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Did you work with Sperry Marine Hydraulic Steering Gear? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Sperry Marine Hydraulic Steering Gear, sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. It assemblies allegedly used asbestos-based shaft packing and gaskets at rudder-post glands, hydraulic rams, and pump housings, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Allegedly asbestos-based braided packing and gaskets around hydraulic ram shafts, rudder-post glands, and pump housings on shipboard steering gear assemblies. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Navy machinist mates, Merchant marine engineers, Shipyard machinists, and Marine insulators. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Sperry Marine Hydraulic Steering Gear and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
Sperry Marine hydraulic steering gear units were installed in the after steering compartments of U.S. Navy warships, auxiliaries, and commercial vessels through the mid-twentieth century. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the ram cylinders, rudder-post glands, telemotor lines, and hydraulic pump housings allegedly relied on braided asbestos rope packing and compressed asbestos-sheet gaskets to seal high-pressure hydraulic fluid at reciprocating shafts and flanged joints. Steering-gear packing allegedly required periodic repacking during overhauls and voyage-repair periods.
Workers Exposed
- Navy machinist mates standing after-steering watches and repacking rudder-post glands
- Merchant marine engineers performing steering-gear overhauls at sea and pierside
- Shipyard machinists rebuilding hydraulic rams during availabilities
- Marine insulators lagging adjacent hydraulic piping in the steering flat
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