USS Julius A. Furer (DEG-6) is documented in the public U.S. Navy asbestos litigation record. A ship-specific BUSHIPS equipment manifest has not yet been published for this vessel in our records.
The standard asbestos-containing materials documented aboard U.S. Navy vessels of this era, the Navy ratings most exposed during normal duty, and the VA presumptive-benefits framework are listed below and apply to any sailor who served in an engineering, hull, or damage-control rate aboard a Navy ship of this period.
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Brooke-Class guided missile frigate — Class Background
Ship-specific service history is not available for this vessel in public records. The class-level information below applies to all ships in her class. Source: Wikipedia — Brooke-Class guided missile frigate
The Brooke class was a United States Navy guided missile frigate class consisting of six ships, based on the Garcia-class design but equipped with the Tartar Guided Missile System. Originally classified as guided missile destroyer escorts (DEG) before redesignation to frigates (FFG) in 1975, the class entered service between 1966 and 1968, with the final ship decommissioned in 1989. Ships in the class featured steam turbine propulsion, three-dimensional air search radar, and later LAMPS SH-2 Seasprite helicopter capabilities.
Class Overview
- Total Ships in Class
- 6
- Construction Era
- 1962-1968
- Service Era
- 1966-1989
Class Mission & Role
Guided missile frigates designed to provide air defense and anti-submarine warfare capabilities for the U.S. Navy.
Asbestos Materials in this Class
Standard pre-1980 U.S. Navy construction included asbestos in pipe lagging, boiler insulation, gaskets, and habitability spaces. The Brooke-class ships, constructed in the 1960s with Foster Wheeler boilers and steam turbine propulsion systems, would have contained asbestos materials typical of naval vessels from this era.
The asbestos-containing products documented on U.S. Navy vessels and at shipyards are catalogued by manufacturer on AsbestosIndex. These records cross-reference which companies supplied which materials and to which facilities.
Navy Ratings Most Exposed to Asbestos Aboard Julius A. Furer
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the public asbestos litigation record document that the following Navy ratings worked routinely in spaces where ACM was installed, maintained, ripped out, and replaced:
VA Presumptive Benefits — No Filing Deadline
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recognizes mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, and pleural disease as conditions presumed to be service-connected for Navy veterans with documented asbestos exposure under 38 CFR § 3.309(d). No statute of limitations applies to VA disability compensation claims.
Available benefits may include monthly disability compensation, Dependency & Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for surviving spouses, priority VA healthcare enrollment, and Special Monthly Compensation for severe cases. Parallel claims against the asbestos bankruptcy trust funds established by the manufacturers of these products do not reduce VA compensation.
How to file a VA disability claim: VA claims are filed directly with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — not with a law firm. Start at VA.gov › Hazardous Materials Exposure, call 1‑800‑827‑1000, or get free help filing from a Veterans Service Organization: DAV, VFW, or American Legion.
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Source notes: equipment-manifest entries (where shown) are sourced from public-record BUSHIPS (Bureau of Ships) documentation, NARA archives, and the public asbestos litigation record. Manufacturer attributions link to documented asbestos-product histories on AsbestosIndex.com where available. Nothing on this page constitutes medical or legal advice.
