ACandS, Inc. (Armstrong Contracting and Supply) was one of the largest asbestos insulation contractors in the United States, performing asbestos insulation installation work at Navy shipyards and naval facilities throughout the mid-twentieth century. ACandS was not itself a shipyard — it was a specialty contractor that supplied and installed asbestos insulation products throughout Navy ship construction and overhaul operations. ACandS workers installed pipe covering, equipment insulation, and thermal insulation materials aboard Navy vessels and within shipyard facilities, working alongside shipyard tradespeople and Navy personnel. Publicly filed asbestos litigation records document ACandS’s specific role as a shipyard asbestos contractor working for the Navy, the Navy’s formal notification to ACandS as an asbestos insulation contractor, ACandS’s supply of asbestos insulation alongside co-contractor Fenco, and ACandS’s installation of Owens-Illinois pipe covering at naval shipyards.

Documented ACandS Navy Shipyard Work

Navy Shipyard Contractor — Not a Shipyard

Navy Notification — Formal Asbestos Contractor Designation

Fenco and ACandS — Co-Contractors

Owens-Illinois Pipe Covering — ACandS Installation

Asbestos Level Assessment — Formal Documentation

Asbestos Exposure — Personal Testimony

Who Was Exposed to ACandS Shipyard Work

  • ACandS workers — insulation installers employed by ACandS who handled, cut, applied, and removed asbestos pipe covering and insulation throughout Navy shipyards
  • Shipyard trades — pipefitters, plumbers, welders, and other craftspeople who worked in spaces where ACandS was simultaneously performing asbestos insulation installation
  • Navy personnel and inspectors — Navy workers and quality inspectors present during ACandS insulation installation
  • Overhaul workers — workers who later removed or disturbed ACandS-installed asbestos insulation during ship overhaul and maintenance operations

VA Claims and Legal Options — ACandS Shipyard Contractor Workers

Navy veterans and shipyard workers who were exposed to asbestos insulation installed by ACandS at Navy shipyards, and who subsequently developed mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease, may qualify for:

  • VA service connection under VA asbestos-claim guidance for veterans with documented exposure to shipyard insulation operations during Navy service
  • Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) for shipyard workers employed during ACandS insulation operations
  • Civil claims against ACandS successors based on ACandS’s documented role as a Navy shipyard asbestos insulation contractor

Key documents:

  • DD-214 or service records — documenting Navy shipyard duty or service aboard ships undergoing ACandS insulation work
  • Employment records — shipyard or ACandS employment records documenting insulation installation work
  • Diagnosis — mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease

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Exposure documentation derived from publicly filed asbestos litigation records including ACandS’s documented role as a Navy shipyard insulation contractor, Navy notification to ACandS as an asbestos insulation contractor, joint ACandS and Fenco asbestos insulation supply documentation, ACandS installation of Owens-Illinois pipe covering at naval facilities, and personal testimony of asbestos dust inhalation from ACandS Navy shipyard work. This does not constitute legal or medical advice.