Brooklyn Navy Yard / Charleston Naval Shipyard / Long Beach Naval Shipyard — Missouri Plant Asbestos Exposure

Plaintiffs alleged asbestos exposure at Brooklyn Navy Yard / Charleston Naval Shipyard / Long Beach Naval Shipyard plants in Missouri. Premises-liability information for Missouri workers.

By Rights Watch Media Group LLC •July 1, 2026 • Updated July 1, 2026 • 2 min read

Brooklyn Navy Yard / Charleston Naval Shipyard / Long Beach Naval Shipyard — Plants in Missouri

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while working at Brooklyn Navy Yard / Charleston Naval Shipyard / Long Beach Naval Shipyard plants in Missouri. This page documents the Missouri portion of Brooklyn Navy Yard / Charleston Naval Shipyard / Long Beach Naval Shipyard’s multi-state operations. For the full corporate summary and plants in other states, see the Brooklyn Navy Yard / Charleston Naval Shipyard / Long Beach Naval Shipyard manufacturer page.

Premises Description

Three additional historic U.S. Navy federal shipyards operated through much of the asbestos era before their closure under successive rounds of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC):

Brooklyn Navy Yard (New York Navy Yard — founded 1801, closed 1966; today the Brooklyn Navy Yard Industrial Park) — historic East Coast Navy shipyard, WWII builder of USS Iowa BB-61, USS Missouri BB-63, and Essex-class carriers
Charleston Naval Shipyard (Charleston SC — founded 1901; closed 1996) — East Coast Navy nuclear-submarine overhaul specialist
Long Beach Naval Shipyard (Long Beach CA — founded 1943; closed 1997) — West Coast Navy surface-ship overhaul

Each operated through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing marine materials throughout Navy ship construction, overhaul, and repair work.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Brooklyn Navy Yard, Charleston Naval Shipyard, and Long Beach Naval Shipyard exposed federal shipyard workforce and Navy ratings to extensive asbestos.

Workers Exposed

Federal shipyard machinists, pipefitters, boilermakers, electricians, insulators at all three federal shipyards
Navy machinist mates and engineering ratings aboard ships under overhaul
Contractor trade workers dispatched to these federal shipyards

If You Worked at Brooklyn Navy Yard, Charleston NSY, or Long Beach NSY

If you worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Charleston Naval Shipyard, or Long Beach Naval Shipyard during the asbestos era — as a federal shipyard employee or as a Navy rating aboard a ship at the yard — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness, you may have legal rights.

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Skilled Trades Exposed at Industrial Facilities Like This One

Asbestos exposure at industrial jobsites concentrated in the skilled trades that built, operated, and maintained the plant:

Operating Engineers Boilermakers Pipefitters & Steamfitters Electricians Millwrights Iron Workers Pipe Coverers & Insulators Sheet Metal Workers Refractory Bricklayers Power Plant Operators

Brooklyn Navy Yard / Charleston Naval Shipyard / Long Beach Naval Shipyard — Missouri Plant Asbestos Exposure — Frequently Asked Questions

Is Brooklyn Navy Yard / Charleston Naval Shipyard / Long Beach Naval Shipyard — Missouri Plant Asbestos Exposure documented in asbestos litigation records?

Yes. Brooklyn Navy Yard / Charleston Naval Shipyard / Long Beach Naval Shipyard — Missouri Plant Asbestos Exposure is documented in public asbestos litigation records, EPA NESHAP filings, OSHA inspection logs, and/or state regulatory databases. Workers at industrial facilities of this era routinely encountered asbestos-containing materials in pipe insulation, gaskets, packing, boiler block, refractory products, floor and ceiling tiles, and electrical components.

Which workers had the highest asbestos exposure at Brooklyn Navy Yard / Charleston Naval Shipyard / Long Beach Naval Shipyard — Missouri Plant Asbestos Exposure?

Trades with documented asbestos exposure at industrial facilities include pipefitters, insulators (laggers), boilermakers, millwrights, electricians, welders, sheet-metal workers, plumbers, carpenters, machinists, painters, and general laborers. Maintenance crews, refractory bricklayers, and shutdown contractors often had the most concentrated exposure during overhaul and tear-out work.

What asbestos products did workers handle at Brooklyn Navy Yard / Charleston Naval Shipyard / Long Beach Naval Shipyard — Missouri Plant Asbestos Exposure?

Asbestos-containing products commonly documented at industrial facilities of this era include thermal pipe lagging and block insulation (steam lines, valves, boilers), asbestos cement, refractory brick and burner-front gun-block, gaskets and braided packing (valves, pumps, flanges), boiler-tube insulation and lagging, vinyl asbestos floor tile, acoustic ceiling tile, and asbestos-containing transite board. Specific product manufacturers are catalogued at AsbestosIndex.

Is there a deadline to file an asbestos claim in Missouri?

Missouri law gives 5 years from the date of medical diagnosis to file a personal-injury asbestos lawsuit. Wrongful-death claims must be filed within 3 years from the date of death. The two deadlines run on separate tracks. The personal-injury clock starts at diagnosis, not at exposure — mesothelioma latency is typically 20 to 50 years.

Who else besides Brooklyn Navy Yard / Charleston Naval Shipyard / Long Beach Naval Shipyard — Missouri Plant Asbestos Exposure workers may have been exposed?

Yes. Spouses who laundered work clothing carrying asbestos fibers and children of workers who returned home covered in dust are recognized in Missouri asbestos litigation as eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims when they have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease. Wrongful-death claims may be filed by surviving family members.

Can workers file both a civil suit and trust-fund claims?

Yes — more than 60 asbestos bankruptcy trusts hold combined funds set aside specifically for victims of asbestos-related disease. Trust-fund claims and civil lawsuits run on separate tracks; both can be pursued in parallel. Each trust has its own filing requirements, exposure criteria, and processing timeline.

Disclaimer: The information in this article is for general educational purposes only and does not constitute medical or legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is created by reading this site. References to companies, products, and facilities are drawn from public asbestos litigation records, court filings, and regulatory databases. Consult a licensed physician for medical guidance and a qualified attorney for legal advice regarding your specific situation.

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