Brazil Naval Veterans and Asbestos

At the law office of Rudolph F.X. Migliore P.C., we represent clients with asbestos injury claims, including cases involving Brazilian Naval veterans living in the U.S. During their years of military service, veterans were often exposed to potentially fatal asbestos aboard ships that Brazil purchased over the past century from the U. S. Navy.

Like U. S. Navy servicemen, Brazilian Naval personnel were vulnerable to asbestos exposure while performing their duties each day. The servicemen often inhaled dangerous asbestos particles that may have been trapped in the linings of their lungs, leading to severe breathing problems. Over the years, some veterans have developed mesothelioma, a vicious form of lung cancer caused solely by asbestos exposure.”

Brazilian Ships That Contained Asbestos

The ships on which Brazilian veterans may have been exposed to asbestos include, but are not limited to the following:

• The Tamandare C-12 (formerly USS St. Louis)

• Barroso C11 (formerly USS Philadelphia)

• Maranhao D33 (formerly USS Shields)

• Para D27 (formerly USS Guest, Albert David)

• Paraiba D28 (USS Bennett, USS Davidson)

• Parana D29 (formerly USS Franks, USS Sample)

• Pernambuco D30 (formerly USS Knapp, USS Bradley)

• Piaui D31 (formerly USS Lewis Hancock)

• Santa Catarina D32 (USS Irwin)

• Mato Grosso D34 (formerly Compton)

• Sergipe D35 (formerly James C Owen)

• Alagaos D36 (formerly USS Buck)

• Rio Grande Do Norte D37 (formerly USS Strong)

• Espirito Santo D38 (formerly USS Lowry)

• Marcilio Diaz D25 (formerly USS Henry)

• Mariz E Barros D26 (USS Brinkley Bass)

• Unitas 52

• Nitaze DDG98

• Ships formerly known as the USS Missouri, USS Boone and the USS Thach