USS Orleck (DD-886) was a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned 15 September 1945 — Korean War combat operations, Cold War Pacific Fleet, and Vietnam War gunfire support service. Transferred to Turkey in 1982. Today preserved as a museum ship in Jacksonville, Florida.
The 52-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State impellers modified Delaval | Delaval | 2 | 2nd State impellers |
| Foster Pump governors | Foster | ||
| B&W Express type boiler | Babcock & Wilcox | 4 | Types 1, 2, 3, & 4 in way of superheaters |
| Elwood fueling system | Elwood | Provide and install gear | |
| Main condensate pump with 2nd stage impeller | Worthington | Worthington to deliver pumps | |
| Turbined double reduction gear ship | Westinghouse | 1 | 60,000 SHP cross-compound with cruising turbines |
| Main engines | General Electric | 2 | |
| Cruising turbines | General Electric | 2 | |
| Reduction gears | Falk | Double reduction | |
| High pressure air compressor | Worthington Pump and Machinery Company | 1 | |
| Low pressure air compressor | Worthington Pump and Machinery Company | 1 | |
| Boilers | Babcock & Wilcox | 4 | Brick work in furnaces cracked badly |
| Evaporators | Griscom-Russell | Low pressure | |
| Refrigeration compressor | Carrier | 2 | |
| Ship's service generator sets | Westinghouse E&M Co | 2 | One in each engine room |
| Diesel driven emergency and casualty power generators | General Electric | 2 | |
| Boiler #1 | Babcock & Wilcox | ||
| Boiler #2 | Babcock & Wilcox | ||
| Boiler #3 | Babcock & Wilcox | ||
| Boiler #4 | Babcock & Wilcox | ||
| H.P. Turbine | Westinghouse | ||
| Cruising Turbine | Westinghouse | ||
| L.P. Turbine | Westinghouse | ||
| Astern Turbine | Westinghouse | ||
| Axial Parallel Piston Hydraulic Pump | Waterbury Pump Co. | Port | |
| Drainage Pump | Sawyer Pump Co. | 5 | |
| Fresh Water Pump | Warren Steam Pumps Co. | ||
| Gyro Compass | Sperry | ||
| Turbines | General Electric | DD-856 class | |
| Generators | General Electric | ||
| Evaporators | Combustion Engineering | ||
| Blower | General Electric | ||
| Motor | General Electric | ||
| Pump | General Electric | ||
| Turbine | General Electric | ||
| Condenser | General Electric | ||
| Switchboard | General Electric | ||
| Radar | General Electric | ||
| Sonar | General Electric | ||
| Fire Control System | Ford Instrument | ||
| Turbo-Electric Drive | General Electric | ||
| Air Compressors | Worthington | ||
| Bread Toaster | Completo | ||
| Coffee Urn | Completo | ||
| Potato Peeler | Completo | ||
| Meat Grinder | Completo | ||
| Can Opener | Completo | ||
| Radar | Sperry Gyroscope | Fire control system | |
| Gun Mount | United States Steel | 5-inch dual purpose | |
| Boiler | Babcock & Wilcox | Steam generation | |
| Gyroscope | Sperry | ||
| Fire Control System | Mk 37 |
Asbestos-Containing Materials Aboard Orleck
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 Orleck 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 Orleck 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 Orleck (DD-886). Manufacturer attribution links to documented asbestos-product histories on AsbestosIndex.com where available. Editorial review applied per site standards.