USS Holder
The USS Holder took part in the blockade during the Cuban Missile Crises prior to being decommissioned in 1976. She was built using asbestos, the carcinogenic mineral fiber, and many who served on her were exposed.
USS Holder (DD 819) (ex-DDE 819) – Gearing Class Destroyer
Classification: Destroyer
Status: Disposed of through Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, cash sale, ex-US fleet hull foreign military sale case number assigned.
Fleet: 6th/Pacific
Launch Date: 8/25/1945
Commission Date: 5/18/1946
Decommission Date: 10/1/1976
The USS Holder spent most of her time conducting training exercises in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. She participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis blockade in 1962. She also acted as plane guard for the USS Intrepid in the Pacific.
Destroyers serve as quick and easily maneuvered warships which generally escort larger ships in the fleet. They also serve as protection for the larger ships from torpedo and submarine attacks. Destroyers were usually outfitted with anti-aircraft guns and anti-submarine weapons, however, despite being heavily armed and prepared for any emergency, destroyers were the most frequently sunk ship during World War II. The men on these ships faced a number on dangers on a day to day basis. A danger they faced, unknowingly, was Asbestos. Asbestos was found in a number of areas on these ships, in particular the insulation that lined piping.
Anyone who served on a destroyer should speak with their doctor regarding asbestos related diseases, such as Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer, and the treatment options available.
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