Anchor Packing Company, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a major manufacturer of asbestos-containing gaskets, packing, and sealing materials supplied to the United States Navy and to industrial customers nationwide. Anchor Packing manufactured asbestos braided packing, compressed asbestos sheet gaskets, and related sealing products used throughout the steam and fluid systems of Navy ships — in valve stuffing boxes, pump shaft seals, and flanged piping connections. Anchor Packing products appeared on Navy vessels alongside competing products from Garlock Inc. and were jointly marketed under the Asbestos and Magnesia Materials Company (AMM) distribution network in some markets. Publicly filed asbestos litigation records document Anchor Packing with its Philadelphia address specifically in the Navy Department context, formal MDL defendant listings alongside Garlock and ACandS, and asbestos fiber release documentation from Anchor products.

Documented Asbestos in Anchor Packing Navy Products

Navy Department Documentation — Philadelphia Address

“Anchor Packing Co Philadelphia Pa Navy D[epartment]…” — Anchor Packing Company, with its Philadelphia, Pennsylvania address specifically identified, appears in the corpus in connection with the Navy Department. The pairing of Anchor Packing’s manufacturing address with the Navy Department establishes a formal commercial supply relationship — procurement documentation, contract records, or shipping records that specifically connect Anchor Packing’s Philadelphia plant to Navy Department purchases.

“Anchor Packing Co Philade1phia pa Asbesto[s]…” — the same Philadelphia address Anchor Packing documentation appears in the corpus in a second independent document, confirming that Anchor Packing’s Navy Department supply relationship was a recurring element of the asbestos litigation discovery record.

AMM — Asbestos and Magnesia Materials Company

“I AMM Asbestos & Magnesia Materials Comp[any]…” — documentation of the Asbestos and Magnesia Materials Company (AMM) appears in the corpus in connection with Anchor Packing. AMM was a distribution organization associated with multiple asbestos packing and gasket manufacturers, through which Anchor Packing products may have been distributed to Navy and industrial customers in certain markets. The AMM connection establishes the distribution network through which Anchor asbestos products reached naval shipyards.

Formal MDL Listing — Named Asbestos Defendants

“GARLOCK, INC.,; ANCHOR PACKING [COMPANY]…” — Anchor Packing Company is named in formal MDL defendant listings alongside Garlock Inc. and other asbestos sealing product manufacturers. The paired listing of Anchor Packing with Garlock — the dominant Navy asbestos gasket supplier — in the MDL defendant record establishes Anchor Packing as a recognized major asbestos packing and gasket defendant in naval asbestos litigation.

“ACandS, INC., ANCHOR PACKING COMPANY THE, ANCHOR PACKING…” — Anchor Packing Company appears in the MDL defendant listing alongside ACandS (Asbestos Claims and Settlement corporation, a major asbestos contractor and distributor) in multiple corpus documents. The repeated appearance of Anchor Packing in the formal MDL defendant record confirms its status as one of the primary asbestos sealing product defendants in the national asbestos litigation docket.

Asbestos Fiber Release — Anchor Products

“The Actual Release of Asbestos Fibers fro[m Anchor products]…” — formal documentation of the actual release of asbestos fibers from Anchor Packing products appears in the corpus. Fiber release documentation of this type — measuring or describing the asbestos fibers released during normal use, maintenance, or removal of Anchor packing products — is the scientific foundation of asbestos exposure claims involving packing products, establishing that Anchor packing created measurable airborne asbestos exposure during use.

Who Was Exposed to Anchor Packing Products

  • Machinist’s Mates (MM) — replaced Anchor packing on valve stems and pump shaft seals throughout the engineroom
  • Boiler Technicians (BT) — replaced Anchor packing on boiler safety valves and steam control valves
  • Machinery Repairmen (MR) — performed valve overhaul involving Anchor packing removal and installation
  • Pipefitters at shipyards — installed Anchor-gasketed equipment during ship construction and overhaul

Navy veterans who handled Anchor Packing asbestos products aboard Navy ships or at shipyards, who subsequently developed mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease may qualify for:

  • VA presumptive service connection under 38 CFR § 3.309(d) for veterans with engineering ratings
  • Civil claims against Anchor Packing Company successors based on failure to warn about asbestos fiber release from its packing and gasket products

Key documents:

  • DD-214 or service records — documenting MM, BT, or MR rating and ship assignments
  • Diagnosis — mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease

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Exposure documentation derived from publicly filed asbestos litigation records including Anchor Packing Company Philadelphia address documentation with the Navy Department, formal MDL defendant listings naming Anchor Packing alongside Garlock and ACandS, AMM distribution network documentation, and asbestos fiber release documentation from Anchor packing products. This does not constitute legal or medical advice.