Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company

Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company (ADDSCO) was one of just four shipbuilding companies that built tankers used in World War II. ADDSCO employed hundreds of workers in jobs that exposed them to asbestos, including work on:

• Boilers
• Hot water pipes
• Incinerators
• Steam pipe insulation, and more

Changes in the Company Names

ADDSCO is no longer the name of the company. Employees of the renamed corporate entities should also be aware of their potential asbestos exposure.

In 1989, the privately held company Atlantic Marine Holdings (AMH) acquired ADDSCO. AMH also operated two Jacksonville shipyards, the repair yard Atlantic Dry Dock, and the ship construction yard, Atlantic Marine. When AMH acquired ADDSCO, they split ADDSCO into two companies: a repair yard they named Atlantic Marine Mobile, and a ship construction yard they named Alabama Shipyard.

Then, in 2006, the two companies were sold to JFL Partners, LLC, who combined them into a yard now known as Atlantic Marine Alabama.

OSHA Regulates Asbestos Work

Nowadays, OSHA (the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration) strictly regulates asbestos use in shipyards. The current OSHA regulations cover aspects of shipyard work such as:

• Ship demolition
• Ship construction
• Repair of asbestos-containing vessels and structures
• Emergency procedures for asbestos spills
• Methods for asbestos cleanup and disposal

However, many ADDSCO employees worked at the company before the OSHA regulations were put in place, and the employees were at great risk of asbestos exposure . Since asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma can take decades to show themselves, former ADDSCO employees may now be showing the signs of lung cancer and mesothelioma ─ chest or abdominal pain, wheezing and severe coughing, and more.

Learn More

If you're a former ADDSCO employee and you've contracted an asbestos-related disease such as mesothelioma, contact us today to learn more about the resources available to you. Your losses may be eligible for monetary compensation.