The USS Tallahatchie County (LST-1154) was the second of only two Talbot County-class tank landing ships (LSTs, laid down in 1945, launched in 1946, and commissioned in 1949. The vessel was recommissioned as an AVB in 1962. From her commissioning in 1962, the ship alternated assignments for the Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet, with assignments to the 6th Fleet. In 1962, after conversion to an Advance Aviation Base Ship, she was redesignated AVB-2, designed to provide command and logistic facilities to a squadron of P-2 Neptune antisubmarine patrol planes. For the rest of her career, she supported aviation units in the Mediterranean until her decommissioning in 1970. The USS Tallahatchie County was struck from the Register and sold for scrapping in the same year. Between World War II and the 1980s, Navy personnel serving on ships sailed in closed quarters for months, facing the risk of inhaling asbestos fibers whenever maintenance and repair disturbed insulation and products made with the mineral. As a consequence, Navy veterans were more exposed to asbestos than other branches of the military. If you believe you were exposed to asbestos while serving, it is a good idea to seek legal advice as soon as possible so that you can receive the compensation you are entitled to.
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