The USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier laid down on May 18, 1943, and launched on November 1, the same year. It was commissioned on December 9, 1943, with the hull number CVE-70 under Capt. Douglass P. Johnson’s command and served in the US Navy for 3 years until it was decommissioned on 14 August 1946. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 764 men on board and had its main missions in Saipan, San Diego, Pearl Harbor, Leyte, Guam, Eniwetok, and Manus. After the decommissioning, the ship was sold for scrapping on September 26, 1959. For the services brought to the country during World War II, the USS Fanshaw Bay received 5 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation. The percentage of asbestos in the insulation materials varies greatly, from 4 to 100 percent, but, in most cases, it ranges from 10 to 40 percent asbestos. The great majority of the asbestos used in plumbing and electrical insulation was chrysotile – one of the most common and dangerous forms of asbestos. While some types of asbestos may be more hazardous than others, all forms of asbestos are highly toxic and exposure can lead to the development of many terminal diseases.
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