 16, 1945. During its activities, the ship carried a complement of 198 people on board and had its main missions in Miami, Norfolk, Recife, New York, England, and Oran. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on November 1, 1945, and sold for scrapping in 1947. For the services brought to the country during World War II, the USS Edgar G. Chase received 3 medals. Military veterans, especially those who served during World War II and the Vietnam War, face the highest exposure to asbestos materials. Navy veterans have significantly higher rates than any other branch due to the heavy use of asbestos in a range of vessels, including aircraft carriers, amphibious warships, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, escorts, frigates, minesweepers, submarines, and merchant marine ships.
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