Puget Sound Naval Shipyard — Plants in Washington

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

Premises Description

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF — founded 1891 at Bremerton Washington) is one of four principal U.S. Navy federal shipyards and the primary U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet ship-overhaul, refueling, and decommissioning facility — responsible for nuclear-aircraft-carrier overhaul, nuclear-submarine overhaul, and nuclear-vessel decommissioning across the Pacific Fleet.

Through the asbestos era PSNS Navy shipbuilding, overhaul, refueling, and repair operations used extensive asbestos-containing marine materials throughout Navy ship maintenance work in confined shipboard spaces.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Puget Sound Naval Shipyard exposed federal shipyard workforce and Navy ratings to extensive asbestos.

Workers Exposed

  • Federal shipyard machinists, pipefitters, boilermakers, electricians, insulators at PSNS Bremerton
  • Navy machinist mates and engineering ratings aboard ships under overhaul at PSNS
  • Contractor trade workers dispatched to PSNS

If You Worked at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

If you worked at Puget Sound 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.

Free, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O’Brien Law Firm — (314) 237-3332

Mesothelioma Resources for Washington Workers

Shipyard and naval asbestos exposure like this is a leading cause of mesothelioma, often diagnosed decades later. If you or a family member worked here: