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Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard

The U.S. Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay is more than a century old.  This Baltimore, MD yard has long been the Coast Guard’s sole shipbuilding and major repair facility, and an essential part of the Coast Guard's core industrial base and fleet support operations.

The 113-acre federal facility was originally established in 1899 as a Coast Guard training academy and boat repair yard.  By 1910, it was a full-service shipbuilding and repair facility.  By World War II, it boasted a civilian workforce of more than 3,000, and during that time, additional piers and dry docks were added.  The workforce declined after the war but Curtis Bay continued site operations through the 1970s.

In the 1990s, a 3,500-ton shiplift was added.  This allowed the Yard to increase its capability to accommodate repairs of newer Coast Guard vessels. A land-based ship-handling facility replaced the Yard's nearly 60-year old dry docks. According to the Coast Guard, it is more environmentally friendly and offers lower maintenance cost.

Civilian workers at the Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard were experts at a variety of shipbuilding and repair tasks.  Through the years, their jobs have sometimes put them in jeopardy, exposing them to the dangerous asbestos materials often found in ships, especially older vessels.  Those especially affected include pipefitters, boilermen, insulators, drywallers, electricians, and plumbers.

Are you a mesothelioma victim who was once employed at Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard?  If so, are you aware of your legal rights as a mesothelioma sufferer?  For more information about your disease, the best treatments, and your rights to financial assistance, order our free Mesothelioma Information Kit.

 

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