Compensation for Navy Veterans Exposed to Asbestos on USS Independence (CVA-62)

Navy veterans who served on the USS Independence (CVA-62), if you're facing mesothelioma or lung cancer, you deserve answers and support. Explore options for justice – calculate your potential compensation and connect with a trusted asbestos law firm in your area.

USS Independence (CVA-62)

The USS Independence, also referred to as Independence, was ordered on July 2, 1954. It was built by the Brooklyn Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York, and laid down on July 1, 1955. The Independence was launched on June 6, 1958, and commissioned on January 10, 1959. It was reclassified as CV-62 on February 28, 1973 and was actively in service for 39 years and 8 months, until it was decommissioned on September 30, 1998. Later, it was stricken on March 8, 2004.

With the MMSI number as 366986000, the Independence used NNQN as its callsign and had the hull number CVA-62. The motto of this ship was "Freedom's Flagship." Eventually, the ship was scrapped.

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