Eagle 66 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
A documented World War II shipyard setting connects an Eagle-Picher product name, insulation work and New York maritime history.
Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1941–1946
In a 1990 Second Circuit decision, the court described claims by workers employed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II. The workers alleged exposure to an Eagle-Picher asbestos-based insulating cement called Eagle 66 or Super 66 on Navy ships undergoing construction or repair. The decision identifies four workers and employment periods ranging from 1941 through 1946.
What the work looked like
Insulating cement was used in shipboard thermal insulation systems. A person recalling ship construction or repair may remember pipe covering, bends and elbows, boilers, engine rooms, insulation crews, mixed cement, or work performed near other trades. The court discussed Navy specifications for high-temperature insulation cement. These historical details can help orient a memory to the relevant trade and time period.
What the court was deciding
The appeal addressed whether a military-contractor defense applied to failure-to-warn claims. It was not a finding that every person at the shipyard encountered this particular cement. The named workers’ allegations and the appellate legal holding must be kept distinct.
Published appellate opinion — 1990
In re Joint Eastern and Southern District New York Asbestos Litigation, 897 F.2d 626 (2d Cir. 1990).
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