USS Eugene A. Greene (DD-711) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer commissioned 8 June 1945 and serving the U.S. Navy through 1972 — Korean War operations, Cuban Missile Crisis quarantine, Cold War Atlantic Fleet, and Vietnam-era service. Transferred to Spain in 1972 as Churruca.
The 11-entry equipment manifest below is sourced from ship-specific BUSHIPS (Bureau of Ships) documentation identifying machinery and equipment installed aboard. Each entry is documented equipment with verified manufacturer attribution — primary-source material for asbestos-exposure case development by Navy veterans and surviving families.
Equipment Manifest
| Equipment | Manufacturer | Qty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stodometer | WAISER, QMD | Model 12990 | |
| EDM in cryptocantor | ENS. CARSON | ||
| Nife 4" valves, gate type in fire main system | Nife | ||
| Life lines | Tisberts | Main weather deck life lines | |
| Life lines (bronze wire with bronze wire and using bron. turnbuckles and sister hooks) | Hemingdsen | To be manufactured 3 1/2 feet below 3/8 inch bronze wire | |
| Outboard W.T. hatches | IL. TIBERITS | 1-79 (Forward Fireroom), 1-108 (Forward Engineroom), 1-118 (After Fireroom), 1-136 (After Engineroom) | |
| Pouring fire and flushing pump strainer inlet | IL. TIBERITS | Valves #1 and #2 Engine Rooms | |
| Boiler | Combustion Engineering | ||
| Turbine | General Electric | ||
| Radar | Sperry Gyroscope | ||
| Sonar | General Electric | ||
| Gun Mount | Westinghouse |
Asbestos-Containing Materials Aboard Eugene A. Greene
The standard asbestos-containing materials installed throughout U.S. Navy destroyers of this era are documented to have included:
- Pipe lagging and thermal insulation on main steam, feed-water, fuel-oil, condensate, and saltwater piping throughout machinery spaces
- Boiler block insulation, refractory brick, and gun-blocks around the main boilers
- Asbestos gaskets and braided packing in valves, flanges, pumps, condensers, heat exchangers, and turbine glands
- Insulation jackets and removable lagging on main propulsion turbines, reduction gears, ship-service turbine generators, and forced-draft blowers
- Sheet asbestos and Marinite panels as fire-stops, bulkhead insulation, and overhead insulation
- Vinyl asbestos floor tile (VAT) in passageways, berthing, mess decks, and habitable compartments
- Asbestos rope, wick, and tape in gland-seal applications throughout the engineering plant
Sailors in Boilerman, Machinist’s Mate, Engineman, Electrician’s Mate, Hull Maintenance Technician, Damage Controlman, and other engineering ratings worked routinely in spaces where these materials were installed, maintained, ripped out, and replaced.
VA Benefits for Eugene A. Greene Veterans
The 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. The Eugene A. Greene equipment manifest is direct documentary evidence of the asbestos-containing materials her crew worked around throughout her service life.
Parallel claims against the asbestos bankruptcy trust funds established by the manufacturers of these products are also available, and do not reduce VA compensation.
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Equipment manifest derived from public-record BUSHIPS documentation specific to USS Eugene A. Greene (DD-711). Manufacturer attribution links to documented asbestos-product histories on AsbestosIndex.com where available. Editorial review applied per site standards.