Metalclad Insulation Company (later Metalclad Insulation LLC) was a West Coast asbestos insulation contractor that supplied and installed asbestos insulation materials at United States Navy shipyards and aboard Navy vessels throughout the mid-twentieth century. Metalclad operated as a specialty insulation contractor — similar to Thorpe Insulation Company — bringing asbestos pipe covering, asbestos insulating cement (asbestos mud), and related materials into Navy shipyards and installing them throughout ships under construction and overhaul. The United States Navy was documented as a direct customer of Metalclad Insulation. Metalclad’s Navy shipyard work is specifically documented at Long Beach Naval Shipyard and at Lockheed Shipbuilding in the Los Angeles harbor area. Publicly filed asbestos litigation records document Metalclad Insulation Company as a formal asbestos defendant (Metalclad Insulation LLC), with Navy direct-customer documentation, Long Beach Naval Shipyard and Lockheed Shipbuilding presence, asbestos mud powder documentation, and personal testimony from workers who performed insulation work at West Coast naval facilities.
Documented Asbestos in Metalclad Insulation Navy Work
Navy — Direct Customer of Metalclad
Long Beach Naval Shipyard — Documented Presence
Lockheed Shipbuilding — Named at Navy Contractor Yard
San Pedro — Navy Work in the 1960s
Asbestos Mud Powder — Named Metalclad Product
Metalclad’s Asbestos Products — Formal Documentation
Defendant — Metalclad Insulation LLC
Who Was Exposed to Metalclad Insulation Work
- Metalclad workers — the pipecoverers, laggers, and insulation mechanics employed by Metalclad who installed asbestos pipe covering and mixed and applied asbestos mud at Navy shipyards
- Navy shipyard workers of all trades who worked in spaces simultaneously receiving Metalclad asbestos insulation installation
- Navy personnel aboard ships where Metalclad was performing insulation work during construction or overhaul
- Workers at Lockheed Shipbuilding who shared spaces with Metalclad insulation crews during vessel construction
VA Claims and Legal Options — Metalclad Insulation Workers
Navy veterans who served aboard ships where Metalclad Insulation performed asbestos insulation work, and civilian workers who worked alongside Metalclad insulators at Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Lockheed Shipbuilding, or other West Coast naval facilities, 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 service aboard vessels where Metalclad performed Navy insulation work
- Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) for workers employed at naval shipyards where Metalclad operated
- Civil claims against Metalclad Insulation LLC based on its documented role as a direct Navy asbestos insulation contractor
Key documents:
- DD-214 or service records — documenting service aboard vessels at Long Beach Naval Shipyard or Lockheed Shipbuilding
- Employment records — Metalclad or shipyard 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 formal documentation of the Navy as a direct customer of Metalclad Insulation, Metalclad’s documented presence at Long Beach Naval Shipyard and Lockheed Shipbuilding, personal testimony of insulation work at Long Beach Naval Shipyard in the Metalclad context, asbestos mud powder documentation for Metalclad Insulation, and Metalclad Insulation LLC’s status as a formal asbestos defendant. This does not constitute legal or medical advice.