The USS Trego (AKA-78) was a Tolland-class attack cargo ship laid down on April 14, 1944, and launched on June 20, the same year. It was commissioned on December 21, 1944, under Lt. Comdr. James F. Hunnewell’s command and served in the US Navy for 2 years until it was decommissioned on May 21, 1946. It carried a complement of 395 men on board. During World War II, the ship operated in Norfolk, Hawaii, San Francisco, Eniwetok, Ulithi, and Okinawa. After the decommissioning, the USS Trego was struck from the Navy List on June 5, 1946. Later, the ship was sold to Lykes Brothers Steamship Company and then to Ocean Freighting where the ship was renamed SS Flower Hill. Lung cancer is usually associated with cigarette smoking, however, exposure to asbestos has also been shown to cause lung cancer. Those who worked directly with asbestos-containing materials, such as shipbuilding workers and Navy veterans are among those most at risk due to their increased likelihood of prolonged occupational exposure. Even if you worked with or around asbestos decades ago, exposure to this dangerous carcinogen could be the cause of your current lung cancer diagnosis.
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