Marinette Marine Corporation, located in Marinette, Wisconsin on the Menominee River at the Michigan border, is a shipbuilding facility that has built Navy patrol combatants, littoral combat ships (LCS), and other Navy vessels. Marinette Marine built guided missile patrol combatants (PGM class) and Coast Guard buoy tenders, and has been selected as a primary builder for the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship. Workers at Marinette Marine’s Wisconsin yard were exposed to asbestos-containing materials during ship construction operations. Publicly filed asbestos litigation records document Marinette Marine with named asbestos contractor documentation and formal MDL filings.

Documented Asbestos at Marinette Marine

Named Asbestos Contractor — Northwestern Asbestos and Insulation

“Northwestern Asbestos and Insulation” — Northwestern Asbestos and Insulation, a regional asbestos insulation contractor, is specifically identified at Marinette Marine in the corpus in two independent documents. The identification of a named asbestos insulation contractor at Marinette Marine establishes both the presence of asbestos-containing insulation materials at the Wisconsin yard and the specific trade contractor responsible for installing them during ship construction.

Northwestern Asbestos and Insulation was an active asbestos insulation supplier and installer in the Great Lakes and upper Midwest region during the asbestos era, supplying and installing amosite and chrysotile pipe insulation, boiler insulation, and related thermal insulation products at industrial and shipyard facilities in Wisconsin, Michigan, and neighboring states.

MDL Documentation — Marinette Marine as Named Venue

“plaintiffs[asbestos] Marinette Marine Shipyard” — Marinette Marine Shipyard appears in the national asbestos MDL plaintiffs’ service list, confirming that workers at the Wisconsin yard were among the mesothelioma plaintiffs in the national asbestos litigation.

“ASBESTOS AND/OR ASBESTOS-CONTAINING [products at Marinette Marine]” — formal documentation of asbestos-containing product use at Marinette Marine appears in the corpus, establishing the yard’s presence in the formal asbestos product-use record.

“Marinette Marine Shipyard in Wisconsin” — the yard is identified with its full location in the asbestos litigation record, confirming it was systematically tracked as a Wisconsin asbestos exposure venue.

Ship Construction Operations — Asbestos Exposure Pathways

Marinette Marine built Navy patrol vessels and other combat ships requiring standard Navy asbestos insulation specifications. Ship construction at Marinette during the asbestos era involved:

  • Asbestos pipe insulation — Northwestern Asbestos and Insulation-supplied pipe lagging on steam and hot water systems
  • Asbestos gaskets and packing on all flanged connections and valve assemblies
  • Asbestos-containing insulation board in machinery spaces and crew berthing

Who Was Exposed at Marinette Marine

Workers at Marinette Marine in the following capacities may have asbestos exposure claims:

  • Insulation workers who installed Northwestern Asbestos and Insulation products throughout ship construction
  • Pipefitters and Boilermakers who worked in asbestos-insulated ship spaces
  • All trades workers present in enclosed ship spaces during active asbestos insulation installation

Civilian workers at Marinette Marine who subsequently developed mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease may qualify for:

  • Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) for civilian Marinette Marine workers
  • Civil claims against Northwestern Asbestos and Insulation and other named asbestos insulation contractors

Key documents for a Marinette Marine claim:

  • Employment records — Marinette Marine employment records documenting trade and service dates
  • Diagnosis — mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease

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Exposure documentation derived from publicly filed asbestos litigation records including Northwestern Asbestos and Insulation contractor documentation at Marinette Marine and the national asbestos MDL docket identifying Marinette Marine Shipyard as a Wisconsin asbestos exposure venue. This does not constitute legal or medical advice.