Are Haleakala AE-25 veterans covered by Navy asbestos litigation records?

Yes. Haleakala AE-25 is documented in the public U.S. Navy asbestos litigation record. U.S. Navy vessels of her service era were built to BUSHIPS specifications that required asbestos insulation throughout engineering spaces, on steam lines, around boilers and turbines, and in gasket and packing materials.

Which shipboard components on Haleakala AE-25 contained asbestos?

Asbestos-containing materials documented aboard U.S. Navy vessels of Haleakala AE-25's era include: boiler insulation and lagging, steam-line pipe insulation, turbine and reduction-gear casings, valve packing, gaskets, brake and clutch friction materials, electrical wire insulation, overhead pipe coverings in berthing and mess spaces, and Navy-issue boiler cement and refractory in fireboxes.

What ratings were exposed to asbestos serving on Haleakala AE-25?

Navy ratings with the highest documented asbestos exposure include Machinist's Mate (MM), Boiler Technician (BT), Hull Maintenance Technician (HT), Engineman (EN), Electrician's Mate (EM), Interior Communications Electrician (IC), Damage Controlman (DC), and Pipefitter / Shipfitter. Officers in engineering departments also encountered asbestos in normal duty. Shipyard workers performing overhaul, repair, or refit work had concentrated exposure during yard periods.

What equipment manufacturers are documented on Haleakala AE-25?

Documented equipment manufacturers aboard Haleakala AE-25 include: Allis-Chalmers, Anchor, Atlas (Atlas Valve Co.), Atwood & Morrill, Bethlehem Quincy, Bethlehem Quincy Shipbuilding Inc., Bethlehem Steel Co.. These manufacturers supplied boilers, turbines, pumps, valves, electrical equipment, and insulation systems through BUSHIPS contracts during the asbestos era.

Do Haleakala AE-25 veterans qualify for VA disability for mesothelioma?

Potentially. VA evaluates asbestos-related disability claims individually. Haleakala AE-25 veterans generally need medical records showing the current disease, service records supporting in-service asbestos exposure, and a doctor's statement connecting the two. Veterans may file at VA.gov, call 1-800-827-1000, or seek free help from an accredited Veterans Service Organization such as DAV, VFW, or the American Legion.

USS Haleakala (AE-25) — Equipment Reference & Asbestos Exposure Record

USS Haleakala (AE-25) was a Suribachi-class ammunition ship, built by Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point, and, like every steam-powered warship of her era, carried asbestos insulation, gaskets, and packing throughout her machinery and piping spaces.

The equipment reference below is hull-specific and primary-source — transcribed from the ship’s own Navy construction, equipment-certification, and material-inspection records. It is not a secondary Wikipedia summary; each entry cites the record that ties the manufacturer to this hull.

Equipment Reference

Equipment Manifest — USS Haleakala (AE-25). 60 machinery/equipment entries identified through ship-specific BUSHIPS documentation. Manufacturers in bold link to documented asbestos-product history on AsbestosIndex.com.

Equipment	Manufacturer	Qty	Notes
Main propulsion steam turbine (cross-compound, 12,500 SHP)	Bethlehem Steel Co.	1	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis of Machinery & Hull Data (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet D), synopsis applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; HP impulse + LP reaction, 12,500 SHP
Main reduction gears (2-pinion double-reduction, double-helical articulated)	Bethlehem Quincy Shipbuilding Inc.	1	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis of Machinery & Hull Data (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet F), applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Main thrust bearings (HP turbine, LP turbine, propeller)	Kingsbury		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis of Machinery & Hull Data (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet F, Shaft & Bearings), applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Main boilers (Marine water-tube #1 & #2, type V2M, 600 psig / 850 F)	Combustion Engineering	2	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet G) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; independently confirmed AE-25-specific by USS Haleakala (AE-25) Distillate Assistance Team post-conversion report, Jan 1973 (two C-E V2M boilers)
Boiler burners / fuel-oil air registers (Todd D-16, variable-capacity YY atomizer)	Todd	6	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet G) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25 (6 Todd burners, 3 per boiler); Todd D-16 air registers confirmed AE-25-specific in USS Haleakala (AE-25) DAT report, Jan 1973
Automatic combustion controls (boiler)	Hagan		Hull-specific record: USS Haleakala (AE-25) Distillate Assistance Team post-conversion report, Jan 1973 (AE-25 specific) - boilers operated in automatic mode using Hagan combustion controls
Main & auxiliary condensers	Bethlehem Quincy		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis of Machinery & Hull Data (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet I), applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; 1 main horizontal straight-tube + 3-pass auxiliary, 90-10 Cu-Ni tubes
Main & auxiliary air ejectors (two-stage, inter-after condenser)	C.H. Wheeler Mfg. Co.		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet J) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; 1 main (twin element) + 3 auxiliary per ship; also named as distilling-plant air ejector on Sheet M
Fuel oil heaters (G-Fin)	Griscom Russell	3	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet K, Misc Heat Exchanger Data) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; corroborated by Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point AE23-25 FO Heaters correspondence
Lubricating oil coolers (straight-tube)	Kewanee-Ross		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet K, Misc Heat Exchanger Data) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Deaerating feed water heater / deaerating feed tank	Cochrane		Hull-specific record: Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point letter, Ammunition Ships AE23-25, Deaerating Feed Water Heaters (Hulls 4562-4564), applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Deaerating feed tank relief valve (3" bronze Navy relief valve)	Lonergan		Hull-specific record: Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point AE23-25 Deaerating Feed Water Heaters correspondence (Lonergan Dwg NMP-151), applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Deaerating feed tank check valve (bronze horizontal lift check)	Crane Co.		Hull-specific record: Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point AE23-25 Deaerating Feed Water Heaters correspondence (Crane Dwg 27318), applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Distilling plants / evaporators (two-stage flash, 12,000 GPD)	Bethlehem Steel Company, Shipbuilding Division (Quincy)	2	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet M, Distilling Plants) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Main feed pumps (turbine-driven)	Pacific	2	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; pump and driving turbine both Pacific
Main circulating pump (turbine-driven)	Worthington	1	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; pump Worthington, driving turbine Whiton, reduction gear Falk
Main circulating pump turbine (drive)	Whiton	1	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; corroborated by Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point AE23-25 Turbine for Main Circ Pump correspondence
Main circulating pump reduction gear	Falk	1	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Main condensate pumps	Worthington	2	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; motor-driven (Electro-Dynamic)
Auxiliary circulating pumps	Worthington		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Auxiliary condensate pumps	Worthington		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Main fuel oil service pumps (Warren-Quimby vertical)	Warren		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; corroborated by Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point AE23-25 Main FO Service Pump (Warren-Quimby) correspondence
Fuel oil service pumps (as installed under ShipAlt AE-581, 1973 nameplate, type 12DBX)	DeLaval	2	Hull-specific record: USS Haleakala (AE-25) Distillate Assistance Team report, Jan 1973 (AE-25 specific) - FOSP #1/#2 DeLaval 12DBX nameplates; replaced original Warren FOS pumps
Fuel oil transfer pump (700 GPM)	DeLaval	1	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; corroborated by Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point AE23-25 FO Transfer Pump (DeLaval) correspondence and USS Haleakala (AE-25) 1973 DAT nameplate (DeLaval B323-FBX-400)
Diesel oil transfer pump	DeLaval	1	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Lube oil service pumps (standby turbine-driven & emergency motor-driven)	Dravo		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Lube oil purifier (centrifugal, with preheater)	DeLaval	1	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; corroborated by Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point AE23-25 Lub-Oil Purifier correspondence
Lube oil purifier steam preheater	Davis		Hull-specific record: Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point AE23-25 Lub-Oil Purifier correspondence (Davis Dwg 4-24306, Lub-Oil Purifier Steam Heater), applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Diesel oil purifier (centrifugal)	DeLaval	1	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; motor by Louis Allis
Lube oil purifier / diesel oil purifier drive motors	Louis Allis		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Fire pumps (turbine-, motor- and diesel-driven)	Allis-Chalmers		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; corroborated by Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point AE23-25 Fire Pumps (Allis Chalmers) correspondence; turbine-driven unit uses Whiton turbine, diesel-driven unit uses Caterpillar engine
Diesel engine drive for fire pump	Caterpillar	1	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H, Fire Pump - Diesel Engine Drive) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Forced draft blowers (turbine-driven, 26,400 CFM)	Westinghouse	2	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; blower fan Westinghouse, driving turbine Whiton; corroborated by Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point AE23-25 Forced Draft Blowers (Westinghouse) correspondence
Forced draft blower drive turbines	Whiton	2	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Ships service / control / LP air compressors (3-cylinder)	Worthington		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; corroborated by Bethlehem Steel AE23-25 LP Air Compressors (Worthington) correspondence
Distiller salt water feed / drain / distillate / overboard pumps	Warren		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Fresh water, salt water service, fire & flushing, bilge & ballast, hot water & A/C circulating pumps	Worthington		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; multiple auxiliary service pumps
Priming units (main feed / bilge & ballast pumps)	Nash Engineering		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Force (eductor) pumps	Derbyshire Machine & Tool Co.		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Eductors / force injector pumps	Schutte & Koerting		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; same maker also supplied combined exhaust & relief valves (separate AE23-25 correspondence)
Portable fire pumps (gasoline-engine driven)	Johnson Motors		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; some portable units by Outboard Marine
Portable fire pumps (gasoline-engine driven)	Outboard Marine		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Gland leak-off exhausters	Ilg Electric Ventilating Co.		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
General electric drive motors for pumps/blowers/compressors	Electro-Dynamic		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet H, 'Elec. Dyn.' driving units) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; Aux Circulating Pump motors confirmed by Bethlehem AE23-25 controllers spec (Electro Dynamic Div, General Dynamics)
Motor controllers for auxiliary circulating pumps & emergency lube oil pump (A.C. magnetic)	Cutler-Hammer		Hull-specific record: Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point AE23-25 correspondence - Controllers for Auxiliary Circulating Pumps (Bethlehem Spec 4562-23-107B) and A.C. Magnetic Controller for Emergency Lubricating Oil Pump; applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; Cutler-Hammer also a motor-generator starting panel maker (Synopsis Sheet O)
Turbo generators (750 kW, turbine-driven AC)	General Electric	3	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet N, Generator Data) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; generator, gear and turbine all GE, 450 V, 1200 rpm
Emergency diesel generator (300 kW)	General Electric	1	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet N) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; GE generator driven by Caterpillar 12-cylinder diesel engine
Emergency diesel generator engine (12-cylinder)	Caterpillar	1	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet N, Generator Data) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Degaussing motor-generators	Electro-Dynamic		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet O, Motor Generator Data) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25; one 40 kVA set Electro-Dynamic, one 25 kW set General Electric
Motor-generator starting panel (magnetic across-the-line)	Ward Leonard Electric Co.		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet O) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Power/lighting transformers	Westinghouse		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet P, Transformers) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Air conditioning plant (Freon-12, 200 tons)	Chrysler Airtemp (Chrysler Air Temp. Corp.)	1	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet L, Refrigerating Plants) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Refrigeration compressors (ships stores, ships service, A/C - radial, Freon-12)	Chrysler		Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheets H & L) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Captain's galley refrigeration unit (Freon-12, air-cooled)	Foster Refrigerator Corp.	1	Hull-specific record: USS Pyro (AE-24) BuShips Synopsis (NAVSHIPS 577, Sheet L, Refrigerating Plants) applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
10" LP bleeder check valve	Atwood & Morrill		Hull-specific record: Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point letter 20 Nov 1957, Ammunition Ships AE23-25, 10" L.P. Bleeder Check Valve (Hulls 4562-4564, P.O. to Atwood & Morrill), applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Combined exhaust & relief valves (auxiliary exhaust / turbine exhaust)	Schutte & Koerting		Hull-specific record: Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point letter 23 Dec 1957, Ammunition Ships AE23-25, Combined Exhaust and Relief Valves (Hulls 4562-4564), applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Fuel oil bypass relief valves	Atlas (Atlas Valve Co.)		Hull-specific record: SupShip/Naval Inspector letter 26 Dec 1957, Ammunition Ships AE23-25, Fuel Oil Bypass Relief Valves (Atlas Dwgs NAP665/NAP666), applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
LP tilt-disc & gate/check valves for main condenser circulating system	Anchor		Hull-specific record: Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point letter 26 Nov 1957, Ammunition Ships AE23-25, L.P. Tilt Disc & Gate Valves for Main Cond. Circ. Sys. (Anchor Equip. Dwg 393-5), applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Main boiler safety valves (Type 1556HC / 1556JA)	Manning Maxwell Moore		Hull-specific record: Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point letter 28 Oct 1957, Ammunition Ships AE23-25, Main Boilers accessory Safety Valves (M.M. & M. Dwgs 5VMA72/5VLZ72), applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25
Temperature control valve for steam (galley steam table)	Fulton / Robertshaw Fulton Controls (Fulton-Sylphon)		Hull-specific record: Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point letter 10 Oct 1957, Ammunition Ships AE23-25, Temp. Control Valve for Steam to Galley Steam Table (Fulton Dwg 11267-R, P.O. to Robertshaw Fulton Controls Co.), applies to AE23-25 incl. AE-25

Source: these 60 equipment-and-manufacturer entries were transcribed from the primary Navy records for USS Haleakala (AE-25). Per public litigation records, the machinery aboard ships of this type — boilers, steam turbines, pumps, valves, and their asbestos insulation, gaskets, and packing — allegedly contained asbestos. This is a documentary reference published by an independent publisher; it is not legal advice.

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Navy Ratings Most Exposed to Asbestos Aboard Haleakala

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:

Boilerman (BT) — boiler-room operations, refractory work, burner maintenance
Machinist’s Mate (MM) — main propulsion turbines, reduction gears, condensers, pumps
Engineman (EN) — auxiliary diesel and gasoline engines, gland packing
Electrician’s Mate (EM) — cable runs through asbestos-insulated chases, motor-generator sets
Hull Maintenance Technician (HT) / Pipefitter — piping system maintenance, gasket replacement, valve repacking
Damage Controlman (DC) — firefighting equipment, fire-stops, bulkhead penetrations
Fireman (FN) — engineering-plant tending across boiler and engine rooms

VA Disability Claims for Asbestos-Related Disease

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs evaluates asbestos claims individually. A veteran generally needs medical evidence of a current asbestos-related disease, service evidence supporting in-service asbestos exposure, and a medical opinion connecting the two. Ship assignments, Navy ratings, and equipment records can help document the exposure history but do not create automatic service connection.

Approved claims may provide monthly disability compensation and related benefits. Survivors may separately qualify for Dependency & Indemnity Compensation when the applicable requirements are met. Civil lawsuits and asbestos-trust claims use different standards; claimants should obtain individualized advice about how the processes interact.

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.