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Asbestos was widely used throughout Coast Guard cutters from the 1930s through 1991 due to its exceptional durability, fireproofing properties, and low cost. But decades after service, many veterans are being diagnosed with mesothelioma and asbestos-related cancers. Find below the list of coast guard cutters that can help with VA claims.

VA Disability Compensation for Coast Guard Cutter Veterans

If you’ve developed health problems associated with asbestos during your service on Coast Guard cutters, you may qualify for VA disability compensation. To successfully apply, you’ll need to provide evidence that: 

  • You were exposed to asbestos during your military service on a Coast Guard cutter
  • You have a current physical disability related to asbestos exposure
  • There is a relationship between your current disability and your service aboard the cutter

Proving Asbestos Exposure on a Coast Guard Cutter 

A veteran can document exposure from service on a Coast Guard cutter built prior to 1991 by providing the VA with one of the following: 

  • Orders for a permanent duty assignment on a Coast Guard cutter 
  • A Career Summary list of all permanent duty assignments (if printed from Direct Access before separation) 
  • Documentation in Coast Guard Service Treatment Records noting a permanent duty assignment to a specific cutter 
  • Military Service Records from the National Archives – if separated before 10/1/2006 (request the entire Official Military Personnel File) 
  • Military Service Records from the Coast Guard Military Records Section/Personnel Service Center, if separated on or after 10/1/2006 (request the entire Official Military Personnel File) 

If you served on a cutter after 1991, you must also provide a copy of the list of Coast Guard cutters in-service between 1990 and 2017 that were constructed before 1991. 

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Coast Guard Cutters Built Before 1991 and In-Service from 1990 to 2017

NameHull Classification Symbol
ACACIAWLB‐406
ACTIVEWPC‐618/WMEC‐618
ACUSHNETWAT‐167/WAGO‐167/WMEC‐167/ARS‐9
ADAKWPB‐1333
ALERTWMEC‐630
ALEX HALEYWMEC‐39/ATS‐1
ANACAPAWPB‐1335
ANVILWLIC‐75301
AQUIDNECKWPB‐1309
ASSATEAGUEWPB‐1337
ATTUWPB‐1317
AXEWLIC‐75310
BARANOFWPB‐1318
BASSWOODWAGL‐388/WLB‐388
BAYBERRYWLI‐65400
BEARWMEC‐901
BISCAYNE BAYWTGB‐104
BITTERSWEETWAGL‐389/WLB‐389
BLACKBERRYWLI‐65303
BLACKHAWWAGL‐390/WLB‐390
BLUEBELLWAGL‐313/WLI‐313
BOLLARDWYTL‐65614
BOUTWELLWHEC‐719
BRAMBLEWAGL‐392/WLB‐392
BRIDLEWYTL‐65607
BRISTOL BAYWTGB‐102
BUCKTHORNWAGL‐642/WLI‐642
BUTTONWOODWAGL‐306/WLB‐306
CAMPBELLWMEC‐909
CAPE CARTERWPB‐95309
CAPE CORALWPB‐95301
CAPE CROSSWPB‐95321
CAPE CURRENTWPB‐95307
CAPE FAIRWEATHERWPB‐95314
CAPE FOXWPB‐95316
CAPE GEORGEWPB‐95306
CAPE GULLWPB‐95304
CAPE HATTERASWPB‐95305
CAPE HEDGEWPB‐95311
CAPE HENLOPENWPB‐95328
CAPE HIGGONWPB‐95302
CAPE HORNWPB‐95322
CAPE JELLISONWPB‐95317
CAPE KNOXWPB‐95312
CAPE MORGANWPB‐95313
CAPE NEWAGENWPB‐95318
CAPE PORPOISEWPB‐95326
CAPE ROMAINWPB‐95319
CAPE SHOALWATERWPB‐95324
CAPE SMALLWPB‐95300
CAPE STARRWPB‐95320
CAPE STRAITWPB‐95308
CAPE UPRIGHTWPB‐95303
CAPE WALSHWPB‐95310
CAPE YORKWPB‐95332
CAPSTANWYTL‐65601
CATENARYWYTL‐65606
CHANDELEURWPB‐1319
CHASEWHEC‐718
CHENAWLR‐75409
CHEROKEEWMEC‐165/WAT‐165/ATF‐66
CHEYENNEWLR‐75405
CHILULAWMEC‐153/WAT‐153/ATF‐153
CHINCOTEAGUEWPB‐1320
CHIPPEWAWLR‐75404
CHOCKWYTL‐65602
CHOKEBERRYWLI‐65304
CIMARRONWLR‐65502
CITRUSWAGL‐300/WLB‐300/WMEC‐300
CLAMPWLIC‐75306
CLEATWYTL‐65615
CLOVERWAGL‐292/WLB‐292/WMEC‐292
CONFIDENCEWPC‐619/WMEC‐619
CONIFERWAGL‐301/WLB‐301
COURAGEOUSWMEC‐622/WPC‐622
COWSLIPWAGL‐277/WLB‐277
CUSHINGWPB‐1321
CUTTYHUNKWPB‐1322
DALLASWHEC‐716
DAUNTLESSWMEC‐624
DECISIVEWMEC‐629
DEPENDABLEWMEC‐626
DILIGENCEWPC‐616/WMEC‐616
DOGWOODWAGL‐259/WLR‐259
DRUMMONDWPB‐1323
DURABLEWMEC‐628/WPC‐628
EAGLEWIX‐327
EDISTOWPB‐1313
ELDERBERRYWLI‐65401
ESCANABAWMEC‐907
ESCAPEWMEC‐6/ARS‐6
EVERGREENWAGL‐295/WAGO‐295/WLB‐295/WMEC‐295
FARALLONWPB‐1301
FIRWAGL‐212/WLM‐212
FIREBUSHWAGL‐393/WLB‐393
FORWARDWMEC‐911
GALLATINWHEC‐721
GASCONADEWLR‐75401
GENTIANWAGL‐290/WLB‐290/WIX‐290
GLACIERAGB‐4/WAGB‐4
GREENBRIERWLR‐75501
HAMILTONWHEC‐715
HAMMERWLIC‐75302
HARRIET LANEWMEC‐903
HATCHETWLIC‐75309
HAWSERWYTL‐65610
HORNBEAMWAGL‐394/WLB‐394
HUDSONWLIC‐801
INGHAMWPG‐35/WHEC‐35
IRISWAGL‐395/WLB‐395
IRONWOODWAGL‐297/WLB‐297
JARVISWHEC‐725
KANAWHAWLR‐75407
KANKAKEEWLR‐75500
KATMAI BAYWTGB‐101
KAWWYTM 61/WYT‐61
KENNEBECWLIC‐802
KEY LARGO (aka LARGO)WPB‐1324
KICKAPOOWLR‐75406
KISKAWPB‐1336
LANTANAWAGL‐310/WLR‐80310
LAURELWAGL‐291/WLB‐291
LEGAREWMEC‐912
LIBERTYWPB‐1334
LINEWYTL‐65611
LIPANWMEC‐85/ATF‐85/AT‐85
MACKINAWWAGB‐83
MADRONAWAGL‐302/WLB‐302
MALLETWLIC‐75304
MALLOWWAGL‐396/WLB‐396
MANITOUWPB‐1302
MARIPOSAWAGL‐397/WLB‐397
MATAGORDAWPB‐1303
MATINICUSWPB‐1315
MAUIWPB‐1304
MELLONWHEC‐717
MESQUITEWAGL‐305/WLB‐305
MESSENGERCG‐85009/ST‐710
METOMPKINWPB‐1325
MIDGETTWHEC‐726
MOBILE BAYWTGB‐103
MOHAWKWMEC‐913
MONHEGANWPB‐1305
MONOMOYWPB‐1326
MORGENTHAUWHEC‐722
MORRO BAYWTGB‐106
MUNROWHEC‐724
MUSKINGUMWLR‐75402
MUSTANGWPB‐1310
NANTUCKETWPB‐1316
NAUSHONWPB‐1311
NEAH BAYWTGB‐105
NORTHLANDWMEC‐904
NORTHWINDWAG‐282/WAGB‐282
NUNIVAKWPB‐1306
OBIONWLR‐65503
OCRACOKEWBP‐1307
ORCASWPB‐1327
OSAGEWLR‐65505
OUACHITAWLR‐65501
PADREWPB‐1328
PAMLICOWLIC‐800
PAPAWWAGL‐308/WLB‐308
PATOKAWLR‐75408
PENDANTWYTL‐65608
PENOBSCOT BAYWTGB‐107
PETRELWSES‐4
PLANETREEWAGL‐307/WLB‐307
POINT ARENAWPB‐82346
POINT BAKERWPB‐82342
POINT BARNESWPB‐82371
POINT BARROWWPB‐82348
POINT BATANWPB‐82340
POINT BENNETTWPB‐82351
POINT BONITAWPB‐82347
POINT BRIDGEWPB‐82338
POINT BROWERWPB‐82372
POINT BROWNWPB‐82362
POINT CAMDENWPB‐82373
POINT CARREWWPB‐82374
POINT CHARLESWPB‐82361
POINT CHICOWPB‐82339
POINT COUNTLESSWPB‐82335
POINT DIVIDEWPB‐82337
POINT DORANWPB‐82375
POINT ESTEROWPB‐82344
POINT EVANSWPB‐82354
POINT FRANCISWPB‐82356
POINT FRANKLINWPB‐82350
POINT GLASSWPB‐82336
POINT HANNONWPB‐82355
POINT HARRISWPB‐82376
POINT HERRONWPB‐82318
POINT HEYERWPB‐82369
POINT HIGHLANDWPB‐82333
POINT HOBARTWPB‐82377
POINT HOPEWPB‐82302
POINT HURONWPB‐82357
POINT JACKSONWPB‐82378
POINT JUDITHWPB‐82345
POINT KNOLLWPB‐82367
POINT LEDGEWPB‐82334
POINT LOBOSWPB‐82366
POINT LOOKOUTWPB‐82341
POINT MARTINWPB‐82379
POINT MONREOWPB‐82353
POINT NOWELLWPB‐82363
POINT RICHMONDWPB‐82370
POINT SALWPB‐82352
POINT SPENCERWPB‐82349
POINT STEELEWPB‐82359
POINT STUARTWPB‐82358
POINT SWIFTWPB‐82312
POINT THATCHERWPB‐82314
POINT TURNERWPB‐82365
POINT VERDEWPB‐82311
POINT WARDEWPB‐82368
POINT WELLSWPB‐82343
POINT WHITE HORNWPB‐82364
POINT WINSLOWWPB‐82360
POLAR SEAWAGB‐11
POLAR STARWAGB‐10
PRIMROSEWAGL‐316/WLI‐316/WLIC‐316
RAMBLERWAGL‐298/WLI‐298/WLIC‐298
RARITANWYTM‐93/WYT‐93
RED BEECHWLM‐686
RED BIRCHWLM‐687
RED CEDARWLM‐688
RED OAKWLM‐689
RED WOODWLM‐685
RELIANCEWPC‐615/WMEC‐615/WTR‐615/WMEC‐615
RESOLUTEWPC‐620/WMEC‐620
RUSHWHEC‐723
SAGEBRUSHWAGL‐399/WLB‐399
SAGINAWWLIC‐803
SALVIAWAGL‐400/WBL‐400
SANGAMONWLR‐65506
SANIBELWPB‐1312
SAPELOWPB‐1314
SASSAFRASWAGL‐401/WLB‐401
SCIOTOWLR‐65504
SEA HAWKWSES‐2
SEDGEWAGL‐402/WLB‐402
SENECAWMEC‐906
SHACKLEWYTL‐65609
SHEARWATERWSES‐3
SHERMANWHEC‐720
SITKINAKWPB‐1329
SLEDGEWLIC‐75303
SMILAXWAGL‐315/WLI‐315/WLIC‐315
SORRELWAGL‐296/WLB‐296
SPARWAGL‐403/WLB‐403
SPENCERWMEC‐905
STEADFASTWMEC‐623
STORISWAGL‐38/WAG‐38/WAGB‐38/WMEC‐38
STURGEON BAYWTGB‐109
SUMACWAGL‐311/WLR‐311
SUNDEWWAGL‐404/WLB‐404
SWEETBRIERWAGL‐405/WLB‐405
SWEETGUMWAGL‐309/WLB‐309
SWIVELWYTL‐65603
TACKLEWYTL‐65604
TAHOMAWMEC‐908
TAMAROAWMEC‐166/WAT‐166/ATF‐95
TAMPAWMEC‐902
THETISWMEC‐910
THUNDER BAYWTGB‐108
TOWLINEWYTL‐65605
TYBEEWPB‐1330
UNIMAKWHEC‐379/WTR‐379/WAVP‐379
UTEWMEC‐76/ATF‐76/AT‐76
VALIANTWMEC‐621
VASHONWPB‐1308
VENTUROUSWMEC‐625
VIGILANTWPC‐617/WMEC‐617
VIGOROUSWMEC‐627
VINDICATORWMEC‐3/T‐AGOS‐3
VISEWLIC‐75305
WASHINGTONWPB‐1331
WEDGEWLIC‐75307/WLR‐75307
WESTWINDWAG‐281/WAGB‐281
WHITE HEATHWAGL‐545/WLM‐545
WHITE HOLLYWAGL‐543/WLM‐543
WHITE LUPINEWAGL‐564/WLM‐546
WHITE PINEWAGL‐547/WLM‐547
WHITE SAGEWAGL‐544/WLM‐544
WHITE SUMACWAGL‐540/WLM‐540
WIREWYTL‐65612
WOODRUSHWAGL‐407/WLB‐407
WRANGELLWPB‐1332
WYACONDAWLR‐75403
YOCONAWAT‐168/WMEC‐168/ARS‐26

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