The USS Hyde (APA-173) was a Haskell-class attack transport ship that was launched on October 30, 1944, under a Maritime Commission contract by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, Oregon. It was commissioned on November 26, 1944, under Captain E.F. May’s command, with the hull number APA-173 and it served the US Navy for 2 years until it was decommissioned on May 14, 1946. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 536 people on board and had its main missions in the Asiatic Pacific Theater during World War II. Asbestos fibers are strong and resistant to heat and chemicals. This has led to their use in a wide range of materials in naval ships until the mid-1970s. Boilermakers, boiler tenders, pipefitters, hull maintenance workers, engine operators, and others who worked in boiler rooms, engine rooms, navigation rooms, weapons, and ammunition storage rooms now experiencing signs and symptoms of asbestos-related lung diseases, should be aware of their legal options. For service in World War II, the USS Hyde earned 1 battle star. After the decommissioning at Norfolk, the ship was struck from the Naval Register on June 5, 1946. The ship was redesignated as Amphibious Transport (LKA-173) and was finally sold for scrapping in September 1973.
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