USS Kinkaid (DD-965) was a Spruance-class destroyer commissioned 10 July 1976 — Cold War Pacific Fleet, Operation Earnest Will (Persian Gulf escort), Operation Desert Storm, and service through 2003 across 27 years of Pacific Fleet ASW operations.
The 30-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubricating Oil Duplex Strainers | HR Filters | ||
| Propulsion Plant | General Electric | ||
| Main Reductions Gears | Westinghouse | USS Kinkaid (DD-965), 1976 | |
| Waste Heat Boilers | Conseco Inc. | ||
| Economizer Headers | Foster Wheeler | ||
| Superheater Inlet Headers | Foster Wheeler Corporation | ||
| Drinking Water Cooler Systems | General Electric | ||
| Propulsion Gas Turbine | General Electric Company | ||
| Brakes (for propulsion gears) | Philadelphia Gear | ||
| Clutches (for propulsion gears) | Philadelphia Gear | ||
| Main Propulsion Gears | Westinghouse Electric Co. | ||
| Main Reduction Gears | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | ||
| Bolt-on-Reversing Kit | Westinghouse Electric Corporation | ||
| Gas Turbine Engine | General Electric | 2 | Main propulsion |
| Diesel Generator | Fairbanks Morse | 2 | Auxiliary power |
| Boiler | Combustion Engineering | 2 | Steam generation |
| Fire Control Radar | Raytheon | Combat system | |
| Navigation Radar | Raytheon | Surface search | |
| Sonar System | Westinghouse Electric | Anti-submarine warfare | |
| Gun Mount 5-inch/54 | United States Navy | 2 | Primary armament |
| Steam Turbine | General Electric | Auxiliary propulsion | |
| Radar System | Raytheon | Air search and fire control radar | |
| Sonar System | Raytheon | Hull-mounted search and attack sonar | |
| Gun Mount | United States Navy | 1 | 5-inch 54-caliber dual purpose gun |
| Missile Launcher | Lockheed Martin | 2 | Mk 41 Vertical Launch System |
| Torpedo Tube | United States Navy | 2 | Mk 32 surface ship torpedo tubes |
| Babcock & Wilcox Boiler | Babcock & Wilcox | Steam generation FY1-226607 | |
| General Electric Turbine | General Electric | WBSM ER6-5, Class 1551 | |
| Gas Turbine | General Electric | 2 | Main propulsion |
| Gearbox | General Electric | 2 | Reduction gear |
Asbestos-Containing Materials Aboard Kinkaid
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 Kinkaid 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 Kinkaid 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 Kinkaid (DD-965). Manufacturer attribution links to documented asbestos-product histories on AsbestosIndex.com where available. Editorial review applied per site standards.