USS Randolph (CV-15 / CVA-15 / CVS-15) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier commissioned 9 October 1944 — Pacific Theater WWII combat (Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Tokyo strikes), Korean War, recovery ship for the Mercury MA-7 (Aurora 7) and Gemini 10 space missions, and ASW service through 1969.
The 63-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L.P. Turbine | Westinghouse | 3 | |
| High Pressure Air Strainer 3/8" | Walworths Co. | 1 | |
| Distilling Plant 40,000 GPD | Griscom-Russell | ||
| H.P. Air Separators 3000# | Barnes Mfg. Co. | 3 | |
| Compressors | Quincy Compressor Co. | ||
| HEAF Fuel Oil Service Pumps | Delaval | 4 | |
| Air Compressor, 30 cfh | Worthington | 2 | |
| Stripping Pump | Warren | 4 | |
| 300 gpm Filter | Bendix-Skinner | 2 | |
| Fans, cont. H.P. | Buffalo Forge | 2 | |
| Aircraft Fueling & Defueling Pumps | Blackmer | ||
| Distilling Condenser/Air Ejector Cond. | Griscom-Russell | ||
| Valve Packing ¼" | Magnesia Manufacturing Company | 10 | |
| Valve Packing 3/16" | Ehret | 10 | |
| Valves | Fulton Sylphon Co. | ||
| Medium Soft Rubber | U.S. Rubber Co. | 200 | |
| Bendix Log System | Bendix | Circuit Y calibration | |
| Airplane Defueling Pumps | Lewis Shepard Sales Corp. | 4 instruction booklets | |
| Air Compressors - Tire Inflation | Quincy Compressor Co. | Spare parts | |
| Valves/Tire Inflation Loop | Foster Engineering | ||
| Relief Valves for Accumulators | Manning, Maxwell, and Moore, Inc. | Tire inflation system | |
| Packing, Carboo Type C22 | BF Sturtevant | Main feed pump turbine | |
| Main Condensate Pump Turbine | Westinghouse | Gland packing rings, gland keys | |
| Forced Draft Blowers Carbon Packing | BF Sturtevant | ||
| Fire Pump Turbine | BF Sturtevant | Carbon packing | |
| Economizer Cleanout Plugs & Gaskets | Babcock & Wilcox | ||
| Variable Pressure Regulating Valves and Gages | Keckley Co. | ||
| Main Turbines | Westinghouse | 4 | |
| Reduction Gears | Westinghouse | 4 | |
| Refrigeration and Air Conditioning | Frick | 3 | |
| Boilers | Babcock & Wilcox | 8 | |
| Steam Traps, Yarway | Yarway | 57-3/4" and 38-1/2" sizes | |
| Boiler Safety Valves | Manning, Maxwell and Moore | 32 | Steam drum, superheater, pilot activator |
| Deaerating Feed Tanks | Elliott Co. | 2 | |
| Leslie Regulators 1 ½" | Leslie | 4 | Fire and flushing pumps |
| Leslie Regulators 2 ½" | Leslie | 8 | Main feed pumps |
| Leslie Regulators ¾" | Leslie | 8 | Fuel oil service pumps |
| H.P. Air Compressor | Ingersoll-Rand | 1 | Forward auxiliary machinery space |
| Forced Draft Blowers | BF Sturtevant | 8 | Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 15 |
| Retracting Pump | Vickers | 1 | Starboard catapult |
| Condensers | Westinghouse | ||
| Distilling Apparatus | Griscom-Russell | 3 | |
| Motor Generators | Bogue | ||
| Water Meters, Dual 129 GOF | Buffalo | 2 | 2 ½" |
| Motor Launch Engines | Buda | 5 | Model DB-N |
| Air Compressors HP | Ingersoll-Rand | 5 | |
| Refrigeration - Special Weapons | Carrier | 2 | |
| Refrigeration - Central Stations | York | 2 | |
| Refrigeration - Sick Bay | Frick | 1 | |
| Refrigeration - Steering Gear | York | 1 | |
| Refrigeration - Wardroom & RR #2 | York | 1 | |
| Refrigeration - R.R. #3 | York | 1 | |
| Refrigeration - R.R. #4 | York | 1 | |
| Refrigeration - Photo Lab | Frick | 1 | |
| Refrigeration - CIC | Carrier | 1 | |
| Refrigeration - Admin/Capt Staff & RR #1 | York | 1 | |
| Refrigeration - Radio Central | York | 1 | |
| Refrigeration - Photo Processing Water | Frick | 1 | |
| Refrigeration - Bomb Directory | Frick | 1 | |
| Refrigeration - Primary Fly | Carrier | 1 | |
| Main Refrigeration | Carrier | 3 | |
| Windlass | Hyde Windlass Company | ||
| Speed Gear | Waterbury Tool Company |
Asbestos-Containing Materials Aboard Randolph
The standard asbestos-containing materials installed throughout U.S. Navy aircraft carriers 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 Randolph 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 Randolph 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 Randolph (CV-15). Manufacturer attribution links to documented asbestos-product histories on AsbestosIndex.com where available. Editorial review applied per site standards.