USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) is a essex-class aircraft carrier in the U.S. asbestos litigation record. The equipment manifest below is a class-pattern reference assembled from manufacturer and machinery entries documented across 29 sister ships of the same class. Ship-specific BUSHIPS documentation for USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) herself has not yet been published; this pattern reflects what was standard for vessels of this class.
Class Equipment Pattern
| Equipment | Manufacturer | Qty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boilers | Babcock & Wilcox | Documented across 4 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Auxiliary Feed Booster Pumps | Worthington | Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Fuel Oil Service Pumps | Quimby | Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Leslie Regulators | Leslie | Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Main Condensers | Westinghouse | Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Main Feed Pumps | Worthington | Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Air Compressor | Ingersoll-Rand | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Air Ejectors | S.H. Wheeler | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Condensers | Westinghouse | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Diesel Fuel Oil Purifier | DeLaval | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Diesel Fuel Oil Service Pumps | Northern | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Distilling Plants | Griscom Russell | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Economizers | Foster Wheeler | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Fire & Flushing Pump Turbines | Sturtevant | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Fire & Flushing Pumps | Warren | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Fuel Oil Heaters | Griscom-Russell | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Fuel Oil Service Pump Turbines | Terry | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Hp Air Compressor | Ingersoll-Rand | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Hp Air Compressors | Ingersoll Rand | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Lp Drain Pumps | Warren | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Main Air Ejectors | Westinghouse | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Main Circulating Pump Turbines | Westinghouse | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Main Circulating Pumps | Westinghouse | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Main Condensate Pump Turbines | Westinghouse | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Main Feed Booster Pump Turbines | Sturtevant | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Main Feed Booster Pumps | Worthington | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Main Feed Pump Turbines | Sturtevant | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Reduction Gears | Westinghouse | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| Refrigeration Rr | York | Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Essex-class aircraft carrier |
Note: this manifest is a class-level pattern derived from sister-ship BUSHIPS records and public asbestos litigation documents. Individual ship-specific variations may exist. Where ship-specific documentation becomes available for USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), this page will be updated to reflect her unique equipment profile.
Asbestos-Containing Materials Aboard Philippine Sea
U.S. Navy aircraft carriers built between the 1930s and 1980s were constructed with extensive asbestos-containing materials throughout machinery spaces, engineering plants, and habitability compartments. The standard ACM categories installed and maintained aboard included:
- Pipe lagging and thermal insulation — 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 and burner fronts.
- Asbestos gaskets and braided packing — valves, flanges, pumps, condensers, heat exchangers, and turbine glands.
- Insulation jackets and removable lagging — main propulsion turbines, reduction gears, ship-service turbine generators, and forced-draft blowers.
- Sheet asbestos and Marinite panels — fire-stops, bulkhead insulation, and overhead insulation throughout damage-control zones.
- Vinyl asbestos floor tile (VAT) — passageways, berthing, mess decks, wardroom, and habitable compartments.
- Asbestos rope, wick, and tape — gland-seal applications throughout the engineering plant.
Navy Ratings Most Exposed to Asbestos Aboard Philippine Sea
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.