New York Naval Shipyard — Exposure Profile

Brooklyn, NY | Naval Shipyard | Mid-Atlantic Region

Facility Overview

New York Naval Shipyard is a naval shipyard located in Brooklyn, NY. Operated 1806–1966. Peak employment: 71,000 workers (1944). Tier 3 evidence.

Evidence Records (4)

In re Eastern and Southern Districts Asbestos Litigation, 772 F. Supp. 1380 (S.D.N.Y. 1991) (Weinstein, J.): | Fleischer WE, Viles FJ Jr, Gade RL, Drinker P. A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels. J Ind Hyg Toxicol. 1946;28(1):9-16.: WWII-era industrial-hygiene survey of pipe-covering (asbestos insulation) operations across four anonymized yards (Navy | National Archives at Philadelphia, response to Inquiry #26-71389 (received July 24, 2026), with holdings-database exports for RG 181 Brooklyn/New York Navy Yard and Third Naval District; reconciled with National Archives, Guide to Federal Records, RG 181.3.5.: | OSHA Inspection 106169584, G. Marine Diesel Corp., Building 386; citations 01001–01005, 29 CFR 1910.1001; OSHA Chemical Exposure Health Data asbestos query, Lab B43294: OSHA’s 1989 referral health inspection of G. Marine Diesel Corp. at Building 386, Flushing Avenue and Cumberland Street, Supporting official source: OSHA asbestos sample results — G. Marine Diesel Corp. (Lab B43294): https://www.osha.gov/ords/samp/sampling_search.search?establishment=G%20Marine%20Diesel&substance=Asbestos

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Documented Asbestos Products

Products identified at this facility: Kaylo (Owens-Illinois).

Verified Products (1)

Kaylo (Owens-Illinois (supplied to Owens-Corning Fiberglas for distribution)).