The USS Harveson (DE-316) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort laid down on March 9, 1943, and launched on May 22, the same year. It was commissioned on October 12, 1943, under Lt. Cmdr. P. L. Stinson’s command, as DE-316 and served in the U.S. Navy for 17 years until it was decommissioned on June 30, 1960. During its activities, the ship carried a complement of 209 people on board and had its main missions in Texas, Norfolk, Bermuda, Sasebo, Newport, Panama Canal, Portsmouth, Derry, Halifax, New York, Pearl Harbor, and Green Cove Springs. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on December 1, 1966, and sunk as a target during training exercises. Asbestos was widely used in ships in the Navy and by other branches of the military from World War II through the 1970s. Asbestos-containing insulation, gaskets, and packing were commonly used aboard Edsall-class destroyers. Serving on the USS Harveson (DE-316), or assisting in the construction, repair, renovation, or decommissioning of this destroyer puts you at risk of developing severe illnesses like esophageal cancer, throat cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, lung cancer, bronchial cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis, and other types of pulmonary diseases.
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